Fransglobal
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Seems like a weird thing to tweet on the day when your boss said he’d pardon someone convicted of sending 400 tons of cocaine into the US.
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Seems like a weird thing to tweet on the day when your boss said he’d pardon someone convicted of sending 400 tons of cocaine into the US.
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We call emergency community meetings to debate the "dangers" of ebikes, but systemic vehicular violence continues to get a pass from society at large.
It looks to me like this 90-year old driver drove 177 feet down University Ave in Los Gatos in one second, which comes out to about 120 miles per hour
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
We call emergency community meetings to debate the "dangers" of ebikes, but systemic vehicular violence continues to get a pass from society at large.
Beautiful day at end November in Taipei 🇹🇼
26° at National Taiwan University Hospital
26° at National Taiwan University Hospital
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Beautiful day at end November in Taipei 🇹🇼
26° at National Taiwan University Hospital
26° at National Taiwan University Hospital
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Trump to pardon convicted major drug criminal
Breaking News: President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who was convicted in a sweeping drug case last year.
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, who prosecutors said partnered with cocaine traffickers as Honduras’s president and is serving a 45-year sentence.
nyti.ms
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Trump to pardon convicted major drug criminal
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
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Taiwan 2025 GDP growth forecast hits 15-year high on surge in AI demand - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/taiwan-2025-gdp-growth-forecast-hits-15-year-high-surge-in-ai-demand-5495501
Taiwan 2025 GDP growth forecast hits 15-year high on surge in AI demand
TAIPEI :Taiwan's tech-heavy economy is expected to grow at its fastest pace in 15 years, riding the wave of demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the statistics office said on Friday, though U.S. tariffs are likely to cloud the outlook next year.Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand
www.channelnewsasia.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Taiwan 2025 GDP growth forecast hits 15-year high on surge in AI demand - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/taiwan-2025-gdp-growth-forecast-hits-15-year-high-surge-in-ai-demand-5495501
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People underestimate the degree to which conflict with Japan would rally Chinese public opinion and test the U.S.-Japan alliance.
"Why Is China Emphasizing Claims Over Taiwan on the Basis of World War II?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Why Is China Emphasizing Claims Over Taiwan on the Basis of World War II? | New Bloom Magazine
It proves noteworthy that in recent comments to US President Donald Trump about Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping claimed that the return of Taiwan to China was an important part of the post-war…
newbloommag.net
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
People underestimate the degree to which conflict with Japan would rally Chinese public opinion and test the U.S.-Japan alliance.
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Interesting read—wouldn’t be surprised if China tried similarly in Taiwan
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Russian spy network exploits Ukrainian teenagers in Europe
One hundred dollars for torching a van, a few hundred more for planting a bomb or quick cash for snapping a photo of a strategic location: Russian intelligence services have found a new, cheap – and…
www.france24.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Interesting read—wouldn’t be surprised if China tried similarly in Taiwan
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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🚨🚨🚨 Bombshell news: Belgian PM Bart De Wever tells Ursula von der Leyen that her proposal for a reparations loan is “fundamentally wrong” and calls on the EU to raise €45 billion in fresh debt to support Ukraine instead.
I got the must-read letter.
I got the must-read letter.
Belgian prime minister doubles down on opposition to reparations loan
Hopes to secure a reparations loan for Ukraine have been dashed after the Belgian prime minister blasted the proposal as "fundamentally wrong" and called on the EU to raise fresh debt instead of touch...
www.euronews.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🚨🚨🚨 Bombshell news: Belgian PM Bart De Wever tells Ursula von der Leyen that her proposal for a reparations loan is “fundamentally wrong” and calls on the EU to raise €45 billion in fresh debt to support Ukraine instead.
I got the must-read letter.
I got the must-read letter.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ⛄
Despite the temp of 20° at Daan Park, Taipei 🇹🇼
Despite the temp of 20° at Daan Park, Taipei 🇹🇼
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ⛄
Despite the temp of 20° at Daan Park, Taipei 🇹🇼
Despite the temp of 20° at Daan Park, Taipei 🇹🇼
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SCMP has a list of charities and organizations accepting donations to support the people affected by the Tai Po fire, including GovHK's newly established HK$300M fund.
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Want to donate in cash or kind? How to help Hong Kong’s embattled fire victims
Hong Kong community has rallied to support displaced families with organisations establishing collection points for essential supplies.
www.scmp.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
SCMP has a list of charities and organizations accepting donations to support the people affected by the Tai Po fire, including GovHK's newly established HK$300M fund.
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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Heartbreaking images and news from the tragic fire in Hong Kong.
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 75 as survivor found on stairs of building
Many still missing while grief-stricken mother says she lost her baby in the fire.
www.scmp.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Heartbreaking images and news from the tragic fire in Hong Kong.
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
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I've created posters to fight China's propaganda:
1) China's claims over Taiwan have no legal basis.
2) China has a history of misinterpreting and violating international agreements for its own territorial expansion.
3) A simpler version explaining Taiwan's independence.
1) China's claims over Taiwan have no legal basis.
2) China has a history of misinterpreting and violating international agreements for its own territorial expansion.
3) A simpler version explaining Taiwan's independence.
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I've created posters to fight China's propaganda:
1) China's claims over Taiwan have no legal basis.
2) China has a history of misinterpreting and violating international agreements for its own territorial expansion.
3) A simpler version explaining Taiwan's independence.
1) China's claims over Taiwan have no legal basis.
2) China has a history of misinterpreting and violating international agreements for its own territorial expansion.
3) A simpler version explaining Taiwan's independence.
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UPDATE Man suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House is an Afghan national who had served alongside American troops in Afghanistan, US media report
u.afp.com/ShPp
u.afp.com/ShPp
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
UPDATE Man suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House is an Afghan national who had served alongside American troops in Afghanistan, US media report
u.afp.com/ShPp
u.afp.com/ShPp
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Trump told Japan's PM to lower the volume on Taiwan, WSJ reports reut.rs/4onPhgR
Trump told Japan's PM to lower the volume on Taiwan, WSJ reports
U.S. President Donald Trump called Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week and advised her not to provoke Beijing on the question of Taiwan's sovereignty, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Japanese officials and an American briefed on the call.
reut.rs
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Trump told Japan's PM to lower the volume on Taiwan, WSJ reports reut.rs/4onPhgR
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency - on.ft.com/4pCp53f via @FT
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency
There is a crypto parallel in the aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency - on.ft.com/4pCp53f via @FT