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US, Australia and Japan vow to work together against China
Oct 02, 2022 (AFP)
Washington is pressing a diplomatic offensive to counter Chinese influence across the Asia-Pacific. "We are deeply concerned by China's increasingly aggressive ...
Russia vetoes UN bid against Ukraine annexations as China abstains
Sep 30, 2022 (AFP)
Russia's veto was a certainty but Western powers hoped to show Moscow's isolation in its war and will now take the condemnation effort to the General Assembly, ...
US, allies not 'intimidated' by Putin: Biden
Sep 30, 2022 (AFP)
"America and its allies are not going to be intimidated," he said in remarks at the White House. Putin is "not going to scare us." Biden then addressed the Krem...
Kremlin set to annex four Ukraine territories at ceremony
Sep 30, 2022 (AFP)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the annexations would be formalised at the ceremony and Putin would deliver a "major" speech. It comes after...
Japan urges 'stable' China ties, 50 years after normalisation
Sep 29, 2022 (AFP)
Growing friction over China's military might and regional sabre-rattling has left ties between Beijing and Tokyo frosty, and there was no major diplomatic cerem...
India appoints 'China expert' as new defence chief
Sep 29, 2022 (AFP)
Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan's appointment comes in the midst of a root-and-branch reform of India's armed forces, and nearly a year after the previous defen...
Kremlin to annex more Ukraine territories at ceremony Friday
Sep 29, 2022 (AFP)
The threats have not deterred a sweeping Ukrainian counter-offensive, which has been pushing back Russian troops in the east and is on the doorstep of the Donet...
Biden foreign policy earns higher marks in Europe than US
Sep 29, 2022 (AFP)
A 14-nation survey released Thursday by the German Marshall Fund of the United States said approval of Biden's foreign policy was higher than in the US in all c...
Moscow calling? Red phone line remains crucial in US-Russia standoff
Sep 29, 2022 (AFP)
With President Vladimir Putin openly brandishing the possibility of using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, where his conventional army is struggling to consolid...
China, Russia face historic scrutiny at UN rights council
Sep 26, 2022 (AFP)
The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva frequently investigates and tries to rein in abuses inside countries but has not taken on the two heavyweights directly un...
Little cheer as Japan, China mark 50 years of ties
Sep 26, 2022 (AFP)
The world's second and third largest economies are key trading partners and just a few years ago seemed poised for a diplomatic blossoming, with plans for a sta...
China, India call for negotiated way out of Ukraine war
Sep 24, 2022 (AFP)
After a week of pressure at the United Nations General Assembly, Russia's foreign minister took the General Assembly rostrum to deliver a fiery rebuke to Wester...
Biden warns China and Russia, hedges on seeking reelection
Sep 19, 2022 (AFP)
In a rare, wide-ranging interview with the CBS "60 Minutes" program, Biden went back on repeated assertions by the White House that he is sure to run in 2024. B...
Xi, Putin look to challenge world order at regional summit
Sep 17, 2022 (AFP)
But cracks in summit solidarity quickly appeared, with India's prime minister telling Putin it was "not the time" for the conflict in Ukraine. Adding to the ten...
Putin, Xi hail 'great power' ties at talks defying West
Sep 16, 2022 (AFP)
Sitting across from each other at two long rounded tables and flanked by aides, the two leaders met on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Org...
China's Xi, Russia's Putin challenge world order at regional summit
Sep 16, 2022 (AFP)
The meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan brought Putin and Xi together with the leaders of SCO members India, Pakistan...
Hong Kong actor apologises for praising British queen
Sep 15, 2022 (AFP)
Thousands of Hong Kong residents have queued up outside the city's British consulate this week to sign a condolence book for the late monarch who died after 70 ...
Belarus strongman thanks Xi for backing at 'difficult time'
Sep 15, 2022 (AFP)
Lukashenko met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan. "You have always been not only a solid and reliable friend f...
Putin, Xi meet for high-stakes talks in challenge to West
Sep 15, 2022 (AFP)
Xi and Putin will be joined by the leaders of India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran and several other countries for the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...
Xi lands in Kazakhstan in first trip abroad since pandemic
Sep 14, 2022 (AFP)
Xi, during his three-day visit to Central Asia, is scheduled to attend a summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Uzbekistan, where he is expected t...
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