
Israel's domestic security service, the Shin Bet, filed a complaint with the Chief Military Censor demanding prosecution of Channel 12 for reporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the UAE, which the government acknowledged after Abu Dhabi confirmed the meeting with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
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Israel and the UAE normalized relations in 2020 under the Abraham Accords, but security agencies often restrict media coverage of sensitive diplomatic visits.
Israel’s domestic security service filed a complaint against a television channel that reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UAE, his office said on Monday, the government’s first acknowledgement of the trip despite not naming the destination.
“This evening the Shin Bet filed a complaint with the Chief Military Censor, demanding that Channel 12 be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law following a severe censorship violation,” read a statement from Netanyahu’s office, which oversees the security agency.
On Sunday, Channel 12 and other Israeli media outlets reported that Netanyahu had visited the Gulf country to meet President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
Abu Dhabi confirmed the visit and the meeting between the two leaders late on Monday.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Chief Military Censor will review the complaint but likely decline to prosecute Channel 12 to avoid escalating media freedom concerns.
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U.S. Ambassador to China David Pound revealed that Trump asked China if China was interested in buying weapons from the United States during talks with Xi Jinping, but Trump immediately denied the matter, saying he had never heard of it, and hinted that Pang might be referring to Taiwan.

Shen Boyang, a Taipei mayoral candidate from the Democratic Progressive Party, visited the 737 Night Market in Neihu District again last night, attracting hundreds of supporters to queue up in advance, and the venue was packed with people. Supporters praised him for being smart and honest, in contrast to past negative campaigns. The host of the show, Wang Jingjing, took her children to the venue for food, and found that the side dishes were sold out. She posted photos of the crowds of people, and netizens left messages praising "Ocean Current Charm." City Councilor He Menghua and candidate Gao Jiayu also called on their supporters to storm the night market. The crowd at the scene shouted "Okay!" ” and wished Shen Boyang the best for his future election.

Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang and current Taipei mayor Chiang Wanan both attended the Christmas dinner at Zhongzhuang Tsai Fudong Palace in Zhongshan District on the 26th and received sugar cane. However, the sugarcane given to Chiang Wanan was found carelessly discarded next to the temple on the 28th, triggering a public outcry. Lin Chunyu, the chairman of the temple, confirmed that the sugar cane was planted by an elderly man in his 80s and dedicated it to the landowner. Jiang Wanan's team only sent people to recover it after being urgently notified by his own parliamentarian. After the incident, netizens criticized Jiang Wanan for not respecting God and the elders, and related discussions continued to ferment.

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The Taichung City Election Committee announced the lottery arrangement for the nine-in-one general election. The lottery for mayoral candidates will be held at the Taichung State Hall on October 23, the lottery for city councilors will be at the designated district office, and the district chief will be at each district office. The list of mayoral candidates will be announced on November 12, for councilors on November 17, and for district chiefs on November 22. The election campaign will start 15 days (mayor), 10 days (councillors), and 5 days (district chief) before the vote.

Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan sent a brief-term executive from the Taichung City Government to the campaign office of KMT New Taipei City mayoral candidate Li Sichuan to form a "Luchan-Chuuan Connection" to support his campaign. The poll showed that Su Qiaohui was slightly ahead of Li Sichuan with 38.2% and 37.1%, with a gap of only 1.1 percentage points. There are concerns within the KMT that the Green Camp may use judicial intervention or discredit propaganda to influence the election.