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Maldives formally asks India to withdraw troops

Nov 18, 2023 (AFP)

Speaking with a visiting Indian minister, Muizzu asked New Delhi to recall personnel deployed to operate three gifted aircraft patrolling the maritime territory...

Blinken says to expect candid talk after Biden calls Xi 'dictator'

Nov 17, 2023 (AFP)

Blinken, known for his reserve and self-control, was caught on camera appearing to wince slightly at Biden's response during a news conference following the sum...

China, Japan must 'properly handle differences', Xi tells Kishida: state media

Nov 17, 2023 (AFP)

Beijing and Tokyo must "follow the trend of the times, focus on common interests, properly handle differences," Xi told Kishida in San Francisco, according to s...

Pandas could return to US after Xi-Biden summit

Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)

Tensions between Washington and Beijing mean that only a handful of the black and white bears remain in the United States, with three having left the national z...

China calls Biden's Xi dictator comments 'extremely wrong'

Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)

Asked about Biden's remarks, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said: "This kind of speech is extremely wrong and is irresponsible political manipulation. C...

China 'will not fight' war with anyone: Xi

Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)

"China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold or hot war with any country," he told a gathering of business leaders in San Francisco. Chi...

Quick! buy flowers: Biden reminds Xi of wife's birthday

Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping seems set to avoid a domestic black mark after Joe Biden pointed out that his life partner of more than three decades was about to ...

Turkey opens delayed debate on Sweden's NATO bid

Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)

The first day of discussions in parliament's foreign affairs committee represented an important moment for European security and Turkey's relations with the Wes...

Biden hails 'real progress' as Xi summit ends with garden walk

Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)

The leaders shook hands and strolled in a garden at a historic California estate during four-hour talks aimed at preventing growing tensions between the world's...

Chinese troops will not replace Indians, Maldives leader says

Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)

"Maldives is too small to be entangled in geopolitical rivalry," the president-elect said in an interview on the strategically located Indian Ocean archipelago....

Xi, Biden arrive for key San Francisco summit

Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)

The pair will huddle on the sidelines of the APEC summit in California for their first encounter in a year as trade tensions, sanctions and the question of Taiw...

'Planet Earth is big enough': Biden, Xi vow to ease tensions

Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)

"We have to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict," Biden told Xi across a long wooden table as their delegations sat down for talks at the scenic...

Asian, US defence chiefs to meet in Indonesia

Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with defence chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday before wider talks a day late...

At Biden's 'noodle diplomacy' eatery, Chinese eye warming US ties

Nov 14, 2023 (AFP)

On a 2011 visit, then US vice president Joe Biden went for lunch at Yaoji Chaogan, sparking a social media craze over his "noodle diplomacy". Outside the eatery...

Biden embraces allies as Xi comes to San Francisco

Nov 13, 2023 (AFP)

Biden will welcome to San Francisco the 20 other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, conceived three decades ago in an era when US po...

Renewing military talks will top Biden agenda with Xi, aide says

Nov 12, 2023 (AFP)

"The president is determined to see the re-establishment of military-to-military ties," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CBS's "Face the Nation." "H...

EU seeking to 'reengage' with China ahead of Beijing summit

Nov 10, 2023 (AFP)

European commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton described his meetings with Chinese counterparts as "constructive" and "tense on some issues", but ...

Germany wants to become 'backbone' of Europe's defence

Nov 09, 2023 (AFP)

In a country long haunted by guilt over its role in World War II, the armed forces were for decades not seen as a priority and suffered from chronic underinvest...

Xi, Biden to meet in US next week for first talks in a year

Nov 09, 2023 (AFP)

Russia hosts top Chinese general for defence talks

Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)

Shoigu welcomed Zhang Youxia, a high-ranking general and vice chairman of Beijing's Central Military Commission in a red carpet ceremony in Moscow. "We, unlike ...