diplomacy

Russian tourists’ luxury cars fill up Helsinki airport

by Elias HUUHTANEN Agence France-Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian license plates are…

US governor visits Taiwan after China drills

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A United States governor met Taiwan's president Monday, days after Washington announced trade talks with Taipei…

N Korea rejects Seoul’s aid-for-denuclearisation offer

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's…

Indonesia leader says Putin and Xi to attend G20 summit: report

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the upcoming Group…

Turkey vows to back Palestinians despite restoring Israel ties

Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Turkey said on Wednesday that its decision to restore diplomatic relations with Israel after a…

Israel to restore full diplomatic ties with Turkey: PM Lapid

Jerusalem | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Wednesday his government will restore full diplomatic ties with Turkey,…

Indonesia, US troops hold live-fire drill as China tensions mount

Baturaja, Indonesia | AFP | Thousands of troops from Indonesia, the United States and allies held a live-fire drill Friday…

Sri Lankan ex-leader arrives in Bangkok after fleeing protests

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday arrived in Bangkok after his visa ran…

China warns it will not tolerate Taiwan ‘separatists’

by Jing Xuan Teng Agence France-Presse  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Wednesday vowed zero tolerance for "separatist activities" in…

Biden signs ratification of Finland, Sweden NATO bids

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to…

China’s largest-ever Taiwan military drills draw to a close

  by Poornima Weerasekara, with Catherine Lai in Taipei Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's largest-ever military exercises…

China ending cooperation with US on multiple issues

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Friday said it was cancelling several defence meetings and suspending key climate talks…

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