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Blinken Calls for US and China to Manage Differences

par This Is Beirut, 25/04 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a visit to Shanghai ahead of crucial talks with Chinese officials, emphasized the need for "direct and sustained" dialogue between the two countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a visit to Shanghai ahead of crucial talks with Chinese officials, emphasized the need for "direct and sustained" ...

Hamas and Fatah Meet in China for Reconciliation Talks

par This Is Beirut, 30/04 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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China said on Tuesday that rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing recently for "in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation." "The two sides fully expressed their political will to achieve reconciliation through dialogue and consultation, discussed many specific issues and made positive progress," ...

US Sanctions Suppliers in Russia, China over Ukraine War

par This Is Beirut, 01/05 21:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United States officials on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions aimed at crippling Russia's military and industrial capabilities, punishing companies in China and elsewhere that help Moscow acquire weapons for its war in Ukraine. In a sweeping package announced by the US Treasury Department, Washington targeted nearly 300 entities in Russia, ...

Macron Hosts Xi Jinping in France

par This Is Beirut, 05/05 18:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Xi Jinping arrived in Paris on Sunday, where his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron intends to advocate trade "reciprocity" and the search for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, in the face of a Chinese president who continues to show his support for Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in France on Sunday, on a state visit hosted by ...

UK's Ministry of Defense Targeted in Large-scale Cyberattack

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Britain's defense ministry has been the target of a large-scale cyberattack involving the names and banking details of members of the armed forces, a government minister confirmed on Tuesday. Former minister Tobias Ellwood said a third-party payroll system used by the defense ministry had been targeted and bore the hallmarks of a Chinese ...

Macron Hosts Xi for Talks on Trade and Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 23:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a high altitude lunch at a childhood haunt in the Pyrenees mountains. Macron pressed a message to Beijing not to support Russia's war against Ukraine and to accept fairer trade. The first day of Xi's state visit to France, his first to Europe since 2019, saw ...

Putin to Visit China in First Foreign Trip Since Re-Election

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 11:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week on the invitation of leader Xi Jinping, Beijing's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Putin will be in Beijing from Thursday to Friday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, in the Russian leader's second visit to China in just over six months. It will be the Russian leader's ...

Putin in China Seeking Increased Support For War Effort

par This Is Beirut, 16/05 00:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Thursday to meet with counterpart Xi Jinping as he seeks greater support from Beijing for his war effort in Ukraine and his isolated economy. This is Putin's first trip abroad since his March re-election and the second in just over six months to China, an economic lifeline for Russia after the ...

The American Peace Proposal and the Intricacies of an Ongoing War

par Charles Chartouni, 20/05 08:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden has seized on the ongoing war to offer a peace deal that dovetails with a finalized regional strategic understanding between the United States and Saudi Arabia. The settlement of the current conflict should be part of a new strategic vision that aims at extracting the Middle East from the Iranian stranglehold, ...

Global Reaction Split Over ICC's Gaza Arrest Warrants

par This Is Beirut, 21/05 12:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Global reactions are split on Tuesday following ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's decision to seek arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas leadership. The request for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders - Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif - for ...

Taiwan Activates Military as China Commences War Games

par This Is Beirut, 23/05 10:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Fighter jets took off from a Taiwan airbase on Thursday as the self-ruled island dispatched aerial and naval forces in response to China's launch of military drills. Beijing commenced two days of war games, dubbed "Joint Sword-2024A," as a "strong punishment" for Taiwan's "separatist acts." They come after the island swore in new President Lai ...

China Warns Taiwan of War Amid Military Drills

par This Is Beirut, 24/05 13:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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China said on Friday that Taiwan's leadership was pushing the self-ruled island into war and warned of further "countermeasures," as Beijing conducted military drills around the territory. Chinese warships and fighter jets surrounded Taiwan on the second day of drills that Beijing said were a test of its ability to seize the island, days after ...

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