Taiwan's top court issues a ruling striking down a number of reforms passed by the opposition-controlled legislature as unconstitutional while upholding others. Military units on Taiwan's Penghu Islands are wrapping up several days of live-fire exercises, with some drills taking place in the middle of the night for the first time. A Wall Street Journal report says Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Elon Musk not activate Starlink communication satellites over Taiwan, allegedly as a favor to China's Xi Jinping.
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- The European Parliament passed a resolution calling for Taiwan to participate in international bodies, including the U.N., and condemned China's intimidation of Taiwan through military exercises.
- The ban on Chinese visitors to Taiwan's Kinmen islands was lifted in September, but struggling businesses hoping for a revival in tourism say travelers are only trickling in.
- Textile factory workers from Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand form a multinational union to demand justice for labor rights violations and win major concessions from their employer.
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