According to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-warship-transits-taiwan-strait-china-calls-it-undermining-peace-335434">Taiwan's </a>foreign ministry, one of its diplomat&nbsp;had to be hospitalized after two Chinese diplomats tried to force their way into Taiwan's representative office&nbsp;in Fiji resulting in a scuffle with the Taiwanese diplomat receiving head injuries.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/china-forces-prepare-for-possible-military-invasion-of-taiwan-deploy-hypersonic-missile-336157">Also Read:&nbsp;China forces prepare for possible military invasion of Taiwan, deploy hypersonic missile</a>

Taiwan's ministry said Fiji police forced the Chinese diplomats from its office. Two Chinese diplomats had reportedly stormed into the building on October 8 evening during Taiwan's National Day reception.

The two Chinese diplomats reportedly wanted to take pictures and collect information on who was attending Taiwan's National Day celebrations.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/white-house-moves-forward-on-three-arms-sales-to-taiwan-china-says-will-make-necessary-response-334859">Taiwan </a>deputy foreign minister Henry Tseng told Parliament that it condemned "irrational acts" by the <a href="Chinese">Chinese</a> diplomats amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

The Chinese east Asia and Pacific affairs department, however, added that its diplomats were trying to find out whether any Fijian politicians were present at the event. The Chinese department said that there were injuries on both sides.

Relations between the two countries was on the edge earlier this month as Taiwan celebrated its National Day amid repeated incursion of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/national-day-row-chinese-y-8-asw-aircraft-enters-taiwan-air-space-334300">Chinese jets</a> into Taiwan's airspace. &nbsp;China considers Taiwan as a reneged province which it intends to unite with the mainland.

In a speech on Taiwan's National Day, President Tsai Ing-wen had said that the international community was concerned over "expanding hegemony" of China.&nbsp;

"I am also aware that the leader across the Strait has publicly stated in a video message to the United Nations General Assembly that China will never seek hegemony, expansion, or a sphere of influence ... we hope this is the beginning of genuine change," &nbsp;President Tsai Ing-wen had said in her National Day speech.

"We are committed to upholding cross-strait stability, but this is not something Taiwan can shoulder alone -- it is the joint responsibility of both sides," President Tsai added. 
 
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Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry condemned what it called “provocative wolf warrior diplomacy” as a violation of rule of law and civilized behavior.

The ministry tweeted that&nbsp;We strongly condemn the violence against our diplomat in #FijiFlag of Fiji by #China's uncivilized "wolf warriors." As a sovereign state, we'll continue celebrating #TaiwanNationalDay everywhere, every year. #TaiwanFlag of Taiwan is a force for good in the world &amp; we won't be intimidated. JW

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According to Taiwan's foreign ministry, one of its diplomat had to be hospitalized after two Chinese diplomats tried to force their way into Taiwan's representative office in Fiji resulting in a scuffle with the Taiwanese diplomat receiving head injuries.

According to Taiwan's foreign ministry, one of its diplomat had to be hospitalized after two Chinese diplomats tried to force their way into Taiwan's representative office in Fiji resulting in a scuffle with the Taiwanese diplomat receiving head injuries. Also Read: China forces prepare for possible military invasion of Taiwan, deploy hypersonic missile Taiwan's ministry said Fiji police forced the Chinese diplomats from its office. Two Chinese diplomats had reportedly stormed into the building on October 8 evening during Taiwan's National Day reception. The two Chinese diplomats reportedly wanted to take pictures and collect information on who was attending Taiwan's National Day celebrations. Taiwan deputy foreign minister Henry Tseng told Parliament that it condemned "irrational acts" by the Chinese diplomats amid heightened tensions between the two countries. The Chinese east Asia and Pacific affairs department, however, added that its diplomats were trying to find out whether any Fijian politicians were present at the event. The Chinese department said that there were injuries on both sides. Relations between the two countries was on the edge earlier this month as Taiwan celebrated its National Day amid repeated incursion of Chinese jets into Taiwan's airspace. China considers Taiwan as a reneged province which it intends to unite with the mainland. In a speech on Taiwan's National Day, President Tsai Ing-wen had said that the international community was concerned over "expanding hegemony" of China. "I am also aware that the leader across the Strait has publicly stated in a video message to the United Nations General Assembly that China will never seek hegemony, expansion, or a sphere of influence ... we hope this is the beginning of genuine change," President Tsai Ing-wen had said in her National Day speech. "We are committed to upholding cross-strait stability, but this is not something Taiwan can shoulder alone -- it is the joint responsibility of both sides," President Tsai added. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry condemned what it called “provocative wolf warrior diplomacy” as a violation of rule of law and civilized behavior. The ministry tweeted that We strongly condemn the violence against our diplomat in #FijiFlag of Fiji by #China's uncivilized "wolf warriors." As a sovereign state, we'll continue celebrating #TaiwanNationalDay everywhere, every year. #TaiwanFlag of Taiwan is a force for good in the world & we won't be intimidated. JW We strongly condemn the violence against our diplomat in #Fiji🇫🇯 by #China's uncivilized "wolf warriors." As a sovereign state, we'll continue celebrating #TaiwanNationalDay everywhere, every year. #Taiwan🇹🇼 is a force for good in the world & we won't be intimidated. JW — 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 (@MOFA_Taiwan) October 19, 2020 ×

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Italy's government passed a series of restrictions to stem the rising coronavirus wave&nbsp;as Europe reels under the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/living-coronavirus-found-on-frozen-food-packaging-for-the-first-time-in-china-336243">COVID-19</a> surge.

