Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te thanked troops on Tuesday after China held military exercises around the self-ruled island, as he urged them to help make it "safer".Speaking during a visit to an air force base in eastern Hualien on Tuesday, Lai toasted the troops for their hard work "in response to China's military exercises" -- his first direct reference to the war games on Thursday and Friday.
The UK's Labour party won the backing on Tuesday of 120 business leaders, in a timely boost as it bids to oust the ruling Conservatives in the upcoming general election.Labour leader Keir Starmer and its finance spokesperson Rachel Reeves -- who is set to become finance minister if the party wins power -- have spent years wooing back business figures.
Luke Ayling claims the prospect of what Middlesbrough could achieve next season meant he was not interested in listening to alternative suitors.