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China's Xi holds call with Ukraine's Zelensky
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky by phone on Wednesday, the first known call between the two leaders since the start of Russia's invasion.
Anti-Macron protesters held in Amsterdam
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» AMSTERDAM: Dutch police detained two protesters who ran towards French President Emmanuel Macron in Amsterdam on Wednesday as his domestic troubles intruded once again on his state visit.
US seeks to reassure allies after secret documents leak
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Top US diplomat Antony Blinken and defense chief Lloyd Austin spoke with their Ukrainian counterparts on Tuesday as Washington seeks to reassure its allies after a leaked trove of highly sensitive documents appeared online.
China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait
AFP, Published on 08/04/2023
» BEIJING: China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker.
China sends warships and aircraft around Taiwan for second day
AFP, Published on 07/04/2023
» TAIPEI - China sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Macron, von der Leyen to press China's Xi on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» BEIJING - French and EU leaders will on Thursday seek to make Europe's case for bringing an end to the conflict in Ukraine in a Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.
US House speaker to meet Taiwan president despite Beijing's threats
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» LOS ANGELES: US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan's president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.
France's Macron begins China trip with Ukraine, trade on agenda
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» BEIJING - French President Emmanuel Macron hopes to dissuade Beijing from supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while also using his visit from Wednesday to forge closer ties with a crucial trade and geopolitical partner.
Ukraine conflict to dominate Putin, Xi talks
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were set to hold a second day of talks on Tuesday, as the internationally isolated Russian leader said he was open to discussing China's proposals on the fighting in Ukraine.
Putin visits Crimea on annexation anniversary, as grain deal extended
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday visited Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the peninsula's annexation, a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him over the Ukraine conflict.