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MAIN HEADLINES – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Western sanctions were akin to war, warning that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine would lead to catastrophic consequences for the world. – The evacuation of Mariupol has been postponed after both sides claimed opposition forces were not observing a partial ceasefire designed to allow…
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China will not join the financial sanctions against Russia, the country’s banking and insurance regulator said. China does not support financial sanctions, especially unilateral sanctions, Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, said at a press conference in Beijing, noting that unilateral sanctions cannot effectively address the problems and they lack…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that “Ukrainians with real combat experience with be released from custody” to help defend the country against invasion by Russia. “We dedicate every minute to the struggle for our state,” Zelenskyy said during his address Monday, according to the National News Agency of Ukraine. “Everyone who can join the struggle…
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in said former President Donald Trump “failed” in his dealings with North Korea because he “beat around the bush” during negotiations, a stunningly undiplomatic public assessment of a fellow world leader delivered during a New York Times interview published Wednesday. Moon said the denuclearization of North Korea is a “matter of survival” for South Korea, and stressed that…
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Egypt has agreed to resume diplomatic relations with Qatar, the Egyptian foreign ministry said. “The Arab Republic of Egypt and the state of Qatar has exchanged two official notes today, January 20, according to which the two countries agreed to resume diplomatic relations,” the statement on Wednesday said. On Monday, the first direct flight between…
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China expressed anger on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law measures to further bolster support for Taiwan and Tibet, which had been included in a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package. China has watched with growing alarm as the United States has stepped up its backing for Chinese-claimed Taiwan and its…
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Further boosting the Indian Air Force`s (IAF) capability amid tensions on the China border, three more Rafale fighter jets would reach India by Wednesday evening. The aircraft are set to take off from France tomorrow morning and would arrive in India in the evening itself, government sources told ANI. The additional aircraft would be adding…
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China has hit back at Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, after he criticized Beijing’s human rights record, detention of Canadian citizens, and use of “coercive diplomacy.” On Wednesday, the spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, Zhao Lijian, said the Canadian government had shown “hypocrisy” and “weakness,” as he responded to comments made by Trudeau. Trudeau…
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Sheikh Sabah was born in June 1929 in Kuwait, then a British protectorate, the son of the Emir Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. He attended school in Kuwait and later worked several government posts. After Kuwait gained independence in 1961, he began a four-decade stint as foreign minister that covered the latter half of the emirate’s…
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When world leaders mount the marble podium during the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), they often spout a lot of doom and gloom. Not so for Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. When he entered the global spotlight in October 1963 as foreign minister of a newly independent Kuwait, he gushed with more passion and…
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An ominous threat from North Korea about a “Christmas gift” will keep the world on edge through New Year’s Day — and beyond, The Hill reported Thursday. With no delivery of a missile from the increasingly nuclear-armed nation, anxiety has only ramped up for what, where and when North Korea might make good on its warning. No nation…
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TEN YEARS ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then prime minister of Turkey, hosted Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad for a family holiday in the Aegean resort of Bodrum as relations between Turkey and Syria soared to new heights. After decades of Cold War animosity, the Erdogan government that took power in 2002 had built new ties with its southern neighbor and trade and…
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The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron are working together in persuading the United States to reconsider its decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Both leaders agreed to “close cooperation” on the Jerusalem crisis, a presidential source said. Image: Erdogan and Macron The two leaders agreed…
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“China is synonymous with Panda; Pandas are proudly Chinese”. Only few countries are favored to have received this treasured gift from China. Between 1958 – 1982, China gave out 23 pandas to nine different countries. This is another way of politicking called Panda diplomacy. “The animals are used as diplomatic gifts to foreign countries”. The practice…
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