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• EDITORIAL: Prepare for a second 'Han Wave'
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Cheng Li-wun’s KMT leadership
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
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  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• EDITORIAL CARTOON
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• China’s panda diplomacy is losing its charm
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• This Chinese export boom really has legs – and wings
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Canada end England’s undefeated streak at 41
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Soccer referee in Uruguay game tests electronic cards
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Small spenders beat rich teams as World Series looms
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Trump’s press secretary leaves job
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Carney makes final appeal over Alberta separation
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• North Korea says tested AI-assisted torpedo system
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Chinese cars a potential Trojan horse for Norway
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Haze triggers highest-level alert in Southeast Asia
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Vive la France
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Taiwan in Time:How cold, dry winds powered Hsinchu’s rice noodle industry
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• ANALYTICAL ENGLISH 解析英語(常春藤)
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:35Z
• Three jailed for over 158 years in surfer murders
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Taiwan to buy 292 VTOL drones from Shield AI
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• More Taiwanese traveled to China this year
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Songshan airport important for defense, researcher says
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Taipei airport a medical evacuation hub: official
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Chinese ships enter restricted waters around Pratas: CGA
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Group calls for more vehicle safety
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• People urged to make advance healthcare plans
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• 'Sunflower Queen' indicted on drug trafficking charges
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• A call a day keeps the phone company away
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Modular animal shelters in use
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Taiwan News Quick Take
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Top of the pops
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Underground tunes
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Not horsing around
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Sao Tome’s niche vanilla finds far-away fans
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• DR Congo city devoured by race for key minerals
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• IMF head flags 'optimism,' 'worry' at meetings in Bangkok
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:34Z
• Military to enlist civilians to map coast
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:33Z
• Official warns of China poll risk
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:33Z
• Mortgage numbers for seniors surge to historic peak
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:33Z
• Trump's sanctions waiver 'rewards' Putin: Zelenskiy
  Taipei Times asia 2026-10-17T16:37:33Z
• Kicillof defended Cristina Kirchner on Loyalty Day, said she is "unjustly imprisoned," and offered to "put himself on the line" for 2027
  Axel Kicillof defended Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on Saturday during his speech at one of the events for Loyalty Day held by the PJ, criticized Javier Milei's government, and called on Peronism t…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-17T16:34:36Z
• French police disperse unauthorized rally near Elysee Palace
  Marching crowds were stopped around 200 meters from the building
  TASS russia 2026-10-17T16:33:10Z
• La Libertad Avanza gathered more than 1,000 young people at its first Youth Congress in the City of Buenos Aires
  La Libertad Avanza held its first Youth Congress in the City of Buenos Aires, drawing more than 1,000 attendees to the Gran Rivadavia Theater. The event, organized under the slogan "Many fronts, one s…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-17T16:31:46Z
• Live: Manuel Pellegrini's Betis faces Lamine Yamal's Barcelona in the Spanish league
  Betis 0-0 Barcelona Barcelona's lineup 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐔𝐏 ⚫️🟣#BetisBarça pic.twitter.com/oJKBryr2i1 — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 17, 2026 Pellegrini's starting eleven 💚�…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-17T16:31:07Z
• India: Police crack down on New Delhi protests
  Student activist Neha Bora, a prominent face of the protests, ‌who was detained on Friday as she tried to reach central Delhi with dozens of supporters, was released on Saturday.
  France 24 europe 2026-10-17T16:29:00Z
• West Bank: Israeli settlers attack EU diplomats
  A group of Israeli settlers attacked vehicles carrying European diplomats in the West Bank. Belgium has condemned the attack.
  DW europe 2026-10-17T16:29:00Z
• Carabineros reports 15 arrests for fraud and more than two thousand checks during BTS concerts at the National Stadium
  A total of 15 people arrested for scams and more than 2,500 identity and vehicle checks is the balance reported this Saturday by Carabineros regarding the security operations deployed during the conce…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-17T16:28:03Z
• Fother Muckers presents their new album: "Having an album that sounded good was a debt we owed to ourselves"
  True to his usual sense of humor, Fother Muckers marked their return to the stage in 2022, as a nod to one of their most representative songs. While the fans celebrated, a question began to float arou…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-17T16:22:26Z
• Violent Protests Rip Through Cities Across France
  Rioters stormed the city hall of Marseille, burned a tourism center in Lyon and smashed storefronts in Paris.
