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China is 'landlord' to Hong Kong says justice chief
Jul 27, 2017 (AFP)
It comes at a time when fears are worsening that Hong Kong's freedoms are under threat from an increasingly assertive Beijing. There are already concerns that C...
China and India locked in high-stakes, high-altitude border row
Jul 27, 2017 (AFP)
The row has festered for more than a month as India and China refuse to back down in the distant but strategically key territory, reflecting the historic mistru...
China releases four of six detained Japanese: govt
Jul 27, 2017 (AFP)
Tensions regularly mar Japan-China relations, with a maritime territorial dispute and lingering tensions over Tokyo's history of aggression in the first half of...
Sweden plans large joint military exercise with NATO
Jul 25, 2017 (UPI)
The exercise will be labeled Aurora 17 and will involve land, air, and sea elements of the Swedish military and participating NATO members. It will count over 1...
Sri Lanka finalises $1.12 bn port deal with China
Jul 25, 2017 (AFP)
The cabinet gave final approval to sell a 70 percent stake in Hambantota port for $1.12 billion to state-owned China Merchants Port Holdings, minister Mahinda S...
China urges US to stop 'unfriendly' recon flights
Jul 25, 2017 (AFP)
The US Navy EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft took evasive action Sunday after a Chinese J-10 warplane zoomed underneath it, slowed down and pulled up in front of it...
China urges ASEAN to reject outside interference
Jul 25, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the statement in Manila where he hailed the "strong momentum" in improving ties with the Philippines, a longstanding Ameri...
China to 'step up' troop deployment against India; China buzzes US recon plane
Jul 24, 2017 (AFP)
The standoff started more than a month ago after Chinese troops started building a road on a remote plateau, which is disputed by China and Bhutan. Indian troop...
Moldova renews calls for Russian troop withdrawal
Jul 21, 2017 (AFP)
Following a walkout by pro-Kremlin parties, lawmakers in the ex-Soviet nation approved a declaration calling for Russia to pull out soldiers who have been stati...
International talks set for Monday on Ukraine conflict
Jul 21, 2017 (AFP)
Washington also announced on Friday that its new special envoy for negotiations to end the more than three years of fighting, Kurt Volker, will travel to Ukrain...
India says it has international backing in border dispute with China
Jul 20, 2017 (AFP)
Swaraj reaffirmed that India's security could be jeopardised if China takes over the zone where the frontiers of India, China and Bhutan meet. The standoff star...
Macron seeks to repair damage after army chief quit
Jul 20, 2017 (AFP)
Macron flew to the base in Istres, southern France, a day after General Pierre de Villiers quit in the wake of a row over the government's plans to slash 850 mi...
NATO, Jordan mark establishment of new cybersecurity team
Jul 20, 2017 (UPI)
CERT is a unit of the Jordanian armed forces tasked with helping prevent and deal with cyberattacks on Jordanian civil and military networks. It helps provide t...
French military chief quits after Macron row
Jul 19, 2017 (AFP)
The row between Macron and General Pierre De Villiers blew up last week when the chief of the defence staff told a parliamentary committee he would not allow th...
China 'aggressive' in border row, says India diplomat
Jul 19, 2017 (AFP)
Beijing has made virtually daily warnings to its neighbour over the deadlock on a remote Himalayan plateau, where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in ...
Chinese ships heading for joint exercises with Russia in the Baltic Sea
Jul 19, 2017 (UPI)
The People's Liberation Army Navy ships were shadowed by Great Britain's Royal Navy as the vessels transited the English Channel. The task force was greeted in ...
Facing Russia threat, Ukraine and Georgia join in push West
Jul 18, 2017 (AFP)
Both of the ex-Soviet states have been torn apart by conflicts with Moscow-backed separatists as they seek to wriggle out from under the Kremlin's thumb and shi...
China's Xi reaffirms commitment to peace in the Middle East
Jul 18, 2017 (AFP)
Despite depending on the volatile Middle East for oil supplies, Beijing has long taken a backseat in its disputes. But China has stepped up its diplomatic engag...
On third MH17 anniversary, families unveil 'living memorial'
Jul 17, 2017 (AFP)
A total of 298 trees have been planted in the shape of a green ribbon, one for each of the victims who died on board the Malaysia Airlines flight en route from ...
Beijing faces backlash after dissident Liu Xiaobo dies in custody
Jul 14, 2017 (AFP)
China bears a "heavy responsibility" for the death of Liu, the Nobel Committee said, less than two months after the 61-year-old was transferred to hospital from...
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