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Biden says he expects to call Xi this week
Jul 25, 2022 (AFP)
Asked whether the long-awaited call would take place this week, Biden said: "That's my expectation, but I'll let you know when that gets set up." Any potential ...
UK's Sunak vows to get tough on China if he becomes PM
Jul 25, 2022 (AFP)
The former finance minister's pledge comes after his rival in the final two of the race to lead the ruling Conservative party, Liz Truss, accused him of being w...
Japan defence report sounds alarm on Russia, threats to Taiwan
Jul 22, 2022 (AFP)
The document includes a chapter on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which it says risks sending the message "that an attempt to unilaterally change the status quo ...
Turkey to assess Finland, Sweden compliance on NATO accession
Jul 21, 2022 (AFP)
Finland and Sweden dropped their history of military non-alignment and announced plans to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February. All 30 ...
In south Ukraine, Moscow supporters snap up Russian passports
Jul 19, 2022 (AFP)
"I think we will all live in Russia, and I need a Russian passport," the 31-year-old makeup artist said in central Melitopol, holding her youngest son in her ar...
US Senate moves to bring Finland, Sweden into NATO
Jul 19, 2022 (AFP)
All 30 members of NATO must ratify the accession of the two Nordic countries, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week again threatened to freeze th...
Erdogan renews threat to 'freeze' Swedish, Finnish NATO bids
Jul 18, 2022 (AFP)
At a NATO summit in Madrid at the end of June, Erdogan called on the two countries to "do their part" in the fight against terrorism, and accused them of provid...
UK military chief says Putin health rumours are 'wishful thinking'
Jul 17, 2022 (AFP)
As the Conservative party chooses a successor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Admiral Tony Radakin also said Britain's next leader should be aware that Russia ...
Solomons says foreign base would make it a military target
Jul 14, 2022 (AFP)
The Solomons leader is attending the Pacific Islands Forum summit, the first gathering of the bloc since his country signed a security agreement with China -- d...
China says SE Asia nations should avoid becoming 'chess pieces'
Jul 11, 2022 (AFP)
Wang Yi held five hours of talks on Saturday with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken -- their first since October -- on the Indonesian island of Bali, after ...
US, China top diplomats hold 'constructive' first talks in months
Jul 09, 2022 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held their first talks since October on the Indonesian island of Bali as the two power...
Lavrov walks out of G20 talks as West presses Moscow on Ukraine
Jul 08, 2022 (AFP)
Washington and allies condemned Russia's assault ahead of the meeting before Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov faced what US Secretary of State Antony Blinken call...
West presses Russia at G20 with call to end Ukraine war
Jul 08, 2022 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov joined colleagues for day-long talks in their first meeting since the outbreak of war...
Shinzo Abe: Japan's longest-serving prime minister
Jul 08, 2022 (AFP)
Nearly two years after poor health forced him to leave office, the 67-year-old was shot during a campaign event in the western region of Nara on Friday. He was ...
Polish, Lithuania leaders visit NATO 'vulnerable' spot
Jul 07, 2022 (AFP)
Moscow's Ukrainian invasion has spooked the region's small Baltic states -- including Lithuania -- as well as Poland, which neighbours Ukraine to the west. Ther...
UK backing for Ukraine set to outlive Johnson
Jul 07, 2022 (AFP)
"Boris Johnson has been the frontman for this policy, but it's whole-of-British-government policy," said Peter Ricketts, a former UK national security advisor a...
China's Wang meets Lavrov in Bali ahead of G20 talks
Jul 07, 2022 (AFP)
The pair were pictured holding a bilateral meeting on the Indonesian resort island as the world's top economies gather to discuss the most pressing global issue...
NATO begins Sweden, Finland membership process; Sweden dodges on deportations
Jul 05, 2022 (AFP)
"This is a good day for Finland and Sweden and a good day for NATO," Stoltenberg told reporters in a joint press statement with the Swedish and Finnish foreign ...
NATO says no plans for bases in Sweden or Finland
Jul 05, 2022 (AFP)
"We don't plan to have an additional presence in either country, they have formidable national forces. They're capable of defending themselves," Deputy Secretar...
Japan protests Chinese navy sailing near disputed islands
Jul 04, 2022 (AFP)
The islets in the East China Sea, known as the Senkaku by Tokyo and the Diaoyu by Beijing, are at the centre of a long-running dispute between Japan and China. ...
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