By Alyssa Chen Beijing should set a definitive time frame for Manila to withdraw from Second Thomas Shoal, taking a big step towards ending the long-standing “cat-and-mouse game” over the contentious submerged reef, a leading Chinese maritime expert said. Describing persistent confrontation over the shoal as “a bleeding wound”, Wu Shicun, founder of the Hainan-based […]
Read MoreSeoul (Agenzia Fides) – After the summit with African countries on June 5, during which investments in the continent amounting to 24 billion dollars were announced, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a tour in Central Asia between June 10 and 15, meeting the heads of state of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Alongside Yoon’s […]
Read MoreKazakhstan and Uzbekistan have announced a goal of more than doubling trade volume in “the coming years.” To hit that very ambitious target, top officials from both countries intend to remove trade barriers. The two countries accounted for 57 percent of all trade in Central Asia in 2023, with bilateral turnover amounting to $4.5 billion […]
Read MoreEU chief Ursula von der Leyen has ordered top EU officials to skip a series of meetings in Hungary amid ire over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s visit to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brussels said on Monday. Orban – whose country this month took over the rotating presidency of the body representing the European Union’s 27 […]
Read MorePakistan’s ruling government has announced plans to ban former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party, PTI. However, the United States expressed deep concern in opposing this decision. On Monday, Pakistan’s Information Minister Ataullah Tarar announced in a press conference that PTI cannot be kept in existence if the country is to move forward. Tarar said, […]
Read MorePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan has been sent to 10-day remand. The anti-terrorism court in Lahore remanded Imran Khan in several cases on Tuesday. News of Sama TV. The prosecutor cited ‘security concerns’ for not producing Imran Khan in person. He was produced in court through a video link. Earlier, […]
Read MoreAfter the Israeli invasion of the besieged Gaza Strip of Palestine started on October 7 of last year, support for the Gazans and Palestine has started to increase recently across Europe. This time, the East Asian country of Japan is thinking about recognizing Palestine as a state. This information is known from a report of […]
Read MoreChina and Russia have started joint naval exercises at a military port in southern China. Russia and China have begun joint military exercises amid tensions with the US-led NATO military alliance. This information was reported by the US news agency Associated Press with reference to China’s official news agency Xinhua News. China and Russia began […]
Read MoreAt least four Indian soldiers, including a major, were killed in an attack by armed gunmen in India’s Jammu and Kashmir. Four more soldiers and one policeman were seriously injured in the incident. The Statesman newspaper reported in a report that the casualty occurred during the gunfight in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on […]
Read MoreHeavy rains and thunderstorms have killed at least 35 people in eastern Afghanistan. More than two hundred people were injured in this incident. The head of the country’s information and culture department, Quraishi Badloon, said that 35 people died in some districts of Jalalabad and Nangarhar provinces due to heavy storms and rain on Monday […]
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