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China Meeting a Step in Effort to Develop Lines of Communication – Pentagon Chief
Date: June 13, 2022
By Idrees Ali BANGKOK (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday that his meeting with China’s defense minister was an important step in efforts to develop lines of communication between the two militaries. Austin and Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe met on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore...
At Asia Security Summit, Japan Vows to Boost Regional Security Role
Date: June 10, 2022
By Chen Lin and Idrees Ali SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Friday to boost its regional security presence to counter multiple threats, from China’s expansion in the South China Sea to North Korea’s nuclear missile programme. Earlier, on the first day of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, U.S. Defense Secretary...
Kishida Unveils Shift in Diplomacy to Meet External Challenges Faced by Japan
Date: June 10, 2022
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled what he called a shift to “realistic” diplomacy on Friday to help his country tackle the dangers it faces in a world shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The Kishida Vision for Peace will strengthen Japan’s diplomacy and security,” he said during a keynote speech at...
Russia Uses Trial of Foreigners to Raise Stakes Over Talks – Ukrainian Official
Date: June 10, 2022
KYIV (Reuters) – Russia wants to use three foreigners who were captured while fighting for Ukraine and sentenced to death as “hostages” to put pressure on the West over peace negotiations, a senior Ukrainian official said on Friday. Two Britons and a Moroccan received the death sentence on Thursday from a court in the self-proclaimed...
Iaea Warns of ‘fatal Blow’ to Nuclear Deal as Iran Removes Its Cameras
Date: June 9, 2022
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran on Thursday dealt a near-fatal blow to chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as it began removing essentially all the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring equipment installed under the deal, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said. Iran had warned of retaliation if the IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors...
Ukraine and Navalny’s Allies Share ‘common Enemy’, Says Kremlin Foe
Date: June 9, 2022
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will remain in prison as long as Vladimir Putin is in power and Russia’s opposition and Ukraine share a “common enemy” in the Russian president, one of Navalny’s top lieutenants said. Ivan Zhdanov, a close ally of Putin’s pre-eminent domestic critic, spoke in an...