Warsaw/Taipei/Beijing: – Taiwan could join the Three Seas Initiative to strengthen ties with Europe, claimed Bartosz Rees, a Polish official in Taiwan. ‘Taiwan is a democratic country, and its economy is booming. This background is conducive for making Taiwan a partner of European countries.’ Bartosz said. A few days ago, the European Parliament decided to […]
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New Delhi: China had accused the QUAD alliance of India, the US, Japan and Australia of being an Asian NATO. Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar replied to the accusation. While NATO was a concept during the Cold War era, the QUAD is an organisation that shapes a better future of the world, Jaishankar said. Foreign […]
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Sanaa/Dubai: Attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified. The Houthis fired 16 ballistic missiles and drones at four Saudi Arabian cities. Two children were injured, and 14 houses were damaged in the attack. Saudi Arabia said that most of the pro-Iranian Houthi attacks had been foiled. There have been reports of […]
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Brussels/Taipei/Beijing – The European Parliament has decided to strengthen ties with Taiwan in the face of repeated opposition and threats from China. The report on Taiwan was approved by a majority vote at the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee meeting in Brussels. The report recommends that the European Union work for a bilateral investment agreement with […]
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Beijing/Washington/Canberra: – The United States and Australia have criticised the new regulations imposed by China to tighten its grip on the South China Sea. The US Department of Defence has accused China of violating international laws. The Australian Defence Ministry said the Australian navy would defy the new Chinese rules. As per the new regulations, […]
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New Delhi – Taliban leader Stanikzai had assured the Indian ambassador to Qatar that Afghanistan’s land would not be allowed to be used against India. He also assured the security of the Indian and minority communities in Afghanistan. Within a day, Anas Haqqani, leader of the Haqqani Network, an anti-India group in the Taliban, said […]
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Colombo – The Sri Lankan government has declared a food emergency due to the unavailability of foreign exchange for food imports. The Sri Lankan government has blamed the Coronavirus pandemic for the shortage of foreign currency reserves. However, analysts and media are claiming that a large amount of foreign exchange is being spent on the […]
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Beijing/Washington: – The Chinese government has ordered to shut down the US Chamber of Commerce in the city of Chengdu. The notice came from China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, said Benjamin Wang, head of the Chamber of Commerce. The US State Department responded by saying the incident was a symbol of the arbitrary functioning of […]
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Taipei/ Washington/ Beijing: On Friday, two warships of the seventh fleet of the US Navy patrolled in the Taiwan maritime region. Moreover, for the first time, the ruling parties of Japan and Taiwan held security dialogue, wherein they mainly discussed the threat posed by China. China has been rocked by this growing cooperation between the US and […]
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Beijing/Kabul: A US analyst has warned that China could play a cooperative role with the Taliban to control trillions of dollars worth of ‘Rare Earth Minerals’ in Afghanistan. China is already believed to have more than 30 per cent of the world’s Rare Earth Minerals. If it gains control over Afghanistan’s reserves, China could use […]
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