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Lai Ching-te of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was sworn in and took office as the self-governing island's president on Monday. According to Taiwan's Foreign Ministry, more than 500 foreign guests from 51 delegations attended the inauguration ceremony and related activities, including the national leaders of eight countries which maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Lai, 64, the son of a coal miner and a trained physician, succeeds Tsai Ing-wen, 67, to lead the democracy amid increasing threats from China, which claims the self-governing island of over 23 million peop...
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By Dene-Hern Chen and Amber Wang Taipei (AFP) - Le nouveau président de Taïwan Lai Ching-te a promis d'y défendre la démocratie face aux menaces chinoises et appelé la Chine à "cesser ses intimidations politiques et militaires", après avoir prêté serment lundi. Pékin, qui a dans le passé qualifié M. Lai de "dangereux séparatiste", a répondu quelques heures plus tard en affirmant que, de par ses propos, il avait adressé un "signal dangereux". Dans son discours d'investiture au palais présidentiel de Taipei, Lai Ching-te a évoqué de manière directe le risque de guerre après des années d'une pres...
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By Sebastien RICCI avec Ludovic EHRET à Pingtan Kinmen (Taïwan) (AFP) - Des rivages de l'île taïwanaise de Kinmen, des touristes prennent en photo à l'horizon la mégapole chinoise de Xiamen, clairement visible de l'autre côté de l'étroit détroit qui les sépare. Pour avoir la meilleure vue sur les gratte-ciel qui étincèlent la nuit, les visiteurs se massent sur une plage d'où jaillissent des pics anti-débarquement rappelant l'époque où Kinmen constituait une ligne de front après la fuite en 1949 des nationalistes à Taïwan. Un territoire que Pékin considère toujours comme un des siens, 75 ans pl...
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Approaching nearly a quarter-century in power, Vladimir Putin will place his hand on a copy of the constitution on Tuesday and start another six-year term as president, maintaining his extraordinary authority. Following the 2022 operation in Ukraine that has become Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II, Russia has been heavily sanctioned by the West and is turning other regimes like China and North Korea for support. The question now is what Putin will do over the course of another six years, both at home and abroad. On April 17, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE...
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Right-wing pastor Jeff Jansen, who previously claimed that former President Donald Trump would be back in office by June, is now saying that Trump was actually inaugurated for a second time – on March 4. Jansen released a two-part video on Instagram, titled “Prophetic Insights, Times & Season,” in which he claims: “God has not forgotten. There are many that are still standing on the premise of what’s happening with President Trump. As a matter of fact, I know for a fact that he has already been inaugurated.” In the video, Jansen also claimed that Trump was “sworn in” on March 4 and became the ...
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Washington (AFP) - A decision to turn a chilly underground parking garage into an overnight billet for National Guard troops in Washington to protect President Joe Biden's inauguration has stirred an uproar. A number of the 25,000 troops standing guard around the US Capitol in recent days in the wake of the January 6 insurrection had been allowed to take breaks and naps in between long shifts on the floors of the building housing the US Congress. But on Thursday afternoon, after the legislature resumed work a day after the Biden inauguration, someone decided instead to force them out to a near...
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Washington (AFP) - Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Bernie Sanders showed up for the US presidential inauguration in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens -- with an AFP photo of the veteran leftist spawning the first viral meme of the Biden era. The senator from the northeastern state of Vermont, beloved by supporters for his earnest and seemingly grumpy style, was seated alone at the socially distanced event Wednesday where Joe Biden took oath as president. Social media users quickly pounced on AFP photographer Brendan Smialowski's shot of a bundled-up Sanders sit...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden was expected Thursday to unveil his administration's plans to tackle the coronavirus crisis, as he starts his first full day in the White House with America confronting a slew of challenges. Biden was sworn in as the 46th US president on Wednesday, delivering a calming call to heal a nation riven by festering divisions that had grown deeper under four years of Donald Trump. Biden took the presidential oath standing on the steps of the US Capitol, the building complex that had been attacked two weeks earlier by a pro-Trump mob seeking to overturn his vi...
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Washington (AFP) - Fireworks burst over the White House Wednesday for a star-studded night of socially distanced music celebrating America's new President Joe Biden, a pandemic-era special that replaced the traditional bevy of balls. A-listers made a valiant effort to keep up the energy at the mostly virtual, pre-produced show dubbed "Celebrating America." Among the few live artists was opener Bruce Springsteen, a man strumming his guitar in solitude, save for Abraham Lincoln in his neoclassical sanctuary. Clad in jeans, a black peacoat and three discreet gold hoops in his ears, America's dad ...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders to launch his administration Wednesday, including a decision to rejoin the Paris climate accord and a mask mandate for all federal buildings. The orders included keeping the United States in the World Health Organization, ending the ban on entries from mostly Muslim-majority countries, bolstering environmental protections and strengthening the fight against Covid-19. Also among the directives was a halt to construction of the wall on the US-Mexico border, and efforts to expand diversity and equality for minority grou...
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