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The Italian government limited the number of people at restaurants to six per table with bars ordered to close at 6pm. Local festivals and fairs have also been banned in the country. Italy is one the hardest hit with the virus with 414,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and over 36,000 deaths.

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The death toll due to the virus in Europe crossed 250,000 as nighttime curfews came into force in France and Switzerland over the weekend as the continent continues to grapple with the virus.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Europe has now shot up to 7,366,028.

France which has put several restrictions over the past week saw 30,000 new COVID-19 cases as the government imposed a fine of $158 for those who flout nighttime curfew. The death toll in France has now reached 33,392 with Spain reporting 33,775 fatalities.

Britain has reported 43,646 deaths so far which is the highest in Europe. There are currently 722,409 infection cases in the UK even as the Boris Johnson government has announced a slew of measures across the country to combat the virus.

Meanwhile, the Swiss government said the wearing masks would become mandatory in public spaces from Monday as it banned gathering of more than 15 people.

There have been 8,342 deaths reported in Europe in the past week which is the highest weekly toll in the continent since mid-May.

Italy's government passed a series of restrictions to stem the rising coronavirus wave as Europe reels under the COVID-19 surge. Watch: The Italian government limited the number of people at restaurants to six per table with bars ordered to close at 6pm.

Italy's government passed a series of restrictions to stem the rising coronavirus wave as Europe reels under the COVID-19 surge. Watch: The Italian government limited the number of people at restaurants to six per table with bars ordered to close at 6pm. Local festivals and fairs have also been banned in the country. Italy is one the hardest hit with the virus with 414,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and over 36,000 deaths. Also Read: As the coronavirus surges, a new culprit emerges - pandemic fatigue The death toll due to the virus in Europe crossed 250,000 as nighttime curfews came into force in France and Switzerland over the weekend as the continent continues to grapple with the virus. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Europe has now shot up to 7,366,028. France which has put several restrictions over the past week saw 30,000 new COVID-19 cases as the government imposed a fine of $158 for those who flout nighttime curfew. The death toll in France has now reached 33,392 with Spain reporting 33,775 fatalities. Britain has reported 43,646 deaths so far which is the highest in Europe. There are currently 722,409 infection cases in the UK even as the Boris Johnson government has announced a slew of measures across the country to combat the virus. Meanwhile, the Swiss government said the wearing masks would become mandatory in public spaces from Monday as it banned gathering of more than 15 people. There have been 8,342 deaths reported in Europe in the past week which is the highest weekly toll in the continent since mid-May.

Italy announces new restrictions amid coronavirus surge in Europe

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KABUL, Afghanistan — In a long conflict waged by men, she has been a rare female warlord, defending her fief in northern Afghanistan against the Taliban, her own relatives and even against the U.S.-backed central government she allied with.

As she grew into her 70s, ailing and bedridden with bad knees, the warlord, Bibi Ayesha, took pride in having an undefeated record in decades of war. She is popularly known by a nom de guerre: Commander Kaftar, which means “pigeon” in Farsi, “because she moved and killed with the elegance of a bird,” as one profile put it.

On Thursday, the Taliban declared the end of her high-flying days: Kaftar, along with her men, had surrendered to them, they said in a statement.

“The officials of our Invite and Guidance Commission welcomed them,” the statement said.

Local officials in restive Baghlan province, where she is based, and her relatives confirmed the commander’s surrender and said it was an act of survival. Her valley was so surrounded, with other neighboring militias switching sides to the Taliban, that she had no choice.

Mohammad Hanif Kohgadai, a member of the Baghlan provincial council representing Kaftar’s district, said she had reached a deal through a Taliban commander related to her family.

“The Taliban spent the night at Commander Kaftar’s house, they ate there,” Kohgadai said in an interview Friday. “Today, they left the house and took with them 13 weapons and other military gear.”

One of Kaftar’s sons played down the episode, saying it was more a truce than a surrender.

“It is just a rumor. My mother is sick,” said Raz Mohammad, one of her three remaining sons. (Three others were killed in years of fighting.) “She hasn’t joined the Taliban. We don’t fight the Taliban anymore; we have weapons to protect ourselves from our enemies.”

Kaftar’s surrender brings little to the Taliban militarily but is another propaganda victory against the struggling Afghan government, suggesting that in a bloody, stalemated war some were switching sides to the insurgents. The Taliban have increasingly reached out to those disenchanted with the Afghan government as the country’s military struggles amid the continuing U.S. withdrawal.

For a group that kept women confined to their homes when they were in power in the 1990s, a Taliban alliance with a female commander could prove tricky. The Taliban have yet to provide any detailed positions in ongoing peace talks on the role of women in a future government. But what makes Kaftar’s shift easier is that she commands hundreds of men in a deeply conservative and misogynistic society.

The surrender exposes a larger vulnerability of the Afghan government: Its defenses are partly reliant on thousands of unreliable militias with track records of abuse and local feuding, and a history of switching sides.

President Ashraf Ghani has sent mixed signals about the militias over the years.

When Ghani came to office in late 2014, he tried aggressively to dismantle the militias. Encountering the president’s wrath, militia commanders simply refused to fight the Taliban, opening the way for the insurgents to march on Kunduz City.

