Day: October 14, 2026

總統府前身為日本時代之臺灣總督府，不僅日本時代地位十分重要，更因為建築本體強固的結構，讓它挺過昭和20（1945）年5月臺北大空襲，儘管正面左側嚴重毀損，但未傷及建築主體。 在修復後，繼續挺立，做為臺灣政治權力中樞的地位不變。 總統府建築風格屬後期文藝復興式，受英國建築家Norman Shaw的影響，又稱辰野式樣，立面充滿古典樣式的建築語彙，包括柱列、山牆、圓拱窗、牛眼窗、托座、羅馬柱式、複柱等。 柱頭為簡潔多立克柱式，牆身及柱身多飾橫帶，外觀極為華麗。 本展覽以「民主方舟：臺灣永續前行」為主題，呈現臺灣在自然生態的獨特多樣性、科技創新在全球的不可或缺性，以及公民行動所彰顯的民主價值，持續將力量貢獻於國際社會。 中華民國總統府 All rights reserved.

Zurab Japaridze, leader of the opposition Girchi – More Freedom party, who currently faces criminal charges in Georgia’s “sabotage” case, has been detained at the airport in Turkey on his way to a summit in Brussels and will be sent back to Georgia, the ALDE Party – Liberals and Democrats for Europe said on October 14.

According to ALDE’s statement, Japaridze has been detained while transiting en route to Brussels to participate in the leaders’ summit of Renew Europe, a liberal political group based in the European Parliament. ALDE, a union of liberal parties that lists Girchi – More Freedom among its members, said that Japaridze is held in a cell with his passport and luggage confiscated.

“We regret that he will not be able to participate and lament that such pressures continue to be placed on the work and movements of opposition parties who seek a pro-European and democratic future for their country,” ALDE said.

Japaridze is among eight political figures charged with sabotage-related offences. He was released on bail in December shortly after serving his months-long sentence in a separate criminal case over boycotting Georgian Dream’s parliamentary commission, and has travelled in the past months to Western countries to participate in various events.

Japaridze has publicly stated that he has no intention of leaving Georgia amid the looming verdict in the criminal case, which may send him and other opposition politicians to prison for years.

More to follow…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will represent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the seventh meeting of the Council of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which will be held in Baku tomorrow.

The Middle Eastern War is now expanding from its traditional battlefield into a broader theater of conflict, with Yemen and the seas around the Arabian Peninsula becoming one of the major fronts of such escalation. The initial conflict, which was aimed at Israel and merchant vessels by the Houthi movement that is aligned with Iran, has been transformed into a bigger dispute between Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and possibly even Africa’s shores of the Gulf of Aden. The Gulf seems to be caught between Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb

Mount Rainier National Park is a source of inspiration, providing boundless opportunities for exploration, solitude, and contemplation. It encompasses 236,381 acres, ranging in elevation from 1,610′ to 14,410′ above sea level. The mountain is an active volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and ice, surrounded by old growth forest and stunning wildflower meadows. Over 97% of the park …

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Definition and Scope Strong’s Greek 2307 (thelēma) signifies a determinate will, wish, purpose, or desire. In Scripture it ranges from the unassailable counsel of God to the fickle preferences of fallen humanity. The term appears sixty-three times in the Greek New Testament and clusters around four great themes: the sovereign plan of God, the redemptive mission of Jesus Christ, the …