Quetta, Pakistan – AFP Security forces killed at least seven militants on Wednesday as they tried to storm the offices of a Pakistan port considered a cornerstone of China’s investment in the nation, officials said. Pakistan has for decades battled a simmering insurgency in southwestern Balochistan province, where separatists hosti...
Ex-President Donald Trump issued a stark warning at a rally in Ohio, predicting a “bloodbath” in America if he is not reelected. He highlighted the potential for a trade war with China over auto manufacturing, promising a 100% tariff on cars if he returns to office. Trump also criticized President Joe Biden’s policies and expressed […]...
Malé, Maldives – AFP India has begun withdrawing military personnel operating surveillance aircraft in the Maldives after the new pro-China president ordered them to leave, local media reported Tuesday. The Mihaaru newspaper reported that 25 Indian troops deployed in the southernmost atoll of Addu had left the archipelago ahead of March ...
Beijing, China – AFP China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Thursday called Israel’s war on Gaza a “disgrace for civilisation” and reiterated Beijing’s calls for an “immediate cease-fire”. “It is a tragedy for humankind and a disgrace for civilisation that today, in the 21st century, this huma...
Beijing, China – AFP China said on Friday it “strongly condemns” the killing of scores of Palestinians during an aid delivery in the northern Gaza Strip. “China is shocked by this incident and strongly condemns it,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said. “We express our grief for the victims and our sym...
Beijing, China – AFP China warned Wednesday that a US decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza pushed the conflict into an “even more dangerous” situation. Washington on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution drafted by Algeria, which demanded an immediate humanita...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish security forces have detained six suspects for allegedly passing information to Chinese intelligence about ethnic Uyghur Muslim individuals and groups in Türkiye. Judicial sources said the operation in Istanbul was part of a ‘terrorism’ and organized crime investigation which determined that seven susp...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping has received ambassadorial credentials from the Afghan envoy to Beijing appointed by the interim Taliban administration. Mawlawi Asadullah Bilal Karimi was among at least 42 new ambassadors posted in Beijing who presented their letters of credentials to Xi, video footage by state-run CCTV show...
Beijing, China – AFP China has called for an end to “harassment” of civilian vessels in the Red Sea after attacks on ships by Houthis in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Houthi attacks on vessels in and around the Red Sea have led to retaliatory strikes in Yemen by US and British forces. Some shipping […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has offered its role to de-escalate tensions between Pakistan and Iran, after the two neighbors launched airstrikes against “terrorists” in each other’s territory. “Iran and Pakistan are close neighbors and friendly countries to China, holding significant influence,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said. “Chin...