  WSJ us 2026-10-17T16:22:00Z
• Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Payment From Congo
  The White House inquiry is focused on diverging accounts from Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon about a $17 million transfer from a government account in the African country to a Texas defense fi…
  NYT us 2026-10-17T16:20:42Z
• Franco Parisi proposes a truth and reconciliation commission for the 2019 social uprising
  The leader of the People's Party (PDG), Franco Parisi, proposed the creation of a truth and reconciliation commission to address what happened during the 2019 social unrest. In an interview with Tele…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-17T16:13:24Z
• Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in the West Bank
  Belgian foreign minister says his government will ‘press for EU sanctions against those responsible for this violence’
  ft uk 2026-10-17T16:11:59Z
• Scottish Nationalists Try to Get Independence Back on UK Agenda
  Scottish First Minister John Swinney intensified his push for a second referendum on independence, countering Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s offer to work together and design a new model of regional …
  Bloomberg us 2026-10-17T16:10:17Z
• Pretrial detention is ordered for "Comandante Cromo," leader of a cell affiliated with the CJNG; he is taken to Altiplano prison.
  A control judge ordered pretrial detention (prisión preventiva oficiosa) for Iván Sánchez Santiago, alias "Comandante Cromo," and he was admitted to the Altiplano maximum-security prison in Almoloy…
  El Universal latam 2026-10-17T16:09:16Z
• Brazil: Amazon deforestation at 40-year low
  In Brazil, deforestation in the Amazon has reached its lowest level in 40 years. President Lula is bolstering his environmental record just over a week before the second round of the presidential elec…
  France 24 europe 2026-10-17T16:07:46Z
• Schumer: 'Trump just gave Putin the best birthday gift he'll get this year'
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused President Trump on Saturday of giving Russian President Vladimir Putin "the best birthday gift" after he waived new sanctions on Russia days befor…
  The Hill us 2026-10-17T16:06:28Z
• Albanian police fire rubber bullets as student protesters call for PM to quit
  Police in Albania fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters on Saturday, the fifth day of mass student protests demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama step down. Reuters video footage showed p…
  SCMP asia 2026-10-17T16:05:10Z
• Sounds of explosions heard in southern Iran, near Strait of Hormuz — Fars
  The report says locals informed of explosions in the Kuhestak coastal area and in several districts of Sirik
  TASS russia 2026-10-17T16:02:38Z
• Magyar says he has no objection to Ukrainian grain transit through Hungary
  Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said he saw no obstacles to the transit of Ukrainian grain through his country, responding to an earlier request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
  Ukrinform ukraine 2026-10-17T16:02:00Z
• Landini announces the general strike of November 20: "No to 14 billion for weapons"
  From the stage in Piazza del Popolo, the CGIL secretary relaunches the mobilization together with the students and attacks the government on job insecurity, workplace safety, taxes, and military spend…
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-17T16:01:18Z
• UKMTO reports attack on LNG ship off Yemen
  The name of the ship and its port of registry were not specified
  TASS russia 2026-10-17T16:01:10Z
• Alias Keko, identified associate of the Negro Ober: this is how the extortion network targeting merchants and residents of Barranquilla and Soledad would have operated, according to the Attorney General's Office
  He was captured in Operation Shield 350. The Prosecutor's Office attributes to him collections, threats, and support from relatives; the detainee did not accept the charges against him.
  El Tiempo latam 2026-10-17T16:01:00Z
• What to Know About the Violent Protests in Albania
  Student demonstrations over education converged with broader protests against rising living costs and a luxury development linked to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.