In recent years, as the Afghan army and police have been stretched thin against Taliban offensives, Ghani has accepted the militias as a reality. Over the summer, the Afghan president spoke publicly about “investing more” in some militias as a line of defense.

Kaftar’s experience speaks to the complicated reality upon which the U.S.-bankrolled democracy has been built — on the legacy of a previous invasion and years of anarchy and warlord rule.

Her reputation began to grow with the killing of Soviet commandos who had swarmed her valley during an invasion starting in 1979. She has not put down arms since, raising a militia that protected her valley as her little kingdom. Even when the Taliban swept through most of Afghanistan in the 1990s, she fended them off.

She has often recounted how she taunted the Taliban commander for her province with a lose-lose offer: If she arrested him, she would parade him around town on a donkey and people would laugh at him for being defeated by a woman. And if he arrested her? The town would scold the Taliban commander for arresting a woman.

After the U.S. invasion in 2001, the new Afghan government moved to disarm militias like hers. She and many other militia commanders resisted. Asked about the government wanting to disarm her, she said, “If they come, you will see what I will do to the government.”

Even in Kabul she was celebrated as an anti-Taliban hero and inspiration for women, with the country’s former human rights chief attending a celebration of her hosted by Afghanistan’s vice president.

“This war won’t end in peace — only God, or this beautiful Kalashinkov can solve it,” she once said in an interview, the weapon on her lap. “The Taliban are not capable of change or reform.”

But even as media reports list 20 of her family members lost in the war with the Taliban, much of her fight in recent years has involved spiraling family feuds.

Some of those disputes, including a fight with one of her sisters, have dragged on over two decades with many dead on each side. In another prolonged feud, she chased a relative out of the valley after deaths on both sides, only for the man to return years later as a commander of the Taliban that she has now surrendered to.

The news of Kaftar’s fate raised questions of whether it was the result of a truce between two families, or as it was publicly portrayed: the surrender of a militia commander to a Taliban leader. In large parts of Afghanistan, with the lines of war increasingly blurred, the two are the same.

“Commander Pigeon was an old decrepit warlord, a broken-down woman,” writer Jennifer Percy wrote in a 2014 profile in The New Republic. “Lonely, she survived on attention, on her ability to inspire fear through the power of her own myth. In Afghanistan, the ability to create a mythology is powerful, maybe even more powerful than military prowess.”

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a long conflict waged by men, she has been a rare female warlord, defending her fief in northern Afghanistan against the Taliban, her own relatives and even against the U.

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a long conflict waged by men, she has been a rare female warlord, defending her fief in northern Afghanistan against the Taliban, her own relatives and even against the U.S.-backed central government she allied with. As she grew into her 70s, ailing and bedridden with bad knees, the warlord, Bibi Ayesha, took pride in having an undefeated record in decades of war. She is popularly known by a nom de guerre: Commander Kaftar, which means “pigeon” in Farsi, “because she moved and killed with the elegance of a bird,” as one profile put it. On Thursday, the Taliban declared the end of her high-flying days: Kaftar, along with her men, had surrendered to them, they said in a statement. “The officials of our Invite and Guidance Commission welcomed them,” the statement said. Local officials in restive Baghlan province, where she is based, and her relatives confirmed the commander’s surrender and said it was an act of survival. Her valley was so surrounded, with other neighboring militias switching sides to the Taliban, that she had no choice. Mohammad Hanif Kohgadai, a member of the Baghlan provincial council representing Kaftar’s district, said she had reached a deal through a Taliban commander related to her family. “The Taliban spent the night at Commander Kaftar’s house, they ate there,” Kohgadai said in an interview Friday. “Today, they left the house and took with them 13 weapons and other military gear.” One of Kaftar’s sons played down the episode, saying it was more a truce than a surrender. “It is just a rumor. My mother is sick,” said Raz Mohammad, one of her three remaining sons. (Three others were killed in years of fighting.) “She hasn’t joined the Taliban. We don’t fight the Taliban anymore; we have weapons to protect ourselves from our enemies.” Kaftar’s surrender brings little to the Taliban militarily but is another propaganda victory against the struggling Afghan government, suggesting that in a bloody, stalemated war some were switching sides to the insurgents. The Taliban have increasingly reached out to those disenchanted with the Afghan government as the country’s military struggles amid the continuing U.S. withdrawal. For a group that kept women confined to their homes when they were in power in the 1990s, a Taliban alliance with a female commander could prove tricky. The Taliban have yet to provide any detailed positions in ongoing peace talks on the role of women in a future government. But what makes Kaftar’s shift easier is that she commands hundreds of men in a deeply conservative and misogynistic society. The surrender exposes a larger vulnerability of the Afghan government: Its defenses are partly reliant on thousands of unreliable militias with track records of abuse and local feuding, and a history of switching sides. President Ashraf Ghani has sent mixed signals about the militias over the years. When Ghani came to office in late 2014, he tried aggressively to dismantle the militias. Encountering the president’s wrath, militia commanders simply refused to fight the Taliban, opening the way for the insurgents to march on Kunduz City. In recent years, as the Afghan army and police have been stretched thin against Taliban offensives, Ghani has accepted the militias as a reality. Over the summer, the Afghan president spoke publicly about “investing more” in some militias as a line of defense. Kaftar’s experience speaks to the complicated reality upon which the U.S.-bankrolled democracy has been built — on the legacy of a previous invasion and years of anarchy and warlord rule. Her reputation began to grow with the killing of Soviet commandos who had swarmed her valley during an invasion starting in 1979. She has not put down arms since, raising a militia that protected her valley as her little kingdom. Even when the Taliban swept through most of Afghanistan in the 1990s, she fended them off. She has often recounted how she taunted the Taliban commander for her province with a lose-lose offer: If she arrested him, she would parade him around town on a donkey and people would laugh at him for being defeated by a woman. And if he arrested her? The town would scold the Taliban commander for arresting a woman. After the U.S. invasion in 2001, the new Afghan government moved to disarm militias like hers. She and many other militia commanders resisted. Asked about the government wanting to disarm her, she said, “If they come, you will see what I will do to the government.” Even in Kabul she was celebrated as an anti-Taliban hero and inspiration for women, with the country’s former human rights chief attending a celebration of her hosted by Afghanistan’s vice president. “This war won’t end in peace — only God, or this beautiful Kalashinkov can solve it,” she once said in an interview, the weapon on her lap. “The Taliban are not capable of change or reform.” But even as media reports list 20 of her family members lost in the war with the Taliban, much of her fight in recent years has involved spiraling family feuds. Some of those disputes, including a fight with one of her sisters, have dragged on over two decades with many dead on each side. In another prolonged feud, she chased a relative out of the valley after deaths on both sides, only for the man to return years later as a commander of the Taliban that she has now surrendered to. The news of Kaftar’s fate raised questions of whether it was the result of a truce between two families, or as it was publicly portrayed: the surrender of a militia commander to a Taliban leader. In large parts of Afghanistan, with the lines of war increasingly blurred, the two are the same. “Commander Pigeon was an old decrepit warlord, a broken-down woman,” writer Jennifer Percy wrote in a 2014 profile in The New Republic. “Lonely, she survived on attention, on her ability to inspire fear through the power of her own myth. In Afghanistan, the ability to create a mythology is powerful, maybe even more powerful than military prowess.”

