Biden, Xi to contact each other in 'next few weeks:' US official
AFP - United States - 27/06/2022
President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to make contact in the “next few weeks,” a senior US official told reporters Monday. They “will have the opportunity to engage over the course of the next few weeks,” National Security…
China's top legislator calls for enhanced China-Thailand relations
Xinhua - 27/06/2022
China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu on Monday addressed an event celebrating the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the National Assembly of Thailand via video, calling for enhanced relations between the two countries.
Li, chairman of the National People’s…
Hong Kong's successes propelled by motherland's unwavering support
Xinhua - China - 27/06/2022
With the solid support of the motherland, Hong Kong has defused risks, weathered challenges and maintained prosperity and stability over the past 25 years, demonstrating that the “one country, two systems” principle has stood the test of practice and…
Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's solitary confinement: what we know
AFP - Thailand - 24/06/2022
One of the Myanmar military’s first moves during its coup last year was to place Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s de facto civilian leader and a democracy figurehead who has spent decades battling military rule, under house arrest.
On Thursday, the junta…
Johnson in crisis after Tories crushed in UK parliamentary votes
AFP - United Kingdom - 24/06/2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Friday refused to bow to renewed demands to quit, after his Conservatives suffered two crushing defeats in Westminster elections and a staunch ally resigned.
In a pointed letter to Johnson, party chairman and cabinet member Oliver…
Ukraine forces to retreat from Severodonetsk
AFP - Ukraine - 24/06/2022
Ukraine’s forces will have to retreat from Severodonetsk, a regional governor said Friday, after weeks of fierce fighting against Russian forces in the battleground eastern city.
“Ukrainian armed forces will have to retreat from Severodonetsk. They have…
Supreme Court says Americans have right to carry guns in public
AFP - United States - 24/06/2022
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence.
The 6-3 decision strikes down a more…
Guterres defends that Russia should not be excluded from the Oceans conference
Lusa - International - 24/06/2022
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, told Lusa that Russia should not be excluded from the Ocean Conference, since countries that “contribute to the problems have to contribute to the solutions”
Asked about the discomfort expressed by…
Reductions in Russian gas deliveries via Nord Stream are “attack” on Europe
Lusa - Germany - 22/06/2022
German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck said yesterday that the reductions in Russian gas deliveries to Europe via Nord Stream are an “attack” aimed at “sowing chaos in the European energy market”.
“What we saw last week has another dimension. The…
Putin pushes for stronger ties with BRICS nations
AFP - Russia - 22/06/2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for a strengthening of ties with the influential club of BRICS emerging economies, amid unprecedented Western sanctions imposed over Ukraine.
“Businessmen of our countries are forced to develop their business…
