Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou plans to go on his fourth cross-strait exchange trip to China since leaving office, drawing criticism from Taiwan's government. A Taiwan court has sentenced a Chinese ship captain to three years in prison for cutting one of the country's undersea communication cables. And officials from both the United States and China say they have reached a deal to ease ongoing trade tensions between the two sides. Also in today's show:
-Australia's defense minister says he is confident a US$240 billion nuclear submarine deal with the U.S. will proceed after a Trump administration review.
-The number of domestic violence cases reported in Taiwan is up over 33% since 2019.
-Over 240 people were on board a London-bound Air India flight that crashed minutes after taking off from the Indian city of Ahmedabad.