  NYT us 2026-10-17T16:00:58Z
• The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights demands an investigation into the irregularities in the proceedings against journalist Henry Constantin
  The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH) called on the Supreme People's Court (TSP) and the Attorney General's Office (FGR) to assume their institutional responsibilities in the case of independen…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-17T16:00:51Z
• Buildings and cars set on fire as cost of living protests rock France
  Protesters have set fire to cars and buildings in France as demonstrations escalate.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-10-17T16:00:40Z
• Revealed: French police used UK-funded 4x4 vehicles to charge student protesters
  French government launches investigation into why cars funded by UK to prevent asylum seekers crossing Channel were used in school protests French police have used 4x4 vehicles paid for by British tax…
  Guardian uk 2026-10-17T16:00:34Z
• Trump: California officials will 'go to jail' if state ignores DOJ voter roll suit
  President Trump reupped the Justice Department's (DOJ) warning that California officials could face criminal charges if they include the mail-in ballots of the over 200,000 people the federal governme…
  The Hill us 2026-10-17T16:00:23Z
• Russia views idea of shortcut to 'nuclear zero' as counterproductive — diplomat Postnikov
  Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry underlined that real progress on this path may be achieved only through carefully balanced, step-by-st…
  TASS russia 2026-10-17T16:00:22Z
• Divided we fall: Violent partisanship and the threat to national security
  As hate is amplified, as distractions grow and as protests turn violent, the truly patriotic young men and women in our military and our government must accomplish something almost superhuman: they mu…
  The Hill us 2026-10-17T16:00:00Z
• Rahm Emanuel tries out a new primary lane: Democratic 'consultant in chief'
  Rahm Emanuel isn't waiting for the 2028 presidential race to officially begin. The former congressman turned White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan has been making the …
  The Hill us 2026-10-17T16:00:00Z
• 'Beyond irresponsible': Trump's decision to waive Russian sanctions faces Congress backlash
  Trump's actions come as Ukraine is bracing for a stark winter confronting Russia's attacks on its energy infrastructure to heat homes and keep the lights on.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-10-17T15:57:49Z
• Ukraine war: "Mothers of Kherson" opera opens in Poland
  "Mothers of Kherson" has opened at Poland's National Opera. The performance was co-produced with New York's Metropolitan Opera and created in close association with Save Ukraine, a group helping to br…
  France 24 europe 2026-10-17T15:57:33Z
• Hong Kong orders lift contractors to review doors installed over past 10 years
  Hong Kong authorities have ordered all lift contractors to review the design and construction of landing doors installed over the past 10 years, after a government investigation found missing fire-saf…
  SCMP asia 2026-10-17T15:57:09Z
• Clashes with police in Turin, hooded youths wreck a Feltrinelli bookstore
  Sassi contro la polizia: attivisti dei centri sociali prendono il controllo del corteo nato per protestare contro il caro-vita
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-17T15:56:46Z
• Protests in France: "Two fires broke out in Place de la République"
  Police and protesters clashed in Paris and other French cities on Saturday, with smoke from fires and tear gas filling the air at demonstrations nationwide against high prices, ahead of elections to r…
  France 24 europe 2026-10-17T15:53:30Z
• Peronist lawmakers seek to summon the Chilean ambassador to Congress over the new maritime route to the Malvinas
  In another element adding friction to the diplomatic relationship between the governments of Javier Milei and José Antonio Kast, a group of national deputies from Peronism presented a resolution proj…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-17T15:51:52Z
• Indian Gen Z Protest Leader Is Released on Bail After Arrest
  Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, was detained on his way to a protest called to demand the resignation of India’s top election official.
  NYT us 2026-10-17T15:50:19Z
• Pope Leo leaves hospital after lung cancer surgery
  Pope Leo left Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Saturday after successful lung cancer surgery
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-10-17T15:47:52Z
• SNP says campaign for next referendum on independence 'has already begun'
  John Swinney tells party conference SNP will use 'six-figure war chest' to renew argument for leaving UK John Swinney has said that the second referendum campaign for Scottish independence "has alread…
  Guardian uk 2026-10-17T15:45:53Z
• Key videos and $150 million at stake: the first clues in the attack on the former mayor of Jamundí that left one bodyguard dead
  Mayor Paola Castillo announced that the situation will be analyzed during an extraordinary security council meeting.
  El Tiempo latam 2026-10-17T15:45:36Z
• The Pope's surgeon spoke about the trip to Argentina: "There are no clinical reasons not to make it"
  ROME.- In what turned out to be excellent news for Argentina, Professor Stefano Margaritora, who operated on Leo XIV on October 13, said that the Pope will be able to make his trip to Latin America, s…
  La Nacion latam 2026-10-17T15:44:53Z