A gas pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia was damaged shortly after a Russian fiber optic cable under the Baltic Sea was harmed last month, only 28 kilometers( 17 miles ) away, according to Russian state company Rostelecom on Tuesday( Nov 7 ). Estonian police believe that a Chinese pot shipContinue Reading
TOKYO: As calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict grow, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Tuesday( Nov. 7 ) to meet with Group of Seven ( G7 ) foreign ministers. Following his most recent whirlwind tour of the Middle East, Blinken arrived inContinue Reading
JERUSALEM: On Sunday, November 5, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected growing names for a cease-fire in Gaza until all of the more than 240 captives taken by Hamas during its attacks on October 7 were returned. Without the transfer of the victims, there won’t be a ceasefire. Netanyahu reiteratedContinue Reading
JERUSALEM: On Saturday, November 4, police detained protesters who were protesting outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home. This was done in response to popular outrage over the failures that resulted in the dangerous Hamas gunmen attack on Gaza Strip communities last month. Hundreds of people pushed through authorities barriersContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia, will travel to China on Saturday( Nov. 4 ) for a historic visit, signaling that ties with the trading tycoon and strategic rival have softened. His four-day journey to Beijing and Shanghai, which was the first for an Australian leader in seven years,Continue Reading
Australian journalist Cheng Lei – who was imprisoned in China on similarly opaque espionage charges – was freed last month after three years in detention. Cheng’s return followed sustained lobbying from the Australian government, raising hopes that Yang might also soon be released. Yang’s sons said they hoped Albanese “canContinue Reading
Wang told Biden that the objective of his visit was to help “stem the decline” in US-China ties “with an eye on San Francisco”, without giving any details, according to a brief statement from the Chinese foreign ministry. The foreign ministry readouts for Wang’s meetings with Blinken and Sullivan saidContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: A US congressional committee questioned the US Navy on Thursday (Oct 26) over what it called “alarming delays” in weapons deliveries to Taiwan, asking why production sometimes languished for months or years after purchasing deals were signed. Time was running out to deter military action by China toward democraticContinue Reading
OTTAWA: The American government announced on Monday, October 23, that it had discovered a China-related” Spamouflage” campaign in which machines posted false information and advertising on the social media accounts of lawmakers, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Spamouflage plan, which targeted dozens of MPs from across the political spectrum,Continue Reading
BEIJING: According to the foreign ministry, China’s envoy for the Middle East pleaded in Egypt on Sunday( Oct 22 ),” Foreigny is not a way to resolve” the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is once again calling for ceasefire.” After two weeks of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movements Hamas,Continue Reading