White House, Republicans push ahead in US debt ceiling talks
Negotiators for Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy reconvened at the White House on Wednesday to try to close a deal...
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EU-China relations need a structured dialogue, says FM
EU-China relations should pass through a structured dialogue in order to minimise risks, focusing on issues that are important to European values without lowering the...
Japan’s PM tells South Koreans his ‘heart hurts’ over pain caused by occupation
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his “heart hurts” when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in...
Cyprus ambassador to China presents credentials
The Cypriot ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Martha Mavrommati, presented her credentials to President Xi Jinping during a joint ceremony with other ambassadors...
Politicising Covid-19 origin-tracing misleading, harms fact-finding efforts
Riddled with continuous bad news such as unbearable high inflation and incessant bank failures, the United States again set off a frenzy of throwing mud...
Li Qiang becomes China’s premier, tasked with reviving economy
Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on Saturday as China’s premier, the country’s No.2 post, putting the close ally of...
Canada spy chief says elections not compromised, looking into media leaks
There was no major foreign election interference in Canada’s last two votes, the head of the country’s spy agency said on Thursday, but there is...
Ukraine defends front line, Putin talks up nuclear arsenal – Update
Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war’s anniversary, as...
Japan, China to hold security talks next week, Japan foreign minister says
Japan and China will hold security talks next week, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said after meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the...
Biden says he’ll speak to China’s Xi about balloon incident
President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects to speak with China’s President Xi Jinping about what the United States says was a Chinese spy...
