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Marcos says Philippines will not be 'cowed into silence' by China

Mar 28, 2024 (AFP)

Marcos's remarks came as China blamed the Philippines for raising tensions in the hotly contested waterway, which Beijing claims almost entirely. Beijing and Ma...

Sri Lanka PM says China to develop strategic infrastructure

Mar 27, 2024 (AFP)

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said China -- the island's biggest bilateral creditor -- would "assist" Sri Lanka's restructuring of external debt, a key cond...

NATO commitment to Poland, 'ironclad' says US; Russian Polish envoy ignores summons

Mar 25, 2024 (AFP)

"Our commitment to NATO and the security of our NATO allies, which of course includes Poland, is ironclad and it will not waver," State Department spokesman Mat...

Blinken says Russia, China 'cynically vetoed' Gaza resolution

Mar 22, 2024 (AFP)

The United States, Israel's main ally which has vetoed previous ceasefire calls, put forward the resolution in which the Security Council would have supported "...

Indian PM Modi in Bhutan to shore up ties with eye on China

Mar 22, 2024 (AFP)

Landlocked Bhutan, known for its policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth, has long been regarded by New Delhi as a buffer state firmly wit...

China's top diplomat meets Australian ex-PM for controversial sit-down

Mar 21, 2024 (AFP)

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi spent an hour and five minutes with Keating, a veteran centre-left leader who has pilloried his own party in government for sti...

Biden to host Philippines, Japan leaders to counter China

Mar 19, 2024 (AFP)

Biden's meeting with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on April 11 is the latest in a series o...

Blinken says US stands by 'ironclad' commitments to defend Philippines

Mar 19, 2024 (AFP)

Blinken's visit to Manila is his second since Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos took office in 2022 and is part of a brief Asia tour to reinforce US support...

China's Xi says Putin re-election 'fully reflects' support of Russian people

Mar 18, 2024 (AFP)

With 99 percent of polling stations having submitted results, Putin had secured 87.33 percent of all votes cast, official election data showed Monday, according...

China, India hail Putin election win; West brands it 'undemocratic'

Mar 18, 2024 (AFP)

Here is a roundup of the main reactions to a vote that officially saw the 71-year-old Putin win with 87.28 percent of votes according to the latest count: - Chi...

Catholic confessions to remain secret under Hong Kong security law: diocese

Mar 15, 2024 (AFP)

Hong Kong is fast-tracking a homegrown national security law, following the one Beijing imposed in 2020 after quashing huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy ...

Netherlands to select future attack submarines

Mar 15, 2024 (AFP)

French state-owned Naval Group has allied with Dutch company Royal IHC and is up against Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Sweden's Saab AB, whic...

Polls open in Russian vote to extend Putin's reign

Mar 15, 2024 (AFP)

In power as president or prime minister since the final day of 1999, the former KGB agent is casting the election as a show of Russians' loyalty and support for...

China says military delegation visited Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal

Mar 13, 2024 (AFP)

Beijing is seeking to build closer ties in South Asia in a push to counter its strategic rival India for influence. Last week, the Maldives said it had signed a...

Romania President Iohannis announces NATO chief bid

Mar 12, 2024 (AFP)

For the past two years, the Western defence alliance has navigated a challenging security environment in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Outgoing Dutc...

Indian troops begin Maldives pullout after quit order

Mar 12, 2024 (AFP)

The Mihaaru newspaper reported that 25 Indian troops deployed in the southernmost atoll of Addu had left the archipelago ahead of March 10, the official start o...

Sweden joining NATO shows Putin 'failed': Stoltenberg

Mar 11, 2024 (AFP)

The Kremlin's invasion not only prompted formerly non-aligned nations Sweden and Finland to come under NATO's defence umbrella, but now "Ukraine is closer to NA...

U.S. intelligence officials warn of global security threats during Senate hearing

Mar 11, 2024 (UPI)

"Today, the United States faces a complex and interconnected threat," Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the Senate Intelligence Committee, whi...

'Worth the wait': Swedish troops relish NATO leap

Mar 08, 2024 (AFP)

After a ceremony in Washington less than 24 hours earlier, the troops marked their country's first full day as a member of the US-led alliance after two centuri...

Sweden finally joins NATO, ending non-alignment, in Ukraine war shadow

Mar 08, 2024 (AFP)

Days after Hungary followed key holdout Turkey and became the last NATO member to sign off, Sweden ceremonially handed over accession documents to the United St...