Taiwan independence supporters would be regarded as "war criminals" if China was forced to intervene militarily to retake the island, a Chinese general warned Wednesday. "Supporters of Taiwanese separatism must stop in time to avoid

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Guatemala's top court on Wednesday overturned a decision by President Jimmy Morales to shut down a United Nations anti-corruption mission to the central American country. The constitutional court ordered government authorities to tell staff and

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China needs "at least three aircraft carriers" to protect its extensive coastline and its interests abroad, a senior Chinese naval expert said Wednesday. "Our country has an 18,000-kilometre (11,000-mile) long coastline. Also, our economy is

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Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, a former US military analyst who exposed Washington's secret war plans for Vietnam in 1971, won the 2018 Olof Palme human rights prize on Wednesday. Ellsberg, 87, was honoured for

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The Taliban must have a role in Afghanistan in future, Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday, but added that the hardline Islamist group should not have a dominant role. Efforts for a negotiated settlement of

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Nearly 50 migrants stranded at sea for weeks aboard two rescue ships arrived in Malta on Wednesday after the island nation reached a deal with other EU member states, ending a standoff that rights groups

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President Donald Trump's eldest son appeared to liken migrants to dangerous animals, his latest controversial remarks on desperate people seeking to enter the US. "You know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo?

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Copper prices climbed to one-week highs on Wednesday after reports of fresh stimulus in top consumer China and signs of progress in Sino-US trade talks reinforced expectations of stronger growth and demand. Benchmark copper on

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BP said it has discovered two new oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico and has identified an additional billion barrels of oil at an existing field thanks to new seismic technology. The British company, which

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Oil prices jumped more than 4 percent on Wednesday as the extension of US-China talks raised hopes of easing trade tensions between the two superpowers, while OPEC-led crude output cuts also provided support. US West

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