US visa restrictions on African nations draw criticism for being punitive and potentially counterproductive

Democratic Progressive Party Yilan mayoral candidate Han Ying registered to campaign and announced the vision of "a new good mayor and six new municipal administrations"

Yilan mayoral candidate Han Ying of the Democratic Progressive Party registered to run today and held a rally to announce the vision of "New Good Mayor, Six New Municipalities". She was supported by former county magistrate Liu Shoucheng, legislator Chen Junyu, former mayor Jiang Congyuan and county magistrate candidate Lin Guozhang. The young people at the scene responded enthusiastically, calling on voters to support the transformation of Yilan City.

The Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate for Yunlin County Mayor Liu Jianguo has completed registration, and President Lai Qingde may serve as the general election committee member

Liu Jianguo, candidate for Yunlin County Mayor of the Democratic Progressive Party, completed registration on the last day of registration for the 2026 nine-in-one election. It is rumored that President Lai Qingde will personally serve as the chairman of his campaign headquarters. Liu Jianguo responded that it has not yet been discussed but there are suggestions from relevant people, and emphasized that Yunlin needs all-people politics to avoid the continuation of family politics. The election campaign is regarded as a key battlefield that the Democratic Progressive Party Central Committee attaches great importance to.

Trump demands that Europe repay military aid to Ukraine and suspend arms sales to allies

U.S. President Trump announced that he would require European countries to repay the military aid and ammunition provided by the U.S. military during the Russia-Ukraine war, and hinted that he may suspend arms sales to allies. He also denied reports that the U.S. military's ammunition inventory is running low, saying that the United States is expanding production and hoarding ammunition. These remarks are related to the ammunition consumption of the US military in the Iran conflict, the rise in international oil prices and the dispute over Congressional control.

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Miaoli County Government objected to Lin Yueqin's questioning of the procurement case: legal tendering should not be used as a political tool

Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Yueqin questioned the Miaoli County Government's "open contract" project procurement, which involved two groups of manufacturers taking turns bidding and with a very small difference in the final bid price. The Miaoli County Government issued a statement to refute, emphasizing that the procurement was open and transparent in accordance with the law, saying that her questioning revealed ignorance of procurement regulations and used legal administrative procedures as a smear tool.

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Countdown to the nine-in-one general election, former DPP legislator Duan Yikang led Chen Youxin and Ma Yuwen to the Beijing Municipal Election Committee to register

On the last day to register for the nine-in-one general election, former DPP legislator Duan Yikang and Neihu and Nangang City Councilor Li Jianchang led Neihu Nangang City Councilor candidate Chen Youxin and Zhongzheng Wanhua City Councilor candidate Ma Yuwen to the Taipei City Election Committee to register. Chen Youxin said that he would supervise the city government's child welfare and disaster prevention issues, while Li Jianchang hoped that the two would pass on their experience and become a strong supervisory force in the council.