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Srettha to visit China, Saudi Arabia next week

  PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin will be visiting both China and Saudi Arabia next week where he will be attending the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the former and Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit at the latter, Matichon newspaper said today (Oct. 14). Srettha will be in Beijing during Oct. 16-19 and

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Zelenskyy, at Security Council, lashes out at Russia but avoids face-to-face encounter

  By AP and publihsed by Yahoo!News United Nations – Ukraine’s president accused Russia of waging “a criminal and unprovoked aggression” that undermines all norms of war and the UN charter on Wednesday (Sep. 20) at a meeting of the UN Security Council that started with a clash over his speech President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told

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Nobel Foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend ceremonies

  By AP and published by ABC News Stockholm – The Nobel Foundation on Saturday (Sep. 2) withdrew its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision announced a day earlier “provoked strong reactions.” Several Swedish lawmakers said on Friday they would boycott this

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Russia says West enabled drone attacks near Moscow

  By AFP and published by CNA Moscow – Moscow said Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory would “not be possible” without US and Nato help, escalating its rhetoric after reporting it had downed five drones near the capital on Tuesday (July 4). Ukraine meanwhile accused Russia of planning “dangerous provocations” at the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia

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Wagner mutiny exposes risks for China’s deep Russian ties

  By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Beijing – As news broke on Saturday that mercenary Wagner troops were careering towards Moscow in a short-lived rebellion, several businessmen from southern China began frantically calling factories to halt shipments of goods destined for Russia. While the mutiny – the biggest test of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s

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Wagner halts revolt but Putin seen as weakened; Moscow maintains security measures

  By AFP and published by CNA Moscow – Wagner mercenaries headed back to their base on Sunday (June 25) after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow their leader to avoid treason charges and accept exile in neighbouring Belarus. The agreement ended an extraordinary crisis – the threat that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army would

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Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin in standoff with Russian army amid ‘armed mutiny’

  By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News London – Rebellious Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday (June 24) he had taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust the military leadership amid what the authorities said was an armed mutiny. Prigozhin demanded that Russian Defence Minister

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China’s Xi has first talks with Ukraine’s Zelensky since Russia’s invasion

  By Agencies and published by CNA Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky on the phone on Wednesday (Apr. 26), the first call between the two leaders since the start of Russia’s invasion. Beijing says it is neutral in the Ukraine conflict and Xi has never condemned the Russian

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Ukrainian forces cling onto besieged city, China pressed to help end war

  By Reuters and published by US News & World Report Near Bakhmut, Ukraine – Ukrainian and Russian forces battled in Bakhmut, the devastated eastern city which has become a symbol of Kyiv’s defiance, while seven civilians were reported killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes in Russian-controlled areas. Ukrainian soldiers in trenches just outside Bakhmut said

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China, Russia deepen ties as Biden rallies Nato’s ‘frontline’ over Ukraine

   By Reuters and published by Swissinfo.ch Moscow/Warsaw  – China pledged a deeper partnership with Russia on Wednesday as US President Joe Biden reaffirmed security assurances for Nato’s “frontline” eastern members, highlighting global tensions as the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches. However, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was suspending participation

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