A storied female warlord surrenders, Taliban say, exposing afghan weakness

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, reached a defence agreement "in principle"&nbsp;amid tensions with China over the South China Sea region.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/japanese-pm-suga-arrives-in-vietnam-on-first-foreign-visit-amid-tensions-with-china-336314">Also Read:&nbsp;Japanese PM Suga arrives in Vietnam on first foreign visit amid tensions with China</a>

Japan is set to export military gear and technology to Vietnam, it was announced as Japanese Prime Minister Suga arrived in Vietnam on a two-day visit which was his first visit to a foreign country.

"The development of Japan-Vietnam relations for the future. It is a big step in the field of security for both countries that we reached an agreement in principle on the transfers of defence equipment and technology," PM Suga said.

"We agreed on restarting "business track" travel as well as passenger flights between the two countries. We advance the diversification of supply chains," the Japanese prime minister added.

Vietnam PM&nbsp;Nguyen Xuan Phuc meanwhile asserted that the two countries reaffirmed the importance of "maintaining safety, stability and freedom of navigation, both over the water and air in the South China Sea."

"We agreed to promote dispute solving through peaceful solutions, restrain from use of force or threaten to use force, abiding to international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)," Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in reference to China which is locked in a dispute with several east Asian countries in the South China Sea including Vietnam.

PM Suga stressed the importance of cooperation amid the impact coronavirus pandemic which has severely hit both economies as both countries.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is due to fly out to Indonia next where he is set to meet President&nbsp;Joko . PM Suga had taken over as Japan's prime minister last month after former prime minister Shinzo Abe resigned due to illness.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, reached a defence agreement "in principle" amid tensions with China over the South China Sea region.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, reached a defence agreement "in principle" amid tensions with China over the South China Sea region. Also Read: Japanese PM Suga arrives in Vietnam on first foreign visit amid tensions with China Japan is set to export military gear and technology to Vietnam, it was announced as Japanese Prime Minister Suga arrived in Vietnam on a two-day visit which was his first visit to a foreign country. "The development of Japan-Vietnam relations for the future. It is a big step in the field of security for both countries that we reached an agreement in principle on the transfers of defence equipment and technology," PM Suga said. "We agreed on restarting "business track" travel as well as passenger flights between the two countries. We advance the diversification of supply chains," the Japanese prime minister added. Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meanwhile asserted that the two countries reaffirmed the importance of "maintaining safety, stability and freedom of navigation, both over the water and air in the South China Sea." "We agreed to promote dispute solving through peaceful solutions, restrain from use of force or threaten to use force, abiding to international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)," Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in reference to China which is locked in a dispute with several east Asian countries in the South China Sea including Vietnam. PM Suga stressed the importance of cooperation amid the impact coronavirus pandemic which has severely hit both economies as both countries. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is due to fly out to Indonia next where he is set to meet President Joko . PM Suga had taken over as Japan's prime minister last month after former prime minister Shinzo Abe resigned due to illness.

'Freedom of navigation in South China Sea': Japan to transfer defence gear to Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions

As protests continue in Thailand, activists in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/police-in-thailand-investigate-media-coverage-over-protests-336354">Thailand</a>, Hong Kong and Taiwan critical of President Xi's authoritarian government in China have formed an online movement dubbed the "Milk Tea Alliance".

