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Biden meets Pope Francis ahead of G20 summit
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» VATICAN CITY - As world leaders flock to Rome for the G20 summit, US President Joe Biden met Pope Francis Friday at the start of a trip aimed at reasserting US international credentials.
France threatens UK with sanctions in fishing row
AFP, Published on 28/10/2021
» PARIS - A smouldering row between London and Paris over post-Brexit fishing rights has flared up, with France threatening trade disruptions from next week if its boats are not granted more access to British waters.
SE Asian states announces new strategic pact with Australia
Reuters, Published on 27/10/2021
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) agreed at a summit on Wednesday to establish a "comprehensive strategic partnership", a sign of Canberra's ambition to play a bigger role in the region.
Biden to be first US president to join Asean summit in four years
Published on 26/10/2021
» WASHINGTON/BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: US President Joe Biden will take part in a virtual summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Tuesday, the first time in four years Washington will engage at the top level with a bloc it sees as key to its strategy of pushing back against China.
Biden and Macron discuss 'stronger' European defense
AFP, Published on 23/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed strengthening European defenses in a telephone call Friday, the White House said, as Washington seeks to mend ties after a bitter row over submarine contracts.
Alec Baldwin shooting: what we know so far
AFP, Published on 23/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES - US star Alec Baldwin shot dead a cinematographer and wounded the director in a tragic accident involving a prop gun on the set of movie "Rust" in New Mexico.
North Korea fires ballistic missile: South's military
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of tests by Pyongyang as a US envoy repeated calls for dialogue.
US couple arrested for selling nuclear warship information
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: A US couple has been arrested in the state of West Virginia for allegedly selling information on nuclear warships to what they believed was a foreign state, the Justice Department said Sunday.
Malaysia protests China’s vessels in its territorial waters
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/10/2021
» Malaysia summoned China’s ambassador on Monday to protest the presence and activities of Chinese vessels off the coasts of Sabah and Sarawak states, describing the incident as an encroachment.
EU leaders seek unity on how to face China, US
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» BRUSSELS: EU leaders will have a hard discussion on Europe's place in the world on Tuesday as they seek unity on how to approach ties with superpowers China and the US.