Dhaka: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said both Bangladesh and the US believe in democracy and want free and fair elections in Bangladesh. “The US believes in democracy. They [US] are with us. We are also with them,” he told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. He said the US […]
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – November 25, 2023 The United States has strongly rejected claims made by the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding alleged interference in Bangladesh’s national elections. The dispute centers around accusations that US envoy Peter Haas, stationed in Dhaka, was purportedly assisting the opposition’s antigovernment campaign. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, during a weekly […]
Read MoreDefence ministers and officials from the United States, China, Russia and Southeast Asia gathered in Indonesia on Thursday for a meeting where they are expected to discuss geopolitical crises in and outside the region. Defence ministers in Southeast Asia’s regional bloc ASEAN called on Wednesday for a ceasefire in Gaza and a durable solution in […]
Read MoreTOKYO/SEOUL, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Defence chiefs from South Korea, Japan and the United States have agreed to start as planned a real-time data sharing scheme on North Korean missiles in December, South Korea’s defence ministry said on Sunday. U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met his South Korean counterpart, Shin Won-sik, in Seoul on Sunday […]
Read MoreThe United States and China have disagreements but they also share common interests, and the two countries need “in-depth” and “comprehensive” dialogue to reduce misunderstandings and stabilize bilateral relations, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday as he began his visit to Washington. In brief remarks through an interpreter before his meeting with US […]
Read MoreThe US and China have agreed to work together toward an expected summit between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month, US officials said on Friday, following hours of meetings between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and senior US diplomats in Washington. In the first visit by a Chinese foreign minister to Washington since […]
Read MoreChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins a long-anticipated visit to Washington on Thursday, as the U.S. and China seek to manage deep strategic differences and pave the way for an expected summit between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. The Middle East war has added a fresh dynamic to the testy relationship between the superpowers […]
Read MoreMANILA: Philippine and US navies on Wednesday launched their joint exercise and were joined by seven partner countries, as Manila seeks to boost its naval warfare capabilities and readiness to confront security challenges in the region. Exercise Sama Sama started off as Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training in 1994 between the Philippines and America but […]
Read MoreHal Brands; Bloomberg The killing of a Sikh separatist in Canada in June, allegedly by agents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Indian government, has opened a rift between one of America’s closest allies and one of its most vital geopolitical partners. It has also illustrated an unavoidable irony of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy. Biden […]
Read MoreChina is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, the United States said on Thursday, warning the trend could lead to a “sharp contraction” of global freedom of expression. The US State Department said in a report that Beijing has spent billions of dollars annually on information manipulation […]
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