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 A top Taiwanese official revealed that Beijing has debated invading islands controlled by Taiwan lying near the mainland.

Taipei, Nov. 5.– China will make those who support “Taiwan independence” criminally liable for life, the country’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Oct. 5 as the island faces growing pressure from the other side of the strait.

The grim warning on Friday was the first concrete punishment Beijing has spelled out revolving the sovereignty of the democratic ruling island, which Beijing claims as its own and threatens to seize by force if necessary.

Pro-TPLF soldiers had previously conquered Tigray's capital Makele. 

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Makele, Oct. 30.– The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said on Saturday that its forces have taken control of the strategic city of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region. However, the Ethiopian government has denied the claim.

Earlier in the day, residents in the city told Nation.Africa that they had seen TPLF fighters entering the city which has been the centre of fighting for weeks.

Earlier, Reuters quoted rebel spokesman Getachew Reda as saying that Tigray forces had pushed government forces out of Dessie and took control of the city.

 Oct. 18.– Former Secretary of State and retired Gen. Colin Powell has died at age 84, his family announced Monday.

Powell “passed away this morning due to complications from COVID-19,” the family said in a statement.

Copenhagen, Oct.18.– Denmark has again ranked number one in the Rule of Law Index published by the World Justice Project (WJP), an independent organisation advocating the advancement of rule of law around the world.

It is the sixth time in a row that Denmark has ranked first – this time above 138 other countries.

The Nordics tend to dominate, and 2021 was no different with Norway, Finland, Sweden and Germany completing the top five.