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Australia warns of ‘collateral damage’ from Trump-Xi trade war

2:43 pm June 26, 2019

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday warned that “collateral damage” from trade spats between China and the United States were hurting smaller countries and threatening the global economy. In an usually public warning to allies in Washington, Morrison said the “world’s most important bilateral relationship — the US-China relationship” had become “strained”. “Trade […]

European leaders remain attentive, cautious in US-Iran spat

10:58 pm June 21, 2019

Brussels: European leaders are being guarded in their responses to the deepening tensions between the United States and Iran, urging both sides to step back from confrontation. Influential European countries have for months been steering a delicate path between Washington and Tehran, since the President Donald Trump’s administration last year pulled out of a nuclear […]

Philippine ex-official critical of China denied Hong Kong entry

8:42 pm June 21, 2019

Manila: Former Philippine foreign minister Albert del Rosario was denied entry to Hong Kong on Friday, in what critics called retaliation for his attacks on Beijing’s contested claims over the South China Sea. Del Rosario was behind two prominent legal initiatives against China, including a 2013 case at an international tribunal which ultimately ruled against […]

First batch of Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims reaches China

1:59 pm June 20, 2019

Pithoragarh: The first batch of 58 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims Thursday reached the Tibet Autonomous Region of China through the Lipulekh pass. The pilgrims crossed over into the Chinese territory through the Lipulekh pass located at 17,500 feet on way to Kailash-Mansarovar at 8.15 am, said Ashok Joshi, General Manager of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN), the […]

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Russia, China block UN from saying NKorea violated sanctions

3:22 pm June 19, 2019

United Nations: Russia and China have blocked the U.N. Security Council committee monitoring sanctions against North Korea from declaring that Pyongyang breached the annual limit for importing refined petroleum products which are key for its economy, two U.N. diplomats said Tuesday. The diplomats said the Russians and Chinese notified the committee before Tuesday’s deadline for […]