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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong have held talks in Canberra. While both sides sought to hail improvements in ties of late, they also noted tensions. Chinese

The government of the semi-autonomous city is set to have greater power to crush dissent, after Hong Kong leader John Lee called for the bill to be pushed through “at full speed.”

EU foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, Belarus, the situation in the Middle East and other current affairs. The meeting was led by the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who

On Wang Yi’s agenda: Wellington’s defense arrangements, Canberra’s business interests and diplomacy in the South Pacific. China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi started a whistle-stop tour of New Zealand and Australia with a series of

Vladimir Putin’s “record” victory is hailed by allies such as China and Iran, while the West denounces the election as “illegal” and a “farce”. Russia’s election commission on Monday hailed what it

The demo, organized by the Union of Unions, is in response to EU regulations on the environment which they see as cost-prohibitive. The EU said it would take steps to ease its

Martin Sellner, a prominent European far-right figure, was stopped from giving a speech at an event in Switzerland and thrown out of the region, Aargau, where it was taking place. A far-right

Groundbreaking new EU laws to safeguard the independence of newsrooms received the final seal of approval by the European Parliament on Wednesday. The Media Freedom Act – first proposed by the EU

As chair of the defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann is one of Germany’s most recognized supporters of Ukraine and of bolstering Germany’s own military. Now she hopes to bring her views to Brussels.

Special counsel Robert Hur appeared before a congressional panel, and defended questioning Biden’s mental acuity in a report on mishandling classified documents, sparking ire from both Republicans and Democrats. Special counsel Robert