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Argentina sanctions Israeli oil company over exploration near Falklands
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Argentina [Buenos Aires], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina has imposed sanctions against Israeli oil company Navitas Petroleum for exploring hydrocarbons off the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), the country's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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Security pact with China stirs political storm in Solomon Islands
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], April 23 (ANI): Solomon Islands' latest security deal with China has stirred a political storm in the islands with the Opposition demanding a reversal of the pact.
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US warns Solomon Islands PM over security pact with China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): The United States on Friday raised "significant concerns" about the security pact signed between Solomon Islands and China and warned that should Beijing maintain any military presence there, the US would "respond accordingly".
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Taiwan reports 3,766 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Taiwan on Thursday recorded 3,766 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 93 imported cases, according to the island's disease monitoring agency said Friday.
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Japan describes Southern Kurils as occupied areas for 1st time since 2003:
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government has described the Southern Kuril islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories, as the area illegally occupied by Russia in its Diplomatic Bluebook for the first time since 2003, media reported on Friday.
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Taiwan warns Solomon Islands over security pact with China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 21 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday said that the Solomon Islands should not let itself be treated as a pawn after its signing of a security agreement with China.
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Unacceptable to throw any country overboard ship world is sailing on: Xi J
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The entire world is sailing on the same ship with a common future, and it is unacceptable to try to throw any country overboard, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a video message for the Asian Economic Forum, which is being held in Boao on the C
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China wary of US officials' high-level visit to Solomon Islands
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): As high-level US officials begin their visit to the Solomon Islands, Chinese media said this visit to the South Pacific archipelago is an attempt to nullify the already signed security pact.
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Four countries including US raise concern over proposed security framework
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): Officials from the United States, Australia, Japan and New Zealand on Tuesday (local time) expressed concerns about a proposed security framework between the Solomon Islands and China and its "serious risks to a free and open Indo-Pacific,"
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China signs security agreement with Solomon Islands
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): China and the Solomon Islands have signed a framework agreement on security cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
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Security pact with Solomon Islands not aimed at any third party: China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 19 (ANI): China on Tuesday defended the signing of security cooperation with the Solomon Islands, saying the agreement "does not target any third party."
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Invading Taiwan going to be tough for China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 19 (ANI): While the failure of Western nations to support Ukraine has raised concerns regarding a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, it is not easy for Beijing to invade the island nation, which has already started taking measures to build up its military power to co
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