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In call with Putin, Brazil's Lula defends proposal for peace talks
SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended his proposal for peace talks involving both Russia and Ukraine in...
Jun 11, 20241 min read


China says US provoking arms race in moves into South China Sea
BEIJING - The U.S. poses the largest security challenge in the South China Sea as its military deployment there is turning it into...
Jun 9, 20242 min read


Dutch voters kick off EU election, nationalist parties seen gaining
THE HAGUE -Dutch voters cast their ballots on Thursday at the start of a four-day election for the European Parliament that is likely to...
Jun 6, 20243 min read


Security tight in Hong Kong and China on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
HONG KONG/TAIPEI -Hong Kong police detained several people and Chinese authorities restricted access to Beijing's Tiananmen Square on...
Jun 6, 20244 min read


Xi says China wants to work with Arab states to resolve hot spot issues
BEIJING -China wants to work with Arab nations to resolve hot spot issues in ways conducive to upholding fairness, justice and achieving...
May 30, 20242 min read


Factbox-Seven political groups fighting in European Parliament election
BRUSSELS - Voters in the 27 countries of the European Union will elect 720 lawmakers to the European Parliament for the next five years...
May 29, 20243 min read


Reactions to the death of Iran's president in a helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a...
May 21, 20247 min read


Explainer-How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?
WASHINGTON -White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a...
May 19, 20243 min read


Panama weighs more checkpoints in treacherous jungle increasingly crossed by migrants
PANAMA CITY - Panama's next government is considering erecting new checkpoints along a stretch of thick jungle on its southern border...
May 17, 20242 min read


German defence industry says it will need government help to reduce dependence on China
BERLIN - German arms producers will need help from the government if they are to reduce their dependency on Chinese materials and still...
May 17, 20242 min read


Hugs but not the full socialist-era kiss for Putin, Xi in Beijing
BEIJING -A vaunted 'new era' of strategic partnership between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Xi Jinping begun in...
May 17, 20242 min read


Putin calls U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles 'unfair competition'
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday during a visit to China that U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles...
May 17, 20241 min read
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