The alliance has been named due to their shared love for sugary drink. Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong had recently tweeted in support of Thai protesters amid anti-government protests in Thailand over the newly formed online alliance.&nbsp;

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When the authorities banned the website in Thailand, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MilkTeaAliance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MilkTeaAliance</a> will help to spread the petition! I have sign on it already. Let us say no to political censorship. <a href="https://t.co/GOqs5FGkG2">https://t.co/GOqs5FGkG2</a>
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"Their determination for #Thailanddemocracy cannot be deterred," he said.

Several online memes of the three-fingered salute have spread online ensuring worldwide coverage for the movement with the #MilkTeaAlliance hashtag trending on social media.

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In fact, the three-fingered salute from "The Hunger Games" movies has become the symbol of protesters in Thailand as demonstrators comprising of a large number of students have been demanding political reforms and curbs on monarchy's power.

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Francis, a student activist who is also a member of the milk tea alliance accused of violence against the Queen from royal motorcade incident. He is facing life imprisonment. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/16%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B9%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#16ตุลาไปราชประสงค์</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MilkTeaAliance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MilkTeaAliance</a> <a href="https://t.co/11Mog5qUuT">https://t.co/11Mog5qUuT</a>
— Jiraporn Kuhakan (@KuhakanJiraporn) <a href="https://twitter.com/KuhakanJiraporn/status/1317007776313274370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The salute in Thailand had first emerged in 2014 as a signal of defiance against the military regime which had seized power in a coup.

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— nessa ❤︎ (@neverloseurstar) <a href="https://twitter.com/neverloseurstar/status/1318048868194349056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Protesters have been demanding coup leader, former army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down amid growing corruption and lack of reforms in the country.&nbsp;

The protesters have borrowed openly from Hong Kong demonstrators where thousands of anti-China protesters mainly students had taken to the streets earlier this year to protest against the national security law imposed by China.&nbsp;

The protests in Hong Kong had started last year as demonstrators called for greater democracy and transparency in government even as Hong Kong officials crackdown on the protesters.

 
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As protests continue in Thailand, activists in Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan critical of President Xi's authoritarian government in China have formed an online movement dubbed the "Milk Tea Alliance".

As protests continue in Thailand, activists in Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan critical of President Xi's authoritarian government in China have formed an online movement dubbed the "Milk Tea Alliance". The alliance has been named due to their shared love for sugary drink. Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong had recently tweeted in support of Thai protesters amid anti-government protests in Thailand over the newly formed online alliance. When the authorities banned the website in Thailand, #MilkTeaAliance will help to spread the petition! I have sign on it already. Let us say no to political censorship. https://t.co/GOqs5FGkG2 — Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷 (@joshuawongcf) October 18, 2020 × "Their determination for #Thailanddemocracy cannot be deterred," he said. Several online memes of the three-fingered salute have spread online ensuring worldwide coverage for the movement with the #MilkTeaAlliance hashtag trending on social media. Really? And do you know?😊 HONGKONG IS A COUNTRY TAIWAN IS A COUNTRY https://t.co/uCmUGCr3id — Kadeart 🍄 lll (@kadeart) October 17, 2020 × In fact, the three-fingered salute from "The Hunger Games" movies has become the symbol of protesters in Thailand as demonstrators comprising of a large number of students have been demanding political reforms and curbs on monarchy's power. Francis, a student activist who is also a member of the milk tea alliance accused of violence against the Queen from royal motorcade incident. He is facing life imprisonment. #16ตุลาไปราชประสงค์ #MilkTeaAliance https://t.co/11Mog5qUuT — Jiraporn Kuhakan (@KuhakanJiraporn) October 16, 2020 × The salute in Thailand had first emerged in 2014 as a signal of defiance against the military regime which had seized power in a coup. #HongKongStandsWithThailand delivering all the strength to the Thai protestors virtually!! สู้ๆนะค่ะ!! 🙏💖 https://t.co/i5d6N4Zw3i — nessa ❤︎ (@neverloseurstar) October 19, 2020 × Protesters have been demanding coup leader, former army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down amid growing corruption and lack of reforms in the country. The protesters have borrowed openly from Hong Kong demonstrators where thousands of anti-China protesters mainly students had taken to the streets earlier this year to protest against the national security law imposed by China. The protests in Hong Kong had started last year as demonstrators called for greater democracy and transparency in government even as Hong Kong officials crackdown on the protesters.

#MilkTeaAlliance makes anti-China wave in Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan

President Emmanuel Macron said the French teacher who was beheaded outside a school for showing students cartoons of Prophet Mohammad was an "Islamist terrorist attack".

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/teacher-who-showed-mohammed-caricatures-in-class-decapitated-near-paris-probe-underway-335873">Also Read:&nbsp;Teacher who showed Mohammed caricatures in class decapitated near Paris</a>

Newswire AFP quoting justice sources said that suspect in the French teacher beheading was an 18-year-old of Chechen origin as reports claimed five more people have been detained in connection with the killing of the teacher.

Police said the assailant was shot by cops and later died of his injuries as French anti-terror prosecutors said they were treating the assault as "a murder linked to a terrorist organisation".

At least four people linked to the attack earlier were arrested by French police officials.

The slain teacher had reportedly shown pictures of Prophet Mohammad as part of a class discussion on freedom of expression. The incident took place on Friday afternoon in a Paris suburb Conflans Saint-Honorin, nearly 30 kilometres away from the French capital.

President Macron while visiting the scene of the crime said it was "an Islamist terrorist attack".

