By Agence France-Presse A former UK security minister said Friday that it was “extremely embarrassing” that a suspected Chinese spy had become a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew. The story dominated the UK’s front pages on Friday, the latest humiliation for a prince whose reputation is already in tatters over his ties to accused […]
By Agence France-Presse Atop rock formations overlooking a vast coastline, groups of Chinese tourists snap pictures and gaze out to sea with binoculars in the direction of Taiwan’s main island, just over a hundred kilometers away. Taipei has this week accused China of launching its biggest maritime drills in years, with about 60 warships and […]
By Agence France-Presse Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte partied with journalists Wednesday as she thumbed her nose at an official inquiry into allegations she plotted to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos, her estranged ally. Hosting what she called a “thanksgiving” lunch for scores of journalists at her office instead of meeting with government investigators, she accused the […]