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China’s treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN human rights chief
Michelle Bachelet issues report minutes before her term ends, detailing ‘credible’ reports of torture, forced …
- Asia Pacific, China, Europe, Joe Biden, Russia, South and Central Asia, Taiwan, Ukraine, US news, Uzbekistan, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, World news, Xi Jinping
Putin and Xi ‘could meet in September’ at summit in Samarkand
Wall Street Journal suggests Russian and Chinese leaders could hold discussions in Uzbek cityXi Jinping could …
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White House braced for North Korean nuclear test during Biden’s Asia trip
National security adviser Jake Sullivan says intelligence reflects ‘long-range missile test or a nuclear test,…
- Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, Biden administration, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, World news
US withdrawal triggered catastrophic defeat of Afghan forces, damning watchdog report finds
Report by special inspector general blames Trump and Biden administrations, as well as the Afghan government o…
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China has already decided to send economic aid to Russia in Ukraine conflict, US officials fear
Jake Sullivan’s Rome meeting with Chinese counterpart left US officials pessimistic about steering Beijing awa…
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US urged China not to supply arms to Russia at ‘intense’ Rome meeting
China had denounced reports that Moscow asked for military equipment as ‘malicious disinformation’Russia-Ukrai…
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‘Serious escalation’: US believes North Korea testing intercontinental missile
Pyongyang launches were to test parts of intercontinental ballistic missile and not satellite surveillance sys…
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F-35C crash leaves US fighter jet sunken in hostile South China Sea
Fears that subs from China, which claims the area, could be first to reach wreckage that plunged from deck of …
- Afghanistan, Asia Pacific, Biden administration, China, Europe, Human rights, Joe Biden, Nato, Russia, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, US foreign policy, US military, US national security, US news, US politics, World news
The Biden doctrine: Ukraine gaffe sums up mixed year of foreign policy
On Russia and Putin, the president said the quiet part loud. Re-engagement has been welcomed but the exit from…
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Five of world’s most powerful nations pledge to avoid nuclear war
US, Russia, China, the UK and France who are permanent members of the UN security council agree ‘nuclear war c…
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China’s hypersonic glider weapons test threatens to drive new arms race
Analysis: China recently tested a nuclear-capable manoeuvrable missile and Russia and the US have their own pr…
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Secret group of US military trainers has been in Taiwan for at least a year
Small contingent of US special forces and marines training local forces in latest sign of rising US-China tens…
- Afghanistan, Democrats, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Republicans, Taliban, US Congress, US military, US news, US politics
Blame-shifting over US withdrawal ignores deeper failings in Afghanistan
Analysis: Senators’ questions to military leadership a contest in sharing out responsibility for failuresThe d…
- Afghanistan, China, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, South and Central Asia, US Congress, US foreign policy, US military, US news, US politics, US Senate, World news
US Afghanistan withdrawal a ‘logistical success but strategic failure’, Milley says
General and other military leaders in heated cross-examinationMilley defends loyalty to country and rejects su…
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Biden to rally regional support for China containment strategy at Quad summit
Biden will meet leaders of Australia, India and Japan as he builds a web of alliances to support democracy and…