China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea this week, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Wang’s trip will kick off on Thursday, April 18 and wrap up on April 23, foreign ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said. The foreign minister will chair a session of the China-Indonesia High-level Dialogue Cooperation […]
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The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta Thursday. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view about the importance of a cease-fire and of resolving the conflict through a two-state solution. (AP Video/Andi Jatmiko)
The state visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was a timely reminder by one of our closest allies that the tense situation in East Asia will require even greater U.S. global leadership.
While Israel decides its next steps in responding to Iran’s unprecedented attack over the weekend, the White House welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. Read More
On the afternoon of March 25, 2024, President Xi Jinping met with Prime
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Columbus has approved allowing a developer to begin work on part of a new subdivision that will include an affordable home type new to Columbus. Continue reading at The Republic News.
BBC Studios’ international channel BBC First will launch on Sky in New Zealand in October this year. BBC First will join BBC UKTV, BBC Earth, BBC News and preschool channel CBeebies, which are alread
Proposed ‘fast-track’ law could see conservation concerns ignored and projects once rejected for environmental reasons given the green lightNew Zealand’s parliament is considering a law that would allow major development projects to bypass environmental approvals – and that should be a cause for extreme alarm.The proposed Fast-track Approvals Bill emerged from the coalition agreements that enabled a centre-right government to form after last year’s election.Nicola Wheen and Andrew Geddis are...
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has laid out four principles that he says are imperative to finally achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine.Xi proposed his new peace plan during a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, which marked the 10th anniversary of what Chinese-state-owned outlet Xinhua called an "all-round strategic partnership" between Berlin and Beijing. China has long claimed to hold a neutral stance on the war in Ukraine, although its government has formed a close military...