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Isolated Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Egypt
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Nicosia [Cyprus], March 15 (ANI): Facing increasing international isolation, while pressure is increasing on Ankara with the recent US sanctions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday expressed his intention "to strengthen relations with Egypt, if current diplomatic contact betwee
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Arbitrary detentions by Chinese govt instill fear among foreigners against
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Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): The detention of a handful of foreigners in recent years have instilled a deep fear in some people against visiting China as relations between Beijing and the West worsened.
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G7 expresses 'grave concern' over electoral changes in Hong Kong
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Paris [France], March 13 (ANI): - The top diplomats of the G7 (Group of Seven) group of countries expressed "grave concerns" about China's national legislature approving a resolution to drastically overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to ensure only 'patriots' can rule the city, a move whic
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EU set to sanction Chinese officials over human rights abuses
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Brussels [Belgium], March 12 (ANI): Senior European Union leaders have agreed to target China with sanctions over its human rights abuses, blacklisting four people and one entity in Xinjiang, according to several diplomats.
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US expects talks with Chinese diplomats in Alaska next week to be 'difficu
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Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The Biden administration expects that the talks with the Chinese diplomats during the bilateral meeting which is scheduled to take place in Alaska next week would be "difficult," US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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Ahead of Quad meeting, Japan expresses support to Australia in dealing wit
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Tokyo [Japan], March 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) meeting on Friday, Japan's top diplomat in Australia, Yamagami Shingo, said that Canberra is 'not walking alone' in dealing with an increasingly aggressive China.
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Myanmar's ambassador to UK calls for release of Suu Kyi, President Myint
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London [UK], March 9 (ANI): Myanmar's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Kyaw Zwar Minn on Monday called for the release of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, and said that the current crisis in his native country should be resolved with diplomatic efforts.
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In its Interim National Security Guidance, US stresses on countering Chine
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Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): The United States in its Interim National Security Guidance, released on Wednesday (local time), emphasised on the need to counter the growing threat by China as it is the "only competitor potentially capable of combining its economic, diplomatic, military, an
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After year of virtual summits amid pandemic, PM Modi to step out and embar
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Now that the vaccination drive is in full force and COVID-19 restrictions are easing up, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to follow a busy diplomatic calendar in the coming days.
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US lawmakers introduce resolution to scrap 'one-China policy'
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Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): Deeming one-China policy as outdated and counter-productive, two United States congressmen have introduced a resolution calling for the US government to resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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Biden won't penalise Saudi Crown Prince over Khashoggi's killing: Official
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Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has decided that the diplomatic cost of directly penalising Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is too high, according to senior administration officials despite an intelligence finding that he directly approved the kil
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India, China must properly handle border issues to prevent ties from falli
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Beijing [China], February 26 (ANI): China and India must cherish the "hard-won" situation, should maintain the momentum of consultation, improve border control mechanism and advance border negotiation process, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told Indian counterpart S Jaishankar during a
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