"Our compatriot was flagrantly attacked, was the victim of an Islamist terrorist attack," Macron said, adding, "They won't win... we will act. Firmly, and quickly. You can count on my determination."

Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer in a tweet said: "This evening, it's the Republic that's under attack." Police claimed the witnesses had heard the attacker shout "Allahu Akbar".

The attack comes five years after the shooting at Charlie Hebdo's office when attackers killed employees of the magazine which had published cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. &nbsp;

Charlie Hebdo decided to republish the cartoons to coincide with the start of the trial of accomplices in the 2015 attack.

President Emmanuel Macron said the French teacher who was beheaded outside a school for showing students cartoons of Prophet Mohammad was an "Islamist terrorist attack".

President Emmanuel Macron said the French teacher who was beheaded outside a school for showing students cartoons of Prophet Mohammad was an "Islamist terrorist attack". Also Read: Teacher who showed Mohammed caricatures in class decapitated near Paris Newswire AFP quoting justice sources said that suspect in the French teacher beheading was an 18-year-old of Chechen origin as reports claimed five more people have been detained in connection with the killing of the teacher. Police said the assailant was shot by cops and later died of his injuries as French anti-terror prosecutors said they were treating the assault as "a murder linked to a terrorist organisation". At least four people linked to the attack earlier were arrested by French police officials. The slain teacher had reportedly shown pictures of Prophet Mohammad as part of a class discussion on freedom of expression. The incident took place on Friday afternoon in a Paris suburb Conflans Saint-Honorin, nearly 30 kilometres away from the French capital. President Macron while visiting the scene of the crime said it was "an Islamist terrorist attack". "Our compatriot was flagrantly attacked, was the victim of an Islamist terrorist attack," Macron said, adding, "They won't win... we will act. Firmly, and quickly. You can count on my determination." Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer in a tweet said: "This evening, it's the Republic that's under attack." Police claimed the witnesses had heard the attacker shout "Allahu Akbar". The attack comes five years after the shooting at Charlie Hebdo's office when attackers killed employees of the magazine which had published cartoons of Prophet Mohammad. Charlie Hebdo decided to republish the cartoons to coincide with the start of the trial of accomplices in the 2015 attack.

Teenager of Chechen origin suspect behind teacher beheading in France

The Trump administration on Friday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for an unconditional one-year extension of the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-proposes-one-year-extension-of-new-start-treaty-with-us-335808">nuclear</a> arms reduction accord.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-we-would-be-open-to-us-proposals-for-new-nuclear-pact-195793">Also Read:&nbsp;Open to US proposals for new nuclear treaty, says&nbsp;Russia</a>

"President Putin's response today to extend New START without freezing nuclear warheads is a non-starter," US national security advisor O'Brien said.

The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) treaty signed in 2010 is due to expire in February next year.

"The United States is serious about arms control that will keep the entire world safe. We hope that Russia will re-evaluate its position before a costly arms race ensues," the US NSA added.

Putin had earlier propsed an "agreement without any pre-conditions" as Russian foreign minister Lavrov said to "formulate our position to try and get at least some sort of coherent answer from in the nearest future."

The US dismissal of Russian proposal&nbsp;came after US negotiator Marshall Billingslea said that he had reached a "gentlemen's agreement" with Russian officials over the nuclear extension which included freeze on nuclear work which was later rejected by Russia.

President Putin had earlier said he would be "extremely sad" if the treaty expired. The US government had withdrawn from the INF last year accusing Russia of violating the agreement as the Trump administration insisted China should join the the New START treaty, a move which was rejected by the Xi government in China. 
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The Trump administration on Friday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for an unconditional one-year extension of the nuclear arms reduction accord.

The Trump administration on Friday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for an unconditional one-year extension of the nuclear arms reduction accord. Also Read: Open to US proposals for new nuclear treaty, says Russia "President Putin's response today to extend New START without freezing nuclear warheads is a non-starter," US national security advisor O'Brien said. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) treaty signed in 2010 is due to expire in February next year. "The United States is serious about arms control that will keep the entire world safe. We hope that Russia will re-evaluate its position before a costly arms race ensues," the US NSA added. Putin had earlier propsed an "agreement without any pre-conditions" as Russian foreign minister Lavrov said to "formulate our position to try and get at least some sort of coherent answer from in the nearest future." The US dismissal of Russian proposal came after US negotiator Marshall Billingslea said that he had reached a "gentlemen's agreement" with Russian officials over the nuclear extension which included freeze on nuclear work which was later rejected by Russia. President Putin had earlier said he would be "extremely sad" if the treaty expired. The US government had withdrawn from the INF last year accusing Russia of violating the agreement as the Trump administration insisted China should join the the New START treaty, a move which was rejected by the Xi government in China.

US rejects Russian proposal for one-year extension of New START treaty

Thai riot police used water cannons against protesters for the first time as anti-government demonstrations continued in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/thailand-issues-emergency-decree-amid-anti-government-protests-335338">Bangkok</a> on Friday night.

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The demonstrators called for further protests on Saturday and to "be prepared both physically and mentally for the demonstration".

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/thailands-prime-minister-prayuth-chan-ocha-refuses-to-quit-warns-use-of-law-335723">Also Read:&nbsp;Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha refuses to quit</a>

Reports say over 60 activists have been arrested so far since the Thailand government headed by PM Prayuth invoked the emergency decree banning gatherings of more than four people until mid-November.

The protests have continued throughout the week even as opposition party leader Pheu Thai called on the government to lift emergency measures.

