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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...
China and Russia building 'more just' world order: Beijing
Sep 13, 2022 (AFP)
Former Cold War allies with a tempestuous relationship, China and Russia have drawn closer in recent years as part of what they call a "no limits" relationship ...
India, China troops begin disengaging from border area: New Delhi
Sep 08, 2022 (AFP)
The two sides agreed during the 16th round of top-level military talks to begin withdrawing "troops in the area of Gogra-Hot Springs", according to the statemen...
Xi and Putin to meet in Uzbekistan next week: Russia
Sep 07, 2022 (AFP)
"In less than 10 days, our leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit" in Samarkand, Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov sai...
Bolstering Asia ties, Putin watches military drills with China
Sep 06, 2022 (AFP)
Russia has found itself increasingly isolated as tensions between Moscow and Western capitals soared since Russia sent troops into pro-Western Ukraine on Februa...
Putin attends military exercises with Chinese forces: Kremlin
Sep 06, 2022 (AFP)
Putin was meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and military chief of staff Valery Gerasimov at the Sergeevski military range and could observe the final ...
Pro-Russian official hints at delay in southern Ukraine referendum plans
Sep 05, 2022 (AFP)
Kherson and the southern region of Zaporizhzhia have been largely under Russia's control since the first weeks of Moscow's invasion in February. They are now be...
More German troops begin arriving in Lithuania
Sep 04, 2022 (AFP)
The troops drove off the ferry in the port city of Klaipeda. They were to make up the command unit of a new brigade, a group usually made up of around 4,000 sol...
China's No. 3 leader to visit Russia next week
Sep 04, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing and Moscow have drawn closer in recent years, ramping up cooperation as part of what they call a "no limits" relationship, acting as a counterweight to ...
American B-52 bombers make low sweep over Stockholm
Sep 02, 2022 (AFP)
The two US Air Force planes were escorted by JAS Gripen fighters as they overflew the capital around 12:15 pm (1015 GMT), Sweden's military said. While the US b...
Russia kicks off large-scale military drills in Far East
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
The exercises, called Vostok-2022, are scheduled to take place until September 7 across several training grounds in Russia's Far East and in the waters off its ...
China hails Gorbachev's 'positive contributions' to Sino-Soviet ties
Aug 31, 2022 (AFP)
"Mikhail Gorbachev made positive contributions to the normalisation of Sino-Soviet relations," foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular press co...
Russian paratrooper flees to France denouncing army 'chaos'
Aug 30, 2022 (AFP)
"When I heard the higher-ups were calling for me to be sentenced to 15 years in prison for fake news, I realised that I wouldn't get anywhere here and my lawyer...
Xi: China's most powerful leader since Mao
Aug 30, 2022 (AFP)
He joined the pantheon of Chinese leadership in 2012, two decades after bursting onto the scene as a graft-fighting governor. The country's rubber-stamp parliam...
Foreign forces arrive for military drills in eastern Russia
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
Servicemen from Kremlin-friendly countries including close ally Belarus, India, Mongolia and Syria will participate in the drills. The exercises will take place...
Russia struggles to recruit soldiers for Ukraine: Pentagon
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
The official noted Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree last Thursday to increase the headcount of the country's army by about 10 percent to 1.15 million s...
Turkey accuses Greece of 'hostile action' against jets
Aug 28, 2022 (AFP)
The incident took place on August 23 when Greece's S-300 missile system deployed on the island of Crete put a lock on Turkish F-16 jets flying at 10,000 feet we...
Sweden, Finland pledge to fight 'terror' at NATO talks: Ankara
Aug 26, 2022 (AFP)
The talks in the Finnish capital Helsinki were the first since the three sides signed an agreement on the sidelines of NATO summit in June paving the way for th...
Russian-held nuclear plant cut from Ukraine grid as Putin orders troop boost
Aug 25, 2022 (AFP)
The Zaporizhzhia plant -- Europe's largest nuclear facility -- has been occupied by Russian troops in southern Ukraine since the opening weeks of the war, and r...
Chinese ship leaves Sri Lanka after riling India, US
Aug 22, 2022 (AFP)
Colombo allowed the Yuan Wang 5 to visit the deep-sea port on the condition that it would not engage in research in Sri Lankan waters. Both India and the US had...
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