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N Korea slams Seoul for escalating military tensions
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyongyang [DPR Korea], Feb 13 (ANI): Pyongyang, on Wednesday, slammed Seoul for escalating cross-border military tensions while criticising the increase in South Korea's defence budget.
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Protesters call for fresh elections in Spain amid Catalan tensions
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Feb 10 (ANI): Thousands of protesters thronged the streets of Madrid on Sunday, making calls for fresh elections "for a united Spain" after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez proposed talks to ease tensions in Catalonia.
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China reacts sharply as US warships pass through Taiwan Strait
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing (China), Jan 25 (ANI): China has reacted sharply after the United States sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait amid heightening bilateral tensions.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit India: Report
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing/New Delhi (China/India), Jan 23 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India, likely in February or March, to bolster ties with New Delhi amid Beijing's heightening tensions with the United States, a media report has said.
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Taiwan holds military drills amid rising tensions
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Jan 18 (ANI): Taiwan held military drills on Thursday near Taichung amid growing tensions with Beijing.
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Made in China 2025: Chinese tech startups confident of the plan's future
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 15 (ANI): 'Made in China 2025', Beijing's industrial plan to create a tech superpower, is still receiving a major push from the Chinese government, despite earlier reports of the policy being revised in a bid to calm down trade tensions with the United States.
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Russia reiterates commitment to keep Iran nuclear deal afloat
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Russia is committed to keeping the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also called Iran nuclear deal, afloat and will ensure "its full implementation," said the country's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov here on Wednesday.
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US cautions travellers on China's 'coercive use of exit bans'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): Amid escaltaing tensions, the United States Department of State has appealed to those traveling to China to exercise "increased caution" as they may be prohibited from exiting China due to the latter's "coercive use" of exit bans.
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Amid tensions in France, Macron promises minimum wage hike
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 11 (ANI): In the aftermath of the violent 'yellow vest' protests that rocked France lately, President Emmanuel Macron on Monday assured the people of the country that the minimum wage would be raised and new taxes on pensions would be abolished.
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US-China trade negotiations begin
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [India], Dec 05 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed that negotiations with China over halting the escalating trade tensions between the two countries are underway.
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G20: Xi, Trump meet amid heightened trade tensions
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], Dec 02 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday (local time) attended a highly-anticipated dinner with his United States counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina. The meet was the two leaders' first in 2018, wherein an escalati
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Increased responsibility on RIC to maintain multilateralism: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], Dec 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that in a global environment, where "increasing geopolitical tensions have put immense pressure on global governance," there is increased responsibility on world powers like India, China and Russia to maintain
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