Democratically-governed Taiwan has long been wary of Chinese tech given Beijing's sovereignty claims over the island and its military and political threats against the government in Taipei. In a statement,

Taiwan has officially prohibited its public officials and critical infrastructure from using applications developed by the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, citing concerns over "national information security.

Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) announced on Friday that government employees will be prohibited from using DeepSeek, a newly launched artificial intelligence model from China, due to concerns that it could expose sensitive data to Beijing,

Political parties in Belgium agreed on Friday to form a new government, the office of Belgian King Philippe said, ending almost eight months of complicated talks that followed the election victory of Flemish nationalist party N-VA.

The country’s tense negotiations hinged on taxing and social spending — and they highlight issues facing Europe, and Western democracies, as a whole.

Months of talks have resulted in a five-party coalition agreement to be led by the right-wing N-VA party's Bart De Wever. He is now set to become the country's first nationalist prime minister.