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13.04.2026 12:10 The Prime Minister spoke with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, earlier this afternoon.

13.04.2026 12:10 Taiwan's largest annual military drills are introducing several key U.S.-style rehearsal methods aimed at improving coordination and combat readiness, an unnamed senior defense official said Sunday.

13.04.2026 12:10 Taiwan's naval goodwill fleet is heading to Saint Lucia after concluding a three-day port call in Saint Kitts and Nevis on Saturday, where it was welcomed by Prime Minister Terrance Drew, according to Taiwanese embassies in the two Caribbean allies.

13.04.2026 12:10 Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun returned from a six-day visit to China on Sunday, welcoming Beijing's newly announced Taiwan incentive measures, as party figures and tourism representatives called on the government to respond pragmatically.

13.04.2026 12:10 Taiwan's Cabinet dismissed the Taiwan-related policy proposals unveiled by Beijing on Sunday as a "tool of coercion," while responses from outside government ranged from caution to support.

13.04.2026 12:10 China's newly announced incentive measures targeting Taiwan are aimed at reshaping cross-strait relations by fostering deeper economic and structural dependence, a Taiwanese scholar said Sunday.

13.04.2026 12:10 Chinese authorities on Sunday announced 10 policy measures targeting Taiwan, some of which appeared aimed at benefiting specific sectors such as tourism and fisheries, on the final day of Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun's trip to China.

13.04.2026 12:10 Authorities on the Chinese mainland unveiled a package of 10 policies and measures to boost exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Straits, including pushing for resuming regular direct flights and facilitating the entry of Taiwan's agricultural and fishery products. The announcement came as Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun concluded a six-day visit to mainland and returned to the island of Taiwan on Sunday.

13.04.2026 12:10 The Handala hacking group has carried out a significant and successful cyber operation targeting the United Arab Emirates' critical infrastructure.

13.04.2026 12:10 Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that it had summoned Iraqi envoy to Riyadh Safia Taleb Al Suhail over drone attacks targeting the kingdom and other Gulf states launched from Iraqi territory, Xinhua reports.

13.04.2026 12:10 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Iraqi Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Safia Taleb Al-Suhail in response to continued blatant drone attacks and threats launched from Iraqi territory targeting Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states

13.04.2026 12:10 Saudi energy facilities, including the East-West pipeline that were impacted by recent attacks, have recovered and their operational capacity has been restored, Anadolu Agency reports citing the Energy Ministry.

13.04.2026 12:10 Further to the statement issued by the Ministry of Energy on April 9, 2026, regarding the impact on certain facilities of the Kingdom's energy sector due to the attacks, including the loss of approximately 700,000 barrels per day of pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline, and the reduction in production at the Manifa field by about 300,000 barrels per day, in addition to the impact on production at the Khurais field by about 300,000 barrels per day, the Ministry of Energy announced the success of operational and technical efforts in restoring the full pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline, amounting to approximately seven million barrels per day, and recovering the affected volumes from the Manifa field production of around 300,000 barrels per day, all within a short period of time

13.04.2026 12:10 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview out on Sunday that he does not believe that a NATO collapse was likely despite differences between the United States and its European allies.

13.04.2026 12:10 Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, welcomed the signing by representatives of the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State of Annex No. to the Unified Development Agreement, which includes the adoption of the state's general expenditure tables for the first time in more than 13 years. He described this as an important positive development towards achieving stability and development in the country for the benefit of the Libyan people.