Taiwan

A powerful earthquake has struck Taiwan, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. According to reports from world agencies, the death toll has risen to seven, with 736 people injured as of the latest update from local authorities.

A devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Taiwan's east coast, leaving one person dead and over 50 injured, as reported by Reuters on Wednesday. The powerful tremor, originating in the Pacific Ocean, rattled buildings and infrastructure, causing widespread panic and damage in its wake.

At least nine people were killed and nearly 60 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted.

Officials said the quake and series of aftershocks was the strongest to shake the island in decades, and warned of more tremors in the days ahead.

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France's top diplomat said Monday that Paris expects China to send "clear messages" to its close partner Russia over its war in Ukraine, after meetings with his counterpart in Beijing.

"We expect China to send very clear messages to Russia," Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne told a press conference in Beijing alongside his local counterpart Wang Yi.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend longtime ally the Philippines against armed attack in the South China Sea.

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Hackers stole "sensitive information" including military and government documents from Taiwan's largest telecom company and sold it on the dark web, the island's ministry of national defense has said.

The confirmation of the democratic island's latest major data leak followed a report by local news channel TVBS on the hack of telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns over Beijing's backing for Russia's war against Ukraine on Friday in talks with China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who called for Washington to lift sanctions on Chinese entities.

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