The United States has called for a UN Security Council meeting on Friday (Jun 2) to discuss North Korea’s attempted satellite launch this week, the spokesperson for the US mission to the United Nations said. The launch on Wednesday was an attempt by North Korea to put its first spyContinue Reading
“You’ve heard me talk a number of times about the importance of countries with large, with significant capabilities, being able to talk to each other so you can you can manage crises and prevent things from spiralling out of control unnecessarily,” Austin said. Recent “provocative intercepts of our aircraft andContinue Reading
LONDON: North Korean missile tests are endangering the safety of commercial shipping in busy sea lanes in northeastern Asia without enough time given for notification, several countries told a UN agency on Wednesday (May 31). Nuclear-armed North Korea’s sixth satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, with the booster andContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Beijing has declined a US invitation for a meeting in Singapore between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu, the Pentagon said on Monday (May 29). “Overnight, the PRC informed the US that they have declined our early May invitation for Secretary Austin to meet withContinue Reading
China has declined a request by the US for a meeting between their defence chiefs at an annual security forum in Singapore this weekend, media reported on Monday (May 29), a new sign of strain between the powers. “Overnight, the PRC informed the US that they have declined our earlyContinue Reading
But is this changing along with perceptions of China on the global stage, as well as what could be characterised as roiling ties with several countries in the West and beyond? “In the past, it seemed that China was wanting to seek or strengthen favourable relations with other nations,” saidContinue Reading
BRUSSELS: The European Commission repeated calls on Thursday (May 25) for China to play a constructive role in establishing peace in Ukraine, after a top EU diplomat met Li Hui, China’s special representative for Eurasian Affairs and former ambassador to Russia. “The EU expects China, as a permanent member ofContinue Reading
LONDON: North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index published Wednesday (May 24), which noted a “worsening” situation globally since its last survey five years earlier. The report said an estimated 50 million people were “livingContinue Reading
Representative Mike Gallagher, an influential lawmaker whose select committee on China has pressed the Biden administration to take tougher stances on China, is the only lawmaker so far to call for retaliatory action. The US “must make clear to the PRC (People’s Republic of China) that it will not tolerateContinue Reading
Few places on the moon come with the conditions needed for sustainable human exploration, such as continual sunlight to power vehicles and lunar bases. But while it is always dark at the bottom of the Shackleton crater, parts of its rim are permanently in sunlight. In 2021, NASA and IMContinue Reading