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Trump says will hold Friday press conference on China
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
"We'll be announcing tomorrow what we're doing with respect to China," he told reporters at an Oval Office meeting Thursday, saying "we're not happy with China,...
Russia slams 'dangerous' US foreign policy moves
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the comments after Washington announced it would end sanctions waivers for nations that remain in a nuclear ac...
US revokes Hong Kong's special status
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
The decision came as China's rubber-stamp parliament was set to vote Thursday on a new Hong Kong security law, a move that has triggered renewed protests. Under...
US vs China: facing off on many fronts
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
From a bitter blame game over the coronavirus pandemic to renewed squabbles over trade and Taiwan, tensions between Washington and Beijing are running extremely...
India sidesteps Trump mediation offer over China border showdown
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
Trump's offer on Wednesday came after Indian defence sources said hundreds of Chinese troops had moved into a disputed zone along their 3,500 kilometre-long (2,...
Navy accuses Russia of third 'unsafe' intercept of U.S. plane in two months
May 27, 2020 (UPI)
A P-8A flying in the Eastern Mediterranean over international waters was intercepted by two Russian Su-35 aircraft twice in 65 minutes on Tuesday, the Navy said...
Multiple nations plan military exercise in South China Sea
May 27, 2020 (UPI)
The aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong will be deployed together in the Yellow Sea's Bohai Bay for combat readiness drills which could include a simulation...
Trump offers to mediate in India-China frontier showdown
May 27, 2020 (AFP)
Trump's offer came after Indian defence sources said hundreds of Chinese troops had moved into a disputed zone along their 3,500 kilometre-long (2,200 mile) fro...
China's virus diplomacy: global saviour or 'Wolf Warrior'?
May 26, 2020 (AFP)
Gone are the days of low-profile diplomacy promoted by late leader Deng Xiaoping, who said Beijing should "hide your strength, bide your time". Attitudes have c...
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of 'Cold War'
May 25, 2020 (AFP)
Fresh tensions between Beijing and Washington emerged as virus restrictions continued to shape and remake lives around the world, and in very different ways. Th...
A world redrawn: US coronavirus response fatally 'chaotic,' says Chomsky
May 25, 2020 (AFP)
What follows are extracts, edited for clarity, from an AFP interview with the 91-year-old leftist intellectual, who has authored more than 100 books and is curr...
EU needs 'more robust' China strategy: diplo chief
May 25, 2020 (AFP)
The 27 EU states, many with differing attitudes to Beijing, have struggled to find a unified response to China's increasing willingness to use its geopolitical ...
Trump hits the golf course as US kicks off summer season
May 24, 2020 (AFP)
With lockdowns easing across the country and the US leader ramping up his travels, Trump also confirmed he would attend a space launch in Florida next week. As ...
EU urges China to respect Hong Kong autonomy
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
After consulting EU capitals, Brussels' diplomatic chief Josep Borrell issued a statement calling for "the preservation of Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy"....
B1-B bombers integrate with allied fighters in long-range Nordic exercise
May 20, 2020 (UPI)
The bombers, part of the 28th Bomb Wing, left their home base at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., flew to Europe's Nordic region and returned without stopping, A...
US warns India of China 'aggression' at border
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
Alice Wells, the top US diplomat for South Asia, drew parallels between the growing skirmishes in the Himalayas and Beijing's years of increasing assertiveness ...
Beijing will 'never tolerate' Taiwan's separation from China: Xinhua
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
China considers the democratic, self-governing island as part of its territory, and has repeatedly advocated for its eventual reunification with the mainland --...
Trump blames China for 'mass Worldwide killing'
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
His early morning tweet, which also referred to an unidentified "wacko in China," was the latest heated rhetoric from the White House, where Trump is making att...
French military races for recruits after lockdown setback
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
France's two-month lockdown proved a major setback for the military -- the largest employer of first-time job seekers aged 17 to 30 -- as it seeks to attract 26...
Coronavirus gives Trump big stage for pet medical theories
May 19, 2020 (AFP)
While US President Donald Trump admits he's not actually a doctor, he's long been convinced of his scientific talents -- and the coronavirus pandemic has given ...
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