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Exclusive-China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show
WASHINGTON - China is providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia,...
Apr 26, 20243 min read


US TikTok bill sets up fight over free speech protections
The U.S. government set up a likely court showdown over the scope of TikTok's free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution after...
Apr 26, 20243 min read


Iranian president lands in Pakistan for three-day visit to mend ties
ISLAMABAD - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on Monday on a three-day official visit, the foreign office said, amid...
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Pro-China party wins Maldives election in landslide - reports
MALE -Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party earned a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, local media reported on Monday,...
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Maldives votes in election key to its India, China relations
MALE - Voters in the Maldives were flocking to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that may determine whether the Indian...
Apr 21, 20241 min read


Xi tells Germany's Scholz co-operation not a risk amid EU trade tension
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping said German-Chinese co-operation was an opportunity not a risk, even as German Chancellor Olaf...
Apr 16, 20243 min read


German Chancellor warns China not to support Russia ahead of meeting with Xi
Shanghai, April 15 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will warn Chinese President Xi Jinping against providing military support for...
Apr 15, 20241 min read


Scholz warns Iran as attacks on Israel overshadow China trip
CHONGQING/BERLIN -Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Iran against further attacks on Israel on Sunday as the escalating conflict in the...
Apr 14, 20243 min read


Ukraine attack on Russia-controlled town kills 16, official says
A Russia-installed official in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region said on Sunday that the death toll from shelling by Ukraine's...
Apr 14, 20241 min read


EU envoy to Georgia says foreign agent bill 'incompatible' with bloc's values
TBILISI - The European Union's ambassador to Georgia said on Thursday that a bill on foreign agents reintroduced to parliament by...
Apr 11, 20242 min read


Outsider Norway should keep close EU ties, government commission says
OSLO - Norway, which has twice rejected European Union membership, should maintain close cooperation with the bloc and speed up the...
Apr 11, 20241 min read


Paul Simon to play for Japan's Kishida, Bidens at White House state dinner
WASHINGTON - Musician Paul Simon will play for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, his wife, Yuko, and President Joe Biden and first...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
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