This blog is closed. See all of our Taiwan coverage. The Guardian’s Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin are at the inauguration in Taipei. They have this report:It is a sea of bucket hats outside the Presidential Office. Continue reading...

Settler attacks and arrests of Hamas supporters create climate of fear and distrust in ruling Fatah partyShuffling around his family home in the hills around Ramallah, Khalil was nervous after his release from prison the day before. His mother was also terrified that he would be rearrested.Khalil, a shy 21-year-old whose name has been changed, was arrested...

Coroner Terry Ryan says he cannot rule Phillips’ mysterious disappearance in 1986 was caused by a Brisbane taxi driverFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland coroner has found that the cause of Sharron Phillips’ mysterious disappearance in 1986, one...

Finance ministers will debate legality of using €270bn in frozen state assets as collateral for loanDivisions over whether Ukraine can lawfully be handed an extra €30bn (£26bn) loan drawn from €270bn in seized Russian state assets are likely to be aired at a meeting of G7 finance ministers this week in Stresa, northern Italy.In another test of political...

Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW police minister, Yasmin Catley, was on ABC News Breakfast earlier to discuss the state’s four-day domestic violence blitz.She said it was the sixth operation in 18 months, with “thousands of arrests” in that time.[The operations] are scheduled...

Lai makes first speech as president in historic third term in power for the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive party (DPP)Who is Lai Ching-te?Taiwan’s new president to take officeSee all of our Taiwan coverageThe Guardian’s Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin are at the inauguration in Taipei. They have this report:It is a sea of bucket hats outside...