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British, French Defence Ministers' meeting cancelled amid AUKUS crisis: Re
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): A meeting between UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his French counterpart Florence Parly was cancelled because of the diplomatic row over the AUKUS deal between Australia, the US and the UK that stole away the $66 billion contract Paris had signed
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'Unthinkable' to go ahead with EU-Australia trade talks due to AUKUS: Fren
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The trade negotiations between the European Union and Australia are at risk of collapsing over lack of trust after Canberra ditched a multibillion defence contract with France, Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune told Politic
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Canberra had 'deep and grave concerns' over French submarines: Australian
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 19 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday said that Australia had deep and grave concerns about the French submarines and the French government would have known about it before the deal was called off last week.
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AUKUS agreement discussed during G7 Summit in Cornwall, behind Macron's ba
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Details of the AUKUS deal between Australia, the US and the UK that stole away the USD 66 billion contract Paris had signed with Canberra were agreed upon during the G7 summit in Cornwall this past June, The Telegraph reports.
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China picks on Australia after AUKUS pact, says Canberra 'potential target
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 19 (ANI): After the launch of the trilateral security partnership of AUKUS, China picked on Australia saying that Canberra is now "a potential target for a nuclear strike".
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Malaysian Prime Minister fears AUKUS security pact could trigger nuclear r
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The tripartite security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS), under which Canberra plans to create a nuclear submarine fleet, could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Indo-Pacific region, Malaysian Pri
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Australia a 'potential nuclear war target' after AUKUS pact, says Chinese
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China] September 18 (ANI): A Chinese newspaper that is a mouthpiece of President XI Jinping's party informed that Australia is now 'a potential target for a nuclear strike' after Canberra launched an AUKUS pact with the US and UK to build nuclear-powered submarines.
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Australia may reject China's Trans-Pacific Partnership proposal
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] September 18 (ANI): Canberra on Friday gave hints that it will not accept the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) proposal from China unless Beijing removes 'additional' tariffs imposed on imports from Australia.
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As China applies for CPTPP, Australia will demand Beijing to end trade coe
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 18 (ANI): Australia will demand China to end its campaign of economic trade coercion and reopen ministerial trade talks as a prerequisite for starting negotiations on its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP
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Australia regrets French decision to recall envoy after submarine deal wit
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia regrets the French decision to recall its ambassador from the country over Canberra's withdrawal from the deal with Naval Group on submarines' supplies, a spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Saturday.
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AUKUS defence pact formed after deep consideration, informed India about d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell on Friday said that decision to form AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) defence partnership was taken after deep consideration and Canberra informed their Indian counterparts about the decision.
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Taiwanese experimental rocket catches fire during test launch in Australia
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], September 16 (ANI/Sputnik): An experimental hybrid propulsion rocket of Taiwan's space tech firm TiSPACE went up in flames on the launchpad in Australia on Thursday after suffering an internal fault, the Southern Launch company said.
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