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Polls open in Russian vote to extend Putin's reign Moscow (AFP) Mar 15, 2024 Russians started voting on Friday in a three-day presidential election set to hand hardline leader Vladimir Putin another six-year term as fresh attacks bring the raging conflict in Ukraine further into Russian territory. 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 his military assault on Ukraine, now in its third year. Polling stations in a country spread over 11 time zones opene ... read more |
China says military delegation visited Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal Beijing (AFP) Mar 13, 2024 A Chinese military delegation recently visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal to discuss further cooperation in defence issues, Beijing said Wednesday. ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 15, 2024 The Catholic Church in Hong Kong said Friday that confessions by devotees to priests would remain confidential under the city's upcoming national security law. ... more Port Moresby (AFP) Feb 29, 2024 Papua New Guinea has finally ratified a defence pact with Indonesia, nearly 14 years after the prickly neighbours first signed it, the government said in a statement. ... more Paris (AFP) Feb 29, 2024 Saudi Arabia is negotiating to build a national pavilion during the Paris Olympics at the Invalides complex that holds Napoleon's tomb, the French defence ministry said Thursday, amid criticism from some lawmakers. ... more |
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Indian troops begin Maldives pullout after quit order Male, Maldives (AFP) Mar 12, 2024 India has begun withdrawing military personnel operating surveillance aircraft in the Maldives after the new pro-China president ordered them to leave, defence authorities said Tuesday. ... more Bucharest (AFP) Mar 12, 2024 Romania's President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday announced his candidacy to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as chief of NATO, vowing - as a leader of a country bordering the Ukraine war - to bring "renewal of perspective" at a crucial time for the alliance. ... more Washington DC (UPI) Mar 11, 2024 U.S. intelligence officials testified before a Senate committee Monday on the state of worldwide security threats to the United States, including artificial intelligence, election security and misinformation by U.S. adversaries, as they warned of an "increasingly fragile world order." ... more Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 11, 2024 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Sweden's accession to the US-led alliance showed Russian President Vladimir Putin had "failed" in his Ukrainian war strategy of weakening it. ... more Alta, Norway (AFP) Mar 8, 2024 Swedish marines on Friday peered out from their assault vessel as part of a vast NATO military exercise to simulate repelling an invasion of neighbouring Norway. ... more |
Sweden finally joins NATO, ending non-alignment, in Ukraine war shadow Washington (AFP) Mar 8, 2024 Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of tortuous diplomacy after Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered new fears. 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 States, the leading force of the transatlantic alliance that promises joint security for all. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson late Thursday a ... read more Mcleod Ganj , India (AFP) March 7, 2024 Esoteric questions of reincarnation rarely have real-world political consequences, but many fear the search for a successor to Tibet's Dalai Lama could inflame regional rivalries. ... more |
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China will be global 'force for peace': foreign minister Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2024 China will be a global force for peace and stability, the country's foreign minister Wang Yi said Thursday in a wide-ranging press conference where he hit out against US "suppression" and expressed support for Palestinians. ... more Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2024 Beijing will "legitimately defend" its rights in the South China Sea, the country's foreign minister said Thursday, following a string of clashes between Chinese and Philippine ships in the disputed waterway. ... more Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2024 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi lashed out against the United States and praised his country's partnership with Russia on Thursday, in a wide-ranging press conference where he called the war in Gaza a "disgrace for civilisation". ... more Washington DC (UPI) Mar 7, 2024 In remarks delivered during a meeting with Germany's vice chancellor, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said congressional obstruction of Ukraine aid is "nothing short of a gift" for Vladimir Putin. ... more Canberra (AFP) Mar 7, 2024 Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim warned Thursday against attempts by other countries to block China's military and economic rise in the Asia-Pacific region. ... more |
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