Taiwan Rejects Trump Warning on Independence

  Hours after US President Donald Trump cautioned Taiwan against declaring formal independence, the island’s government pushed back firmly, insisting it already is one. Taiwan’s foreign ministry issued a direct statement on Saturday declaring that Taiwan “is a sovereign and independent democratic nation, and is not subordinate to the People’s Republic of China.” The statement…

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Trump Warns NATO Over Hormuz Crisis

  United States President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization faces a “very bad” future if European allies refuse to contribute military resources toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway effectively closed by Iran during the escalating Mideast conflict. Speaking to The Financial Times in a…

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