An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale has struck Taiwan's coastal city of Hualien, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei.
The quake struck at 0501 GMT at a depth of 19 km in eastern Hualien.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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China's Xi to visit North Korea in push for deeper ties
China said on Friday President Xi Jinping would visit North Korea on a two-day trip from June 8, his first in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to reassert ties with Pyongyang, its only formal treaty ally.
Hezbollah rejection clouds Lebanon ceasefire and prospects for ending war
The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from the country, undermining US President Donald Trump's efforts to halt fighting there to forge peace with Tehran.
Zelenskyy, in open letter, invites Putin to talks to end the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more than four years of war, warning that Kyiv stood ready to fight on otherwise.
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