According to reports, three protesters including some police personnel were injured in clashes on Friday. Protesters have been calling for PM Prayuth's resignation and curbing the power of King <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/everything-you-need-to-know-about-thailands-king-vajiralongkorn-335849">Maha Vajiralongkorn</a> in the country.

Protesters have also rejected last year's election which was won by former army chief PM Prayuth alleging that it was rigged in his favour.

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Amid the protests, Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong tweeted a picture of himself giving the three-finger salute of Thai campaigners with the hastag #StandWithThailand. "People should not be afraid of their governments," Wong said, adding, "only governments should be afraid of their people."

Thai riot police used water cannons against protesters for the first time as anti-government demonstrations continued in Bangkok on Friday night. Watch: The demonstrators called for further protests on Saturday and to "be prepared both physically and mentally for the demonstration".

Thai riot police used water cannons against protesters for the first time as anti-government demonstrations continued in Bangkok on Friday night. Watch: The demonstrators called for further protests on Saturday and to "be prepared both physically and mentally for the demonstration". Also Read: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha refuses to quit Reports say over 60 activists have been arrested so far since the Thailand government headed by PM Prayuth invoked the emergency decree banning gatherings of more than four people until mid-November. The protests have continued throughout the week even as opposition party leader Pheu Thai called on the government to lift emergency measures. According to reports, three protesters including some police personnel were injured in clashes on Friday. Protesters have been calling for PM Prayuth's resignation and curbing the power of King Maha Vajiralongkorn in the country. Protesters have also rejected last year's election which was won by former army chief PM Prayuth alleging that it was rigged in his favour. #StandWithThailand #MilkTeaAliance People should not be afraid of their governments. Only governments should be afraid of their people. (V for Vendetta) pic.twitter.com/pSIL4Au7jY — Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷 (@joshuawongcf) October 16, 2020 × Amid the protests, Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong tweeted a picture of himself giving the three-finger salute of Thai campaigners with the hastag #StandWithThailand. "People should not be afraid of their governments," Wong said, adding, "only governments should be afraid of their people."

Thai riot police fire water cannon against protesters in Bangkok

According to US Elections Project, over 23 million people have already voted in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election"> US elections</a> ahead of election day on November 3.

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The surge in voting has surprised experts as only 6 million had voted at this time during the 2016 elections which was won by <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/us-election-2020-last-five-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america-335804">Trump</a>. California, Texas and Florida have witnessed a huge voter turnout with over 2 million votes cast already, according to United States Elections Project, run by University of Florida political scientist Michael McDonald.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/democrats-have-nothing-but-disdain-for-your-values-says-trump-in-florida-rally-as-crowd-chants-lock-up-bidens-335925">Also Read: Democrats have nothing but disdain for your values, says Trump as crowd chants 'Lock up Bidens'</a>

The voters have turned up in huge numbers despite the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/coronavirus-cases-cross-8-million-in-united-states-daily-infections-on-the-rise-since-september-335923">coronavirus</a> pandemic sweeping the country even as US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/we-will-build-on-obamacare-no-matter-what-they-do-joe-biden-in-michigan-335944">Joe Biden</a> continue to take on each other in various Townhall duels across the country.

Most of the voting so far has taken place through in-person or by mail-in voting. According to Ohio Secretary of State, over 2.4 million mail-in ballots have been requested which is double the number requested in the same period in 2016.

Over a million people have also voted in Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia.

Voters have also chosen their next US president in Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, Aziona and Okhalama with a sizeable number of votes cast. &nbsp;

According to reports, the youth in America have turned up in huge numbers so far to vote.&nbsp;

According to US Elections Project, over 23 million people have already voted in the US elections ahead of election day on November 3. Watch: The surge in voting has surprised experts as only 6 million had voted at this time during the 2016 elections which was won by Trump.

According to US Elections Project, over 23 million people have already voted in the US elections ahead of election day on November 3. Watch: The surge in voting has surprised experts as only 6 million had voted at this time during the 2016 elections which was won by Trump. California, Texas and Florida have witnessed a huge voter turnout with over 2 million votes cast already, according to United States Elections Project, run by University of Florida political scientist Michael McDonald. Also Read: Democrats have nothing but disdain for your values, says Trump as crowd chants 'Lock up Bidens' The voters have turned up in huge numbers despite the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the country even as US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden continue to take on each other in various Townhall duels across the country. Most of the voting so far has taken place through in-person or by mail-in voting. According to Ohio Secretary of State, over 2.4 million mail-in ballots have been requested which is double the number requested in the same period in 2016. Over a million people have also voted in Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia and Georgia. Voters have also chosen their next US president in Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, Aziona and Okhalama with a sizeable number of votes cast. According to reports, the youth in America have turned up in huge numbers so far to vote.

US Elections: Over 23 million Americans vote ahead of polling day

Amid renewed fighting over <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/azerbaijan-hits-ballistic-missile-launch-site-in-armenia-in-nagorno-karabakh-conflict-335176">Nagorno-Karabakh</a>, a missile&nbsp;struck Azerbaijan's Ganja in the early hours of Saturday while most residents were asleep.

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Reports said at least 20 houses were destroyed due to the missile strike with at least 10 people killed.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/armenia-trying-to-attack-and-take-control-of-our-pipelines-azerbaijan-president-335356">Also Read | Armenia trying to attack and take control of our pipelines: Azerbaijan President</a>

As the fighting escalated, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo blamed Azerbaijan's ally Turkey saying: "Third-party countries coming in to lend their firepower to what is already a powder keg of a situation."

The fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia had erupted on September 27 over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh which is part of Azerbaijan but populated by majority ethnic Armenians.&nbsp;

Both countries had fought a war over&nbsp;Nagorno-Karabakh in the early 1990s after the breakup of the former Soviet Union in which at least 30,000 people were killed leading to a truce in 1994.

Reports said there was second missile strike in Ganja but it could not be confirmed amid heavy shelling in Stepanakert.

Armenia and Azerbaijan had reached a ceasefire agreement in Moscow last week however shelling began on the ground just hours after the peace deal was stuck. The Minsk group comprising of France, Russia and the United States had helped broker the peace deal amid fighting in the region.

Meanwhile, the Armenian defence ministry said Azerbaijan had conducted artillery bombardments on Nagorno-Karabakh from the north as both sides continue to accuse each other escalating the conflict.

Amid renewed fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, a missile struck Azerbaijan's Ganja in the early hours of Saturday while most residents were asleep. Watch: Reports said at least 20 houses were destroyed due to the missile strike with at least 10 people killed.

Amid renewed fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, a missile struck Azerbaijan's Ganja in the early hours of Saturday while most residents were asleep. Watch: Reports said at least 20 houses were destroyed due to the missile strike with at least 10 people killed. Also Read | Armenia trying to attack and take control of our pipelines: Azerbaijan President As the fighting escalated, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo blamed Azerbaijan's ally Turkey saying: "Third-party countries coming in to lend their firepower to what is already a powder keg of a situation." The fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia had erupted on September 27 over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh which is part of Azerbaijan but populated by majority ethnic Armenians. Both countries had fought a war over Nagorno-Karabakh in the early 1990s after the breakup of the former Soviet Union in which at least 30,000 people were killed leading to a truce in 1994. Reports said there was second missile strike in Ganja but it could not be confirmed amid heavy shelling in Stepanakert. Armenia and Azerbaijan had reached a ceasefire agreement in Moscow last week however shelling began on the ground just hours after the peace deal was stuck. The Minsk group comprising of France, Russia and the United States had helped broker the peace deal amid fighting in the region. Meanwhile, the Armenian defence ministry said Azerbaijan had conducted artillery bombardments on Nagorno-Karabakh from the north as both sides continue to accuse each other escalating the conflict.

Nagorno-Karabakh fighting: Missile hits Azerbaijan city, several dead

With just 16&nbsp;days left for the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US elections</a>, President Donald Trump visited Florida to campaign as he attacked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

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"Democrats have nothing but disdain for your values and want to turn America into a Communist country," the US President told a crowd in Macon, Georgia.

"It's time we sent a message to these wealthy liberal hypocrites," the president added.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/us-election-2020-key-moments-of-donald-trumps-presidential-tenure-335800">Also Read:&nbsp;US election 2020: Key moments of Donald Trump's presidential tenure</a>

The rally is President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Trump's </a>second in one week in central Florida which was a Republican stronghold in 2016, however, the US president has been trailing in opinion polls to Biden in the state.

"He (Joe Biden) is a servant of the wealthy donors, globalists and special interests who got rich bleeding America dry. And by the way, I could call these guys. Everyone of them would give me millions. I'm president," the President said at the rally.

Trump attacked the media saying: "our media is the enemy of the people".

"I got an emergency call today. They say, ‘Sir, I’m sorry to tell you, but President Obama is going to start campaigning for Sleepy Joe.’ I said, ‘so what’s the problem with that’ … I said, ‘you know, he campaigned harder than Hillary last time, so why do we care?’" Trump said.

The crowd chanted against the Biden family in Macon, Georgia shouting "Lock up the Bidens. Lock up Hillary!" echoing Trump's campaign rally in 2016.

With just 16 days left for the US elections, President Donald Trump visited Florida to campaign as he attacked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Watch: "Democrats have nothing but disdain for your values and want to turn America into a Communist country," the US President told a crowd in Macon, Georgia.

With just 16 days left for the US elections, President Donald Trump visited Florida to campaign as he attacked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Watch: "Democrats have nothing but disdain for your values and want to turn America into a Communist country," the US President told a crowd in Macon, Georgia. "It's time we sent a message to these wealthy liberal hypocrites," the president added. Also Read: US election 2020: Key moments of Donald Trump's presidential tenure The rally is President Trump's second in one week in central Florida which was a Republican stronghold in 2016, however, the US president has been trailing in opinion polls to Biden in the state. "He (Joe Biden) is a servant of the wealthy donors, globalists and special interests who got rich bleeding America dry. And by the way, I could call these guys. Everyone of them would give me millions. I'm president," the President said at the rally. Trump attacked the media saying: "our media is the enemy of the people". "I got an emergency call today. They say, ‘Sir, I’m sorry to tell you, but President Obama is going to start campaigning for Sleepy Joe.’ I said, ‘so what’s the problem with that’ … I said, ‘you know, he campaigned harder than Hillary last time, so why do we care?’" Trump said. The crowd chanted against the Biden family in Macon, Georgia shouting "Lock up the Bidens. Lock up Hillary!" echoing Trump's campaign rally in 2016.

Democrats have nothing but disdain for your values, says Trump in Florida rally as crowd chants 'Lock up Bidens'

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