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Hundreds of thousands of people attended final pre-election rallies in Taiwan on Friday ahead of critical presidential and parliamentary polls, as China's defence ministry warned it would "smash any Taiwan independence plots".
Taiwan, a neighbouring island China claims as its own, has been a democratic success story since holding its first direct presidential election in 1996, the culmination of decades of struggle against authoritarian rule and martial law.
The U.N. Security Council demanded an immediate halt to attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea in a resolution adopted Wednesday that implicitly condemned their main weapons supplier
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US presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis clashed in the Iowa debate ahead of the Republican primaries, accusing each other of lies and resorting to character attacks. They diverged on immigration, foreign policy, and leadership styles. Despite a focus on mutual criticism, no clear winner emerged from the debate, with former US President Donald Trump still way ahead in polls, despite his numerous legal troubles.
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