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American leadership on Ukraine 'critical': US defence chief

Jan 08, 2025 (AFP)

Austin is to convene a meeting of dozens of Ukraine's supporters at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Thursday, the last such talks before President-elect Don...

Xi vows to promote 'world peace' in New Year's message to Putin: state media

Dec 31, 2024 (AFP)

"No matter how the international situation changes, China will remain steadfast in further comprehensively deepening reform... and promoting world peace and dev...

China, Iran FMs agree Mideast 'not a battleground for big powers'

Dec 28, 2024 (AFP)

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed that "the international community should respect the sovereignty, security, stability...

China says Japan's foreign minister to visit on Wednesday

Dec 24, 2024 (AFP)

The visit will be Iwaya's first to China since becoming Japan's top diplomat earlier this year. He told reporters in Tokyo that "China represents one of the mos...

Finland PM says Russia 'permanent' threat to EU

Dec 22, 2024 (AFP)

Orpo hosted a summit on security and immigration with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Italian Prime Minister Giorgi...

US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown

Dec 21, 2024 (AFP)

With the midnight deadline already expired by minutes, senators dropped normal procedure to fast-track the package to a vote, halting government shutdown prepar...

Macron stresses Djibouti base as France loses Africa footholds

Dec 21, 2024 (AFP)

Macron paid a brief visit to the Horn of Africa state for talks with its President Ismail Omar Guelleh and to see French troops ahead of the end-of-year holiday...

Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China

Dec 21, 2024 (AFP)

China accounted for more than half of Sri Lanka's bilateral debt at the time of the 2022 economic crash, when Colombo ran out of foreign exchange to pay for ess...

China says wants 'comprehensive solution' to India border dispute

Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)

The meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing comes amid easing tensions between the giant ne...

Pope says escaped two attempts on his life in Iraq

Dec 17, 2024 (AFP)

The pontiff's Vatican security detail received an urgent warning from the British secret services, Francis wrote. "A woman packed with explosives, a young suici...

China says hopes to stabilise India ties 'at an early date'

Dec 17, 2024 (AFP)

The world's two most populous nations are intense geopolitical rivals and have accused each other of trying to seize territory along their unofficial divide, kn...

China, India to hold high-level talks over contested border

Dec 16, 2024 (AFP)

Relations had been tense since a deadly military encounter in 2020 on the border between Tibet and India's Ladakh region, which left at least 20 Indian and four...

Fate of Russian military bases in Syria undecided as Israeli strikes destroys Syrian ammo dump

Dec 16, 2024 (AFP)

The Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base are Russia's only military outposts outside the former Soviet Union and have been key to the Kremlin's activities in ...

China FM says 'deeply concerned' about Syria in talks with Egypt counterpart

Dec 13, 2024 (AFP)

Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the country after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group and its allies, brin...

U.S., Japan pledge continued deterrence amid Russian, North Korean, Chinese threats

Dec 12, 2024 (UPI)

U.S. and Japanese delegations met in Japan Tuesday through Thursday to share their respective assessments of challenges to regional security and to sustain and ...

Xi tells Russia's Medvedev China 'is willing' to strengthen ties

Dec 12, 2024 (AFP)

Medvedev, who is now serving as deputy head of the Russian security council, is visiting China this week for talks with leaders of the key strategic partner. "C...

Russia's Medvedev in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders

Dec 11, 2024 (AFP)

"The visit to China by Mr. Medvedev... is an important high-level exchange between China and Russia," said foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a regular pr...

Pentagon chief to meet Japan PM on final Asia trip

Dec 10, 2024 (AFP)

Austin will meet Ishiba and then Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani on what is likely his last official trip to the region, as the key allies prepare for a new e...

Russia's military bases in Syria under threat

Dec 10, 2024 (AFP)

The Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base are Russia's only military outposts outside the former Soviet Union and have been key to the Kremlin's activities in ...

Assad's fall shows Russian military limited by Ukraine offensive

Dec 09, 2024 (AFP)

Moscow helped keep Assad in power when it intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2015, but with its troops and firepower now concentrated on Ukraine, its ability...