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Russian space agency Roscosmos launches the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the Khayyam satellite from the Russia-controlled Baikonur cosmodrome at the scheduled time of 0552 GMT. Pic from russianspaceweb

To show how close China's forces have been getting to Taiwan's shores, Beijing's military released a video of an air force pilot filming the island's coastline and mountains from his cockpit.

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said prejudice should not be present to address the issue and it is crucial that the international community condemn the assaults by Israeli regime which takes away the Palestinian’s rights and livelihood.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the most senior US official to visit the Southeast Asian nation -- a treaty-bound ally of the United States -- since Marcos took office on June 30.

Beijing has reacted furiously to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island, which it claims as its territory and has vowed to retake, by force if necessary.

A Chinese military jet flies over Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province. Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP

Visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (centre) waves to journalists during her arrival at the Parliament in Taipei on Aug 3, 2022. - (Photo by SAM YEH / AFP)

Pelosi argued that American politicians should be able to travel to Taiwan freely. - AFP file pic

The White House condemned on Thursday China's launching of missiles near Taiwan during live-fire exercises - AFP Photo