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Newly-appointed defence minister Chiu Kuo-cheng says China ‘capable of starting a war’ and Taiwan must be ready. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/taiwan-boosts-south-china-sea-deployments-gets-submarine-nod

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Dr Sasa, who has been charged with treason by the military, urges the international community to act urgently to prevent...

US intelligence agencies also found attempts by Iran, Venezuela and Hezbollah to meddle in the presidential election. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/us-report-says-russia-tried-to-influence-2020-election

Indian capital most polluted for third straight year in 2020, according to IQAir, a Swiss group that measures air quality. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/new-delhi-world-most-polluted-capital-for-the-third-year-study

Removing US troops without a peace deal would be ‘a disaster’, says John Sopko, as new talks set to begin in Moscow. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/us-official-warns-congress-on-troop-withdrawal-afghanistan

Mass killings underscore the enormous security challenges facing Niger’s new president, Mohamed Bazoum. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/gunmen-kill-at-least-58-civilians-in-attack-on-niger-convoy

Main opposition party says it knows ‘for sure that the president is ill’, even as the government calls on citizens to ignore rumours. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/tanzanians-should-be-told-about-magufulis-health-opposition

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Mike Ejiofor – former director of Nigeria’s State Security Service Ini Dele-Adedeji – research fellow at the University of Edinburgh’s Center for African Studies Anietie...

Turkey’s president also voices displeasure at Riyadh’s joint air exercises with its longstanding rival Greece. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/saudi-arabia-willing-to-buy-turkeys-armed-drones-erdogan