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'China is strong': lawmakers bullish despite 'turbulent' world
Beijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Chinese lawmakers told AFP Wednesday they were confident in the country's prospects despite a host of gnarly challenges, after a morning of meticulously choreographed fanfare at an annual political gathering in Beijing. Following the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing's opulent Great Hall of the People, representatives emerged into Tiananmen Square, brightly lit by the mid-morning sun. "The international situation is very turbulent now, especially the Russia-Ukrai ... read more |
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Ports sale offers Panama way out of Trump row: expertsPanama City (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 The decision by Hong Kong firm CK Hutchison to sell its Panama ports to a US-led consortium provides the Central American country with a convenient way out of its standoff with President Donald Trump, experts said Tuesday. ... more 
Vance denies criticizing British, French armiesWashington (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 US Vice President JD Vance insisted Tuesday he was not targeting France and Britain with remarks he made dismissing the military abilities of countries supporting a possible European peacekeeping force in Ukraine. ... more 
Third person killed in overnight Russian missile strike in UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 A third person died after overnight Russian strikes in Ukraine, local authorities said Thursday. ... more 
Trump orders 'pause' on military aid to Ukraine, White House officials sayWashington DC (UPI) Mar 3, 2025 President Donald Trump ordered a temporary "pause" on military aid to Ukraine on Monday, according to White House officials, following Friday's heated Oval Office exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. ... more |
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Rubio says NATO not 'in jeopardy' after Merz urges independenceWashington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Europeans should not fear for NATO's future after alarm over President Donald Trump prompted Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz to urge independence from Washington. ... more
U.S. sides with Russia in U.N. resolution votes on Ukraine warWashington DC (UPI) Feb 25, 2025 On the third anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the United States joined Russia in voting against a United Nations' resolution condemning the Kremlin for the war while its own resolution calling for a swift end to the conflict failed. ... more 
Trump's Pentagon shakeup puts military in political spotlightWashington (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 President Donald Trump has launched a sweeping shakeup of the Pentagon, firing top officers and moving to lay off thousands of civilian workers as he seeks to align the US military with his priorities. ... more 
Macron says peace cannot amount to 'surrender of Ukraine' to RussiaWashington (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Monday that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine, warning as he met US counterpart Donald Trump against a world in which the "law of the strongest" wins. ... more 
US army commander meets Cambodian leader to 'expand defence ties'Phnom Penh (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 A senior US army commander met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday to "expand bilateral defence ties", the Cambodian army said, with Washington having previously raised concerns over the kingdom's Chinese-renovated naval base. ... more |
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Xi says China and Russia are 'true friends' who 'support each other': state media
Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 President Xi Jinping said China and Russia are "true friends" who "support each other", state media reported on Monday. Xinhua reported Xi as saying that "history and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbours that cannot be moved away, and true friends who share weal and woe, support each other and achieve common development". The state news agency earlier reported that Xi and Putin held a phone call on Monday "upon invitation" with the Russian leader. Moscow and Beijing have s ... read more 
China's Xi hails Russia's 'positive efforts to defuse Ukraine crisis'Beijing (AFP) Feb 24, 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed Moscow's "positive efforts to defuse" the Ukraine crisis in a call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, state media said. ... more |
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Belarus leader says US trying to pit Russia against ChinaMoscow (AFP) Feb 21, 2025 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key Russian ally, said Friday it appeared that the United States was trying to drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing. ... more 
Trump announces replacement of top US military officer with 3 Star GeneralWashington (AFP) Feb 22, 2025 President Donald Trump announced Friday he is replacing top US military officer General Charles "CQ" Brown less than two years into his four-year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ... more 
Trump fires top-ranked US military officer as shake-ups spreadWashington (AFP) Feb 22, 2025 President Donald Trump fired top US military officer General Charles "CQ" Brown on Friday, part of a major shake-up of the armed forces' leadership. ... more
U.S. officials reportedly push back on G7 language labeling Russia an 'aggressor'Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2025 The United States is reportedly pushing back against any language in a Group of Seven statement portraying Russia as the aggressor in its ongoing war in Ukraine. ... more
Pentagon to fire up to 76,000 civiliansWashington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2025 President Donald Trump on Friday fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a widely expected move as the Pentagon braces for workforce cuts. ... more |
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