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Chinese FM blasts US 'suppression', defends Russia ties
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
Wang hit out at what he called efforts by Washington "to suppress China", telling reporters that "the desire to heap blame under any pretext has reached an unbe...
Sri Lanka ex-leader claims ousted over China investments
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
Rajapaksa was forced into temporary exile after protesters stormed his official residence in 2022, following months of street protests over the island nation's ...
Reincarnation and realpolitik: Dalai Lama's succession dilemma
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
The 88-year-old spiritual leader, Tenzin Gyatso, has shown no indication of serious health issues, and has said that his dreams suggest he could live until he i...
China will 'legitimately defend rights' in South China Sea: FM
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
China claims almost the entire South China Sea and has sought to assert sovereignty there despite competing claims from Southeast Asian nations and an internati...
Malaysia PM warns against attempts to block China's rise
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
As the United States and China jostle for regional influence, Southeast Asian countries should defend the "sanctity" of international law and urge cooperation, ...
Congressional inaction on Ukraine 'nothing short of gift to Putin,' Janet Yellen says
Mar 07, 2024 (UPI)
"In addition to the EU's approval for 50 billion euros in economic aid for Ukraine, EU member states like Germany are also our partners in providing Ukraine bil...
After long tussle, Sweden to become NATO member
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was visiting Washington where Secretary of State Antony Blinken will ceremonially receive the ratification documents afte...
The Dalai Lama: Tibet's spiritual leader, bane of Beijing
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
Tenzin Gyatso, who describes himself as a "simple Buddhist monk", became the face of the Tibetan cause as he crisscrossed the globe, mixing with royalty, politi...
China will be global 'force for peace': foreign minister
Mar 07, 2024 (AFP)
"In the face of complex turmoil in the international environment, China will persist in being a force for peace, a force for stability, and a force for progress...
Ursula von der Leyen: from 'Green Deal' to EU defence hawk
Mar 06, 2024 (AFP)
The first woman to hold the top EU post, von der Leyen has come to embody an institution long cast as faceless, projecting renewed European assertiveness on the...
Paris backs Dutch PM as next NATO chief
Mar 06, 2024 (AFP)
Rutte is the frontrunner to replace Jens Stoltenberg as NATO secretary general, even though a shock win for the far right in the recent Netherlands general elec...
Hungarian president signs Sweden's bid to join NATO
Mar 05, 2024 (AFP)
Hungary's parliament ratified Sweden's bid on February 26, ending more than a year of delays that frustrated other alliance members in the face of Russia's inva...
Hungary refuses to back Dutch PM for NATO chief
Mar 05, 2024 (AFP)
Rutte is largely believed to be the frontrunner to lead the alliance and replace current NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, after the United States, Britain and Germa...
Albania hails NATO-backed base in former 'Stalin City'
Mar 04, 2024 (AFP)
The base serves as the latest symbol of Albania's westward shift -- and a key military buffer in Europe as Russia wages war in Ukraine. During the inaugural cer...
Swedes say 'too many sacrifices' made for NATO bid: poll
Mar 01, 2024 (AFP)
Sweden is on track to become the 32nd member of the military alliance within days, after last holdout Hungary ratified its bid on Monday. Ending two centuries o...
New Finland president eyes 'difficult' security decisions
Mar 01, 2024 (AFP)
Addressing parliament at his swearing-in following his February election victory, the conservative former prime minister warned that Russia's invasion of Ukrain...
Papua New Guinea and Indonesia finalise defence deal
Feb 29, 2024 (AFP)
The two countries first inked the defence cooperation deal in 2010, agreeing to share military intelligence, give logistical support and coordinate security ope...
Possible Saudi Olympic pavilion at Napoleon's tomb sparks unease
Feb 29, 2024 (AFP)
"There are discussions underway at the request of the Saudis," said the defence ministry, which owns the building and its grounds. "There are strict conditions ...
Russia's Sweden embassy vows 'countermeasures' over NATO entry
Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)
Sweden on Monday cleared the final hurdle to become the 32nd member of the alliance, when last holdout Hungary's parliament ratified the Nordic country's member...
China says envoy to visit Ukraine, Russia, EU states this week
Feb 28, 2024 (AFP)
The trip will represent "the second round of shuttle diplomacy on seeking a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis", China's foreign ministry said in a stat...
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