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Tensions Increase Following Chinese-Philippines Confrontation

par This Is Beirut, 06/03 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tensions simmer in East Asia following confrontations between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea on Wednesday. This follows China's decision to increase its defence spending and drop reference to “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan. Southeast Asian and Australian leaders on Wednesday warned against actions that “endanger ...

China Calls Gaza War 'A Disgrace to Civilization'

par This Is Beirut, 07/03 11:49 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi renewed China's call for a ceasefire in Gaza on Thursday, March 7, calling it, as it enters its sixth month, "a disgrace to civilization." China described the war in Gaza as a "disgrace to civilization" and called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire as the conflict stretched into its sixth month despite efforts ...

Hopes of Peace Fade in Gaza as Famine Worsens

par This Is Beirut, 07/03 16:31 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Hopes of a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip faded again on Thursday, March 7, as the war entered its sixth month. Hopes dimmed on Thursday for a truce before Ramadan in the Israel-Hamas war that entered its sixth month with dozens more killed, according to the Gaza health ministry. The ministry said 83 more people had been killed ...

TikTok Dragged Into US Election as Trump Opposes Ban

11/03 20:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Former US president Donald Trump stated on Monday that he opposed banning TikTok, as the future of the widely used video-sharing app becomes entangled in the US election campaign. In a major reversal, former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he was against a ban on TikTok, as the fate of the popular video-sharing app was dragged into ...

China, Russia, Iran Holding Joint Military Drills in Gulf of Oman

par This Is Beirut, 12/03 11:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Chinese, Russian and Iranian navies are holding joint military drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, against a volatile regional backdrop of war in Gaza and attacks in the Red Sea by the Yemeni Houthis. These three countries, which share a common desire to counter what they see as American hegemony, had already organized joint drills in the ...

US House Overwhelmingly Passes TikTok Ban Bill

par This Is Beirut, 13/03 18:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States. The lawmakers voted 352 in favor of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically divided Washington. The legislation threatens to be a ...

China Expressed Support for Gaza's Ceasefire Resolution

par This Is Beirut, 22/03 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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China expressed support on Friday for UN Security Council efforts to end the conflict in Gaza but refrained from explicitly stating whether it would back a US draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. China said on Friday that it supported steps by the UN Security Council to end fighting in Gaza. It did not say whether Beijing, a ...

Russia, China Veto US Security Council Bid on Gaza ‘Ceasefire’

par This Is Beirut, 22/03 17:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia and China vetoed on Friday a US resolution stressing the "necessity" of an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, arguing that it is "hypocritical". France, however, remains determined to find "an agreement" in the UN Security Council. Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with ...

US Intervenes After Houthi Attack on Chinese Tanker in Red Sea

par This Is Beirut, 24/03 10:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Houthis targeted the Chinese oil tanker Huang Pu with ballistic missiles on Saturday, starting a fire on board, before the US military neutralized six Houthi-launched drones. A Chinese-owned oil tanker was attacked off Yemen on Saturday by ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis, who have intensified strikes on Red Sea shipping, the US ...

US to Restrict Visas for 'Multiple' Hong Kong Officials

par This Is Beirut, 30/03 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States announced on Friday that it was «taking steps» to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking down on rights in the Chinese city, days after a new national security law came into force. In a statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that over the past year, Beijing has "continued to take ...

Iranian President Says Israel's Syria Attack 'Will Not Go Unanswered'

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raissi condemned on Tuesday a deadly air strike blamed on Israel against his country's consular annex in Damascus, saying the "cowardly crime will not go unanswered." "After repeated defeats and failures against the faith and will of the Resistance Front fighters, the Zionist regime has put blind assassinations on its ...

Biden and Xi Hold Phone Call to Manage Tensions

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 21:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping engaged in discussions on Tuesday as part of a renewed effort to manage tensions between the United States and China, according to officials. Top US officials are expected to travel to Beijing soon as part of these efforts. President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping spoke Tuesday in a new bid to manage tensions between ...

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