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Quad summit plan turns uneasy as India pushes ahead without top leaders: sources
A stretch of awkward diplomacy is unfolding in the Indo-Pacific. After India’s 2025 term as the Quad’s rotating chair ended without a leaders’ summit, New Delhi is planning to host a foreign ministers’ meeting that could...
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Why North Korea is rekindling China relations
Having invested significant diplomatic capital into ties with Russia in recent years, North Korea now seems to be pivoting back to China. Leader Kim Jong-un said his country places “the greatest value” on improving ties...
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US envoy Waltz touts ‘America first’ policy, budget cuts in Senate swipe at UN
Washington’s senior envoys to the United Nations took a victory lap in Senate testimony on Wednesday over the US-inspired cuts and efficiency drive at the multilateral agency, even as they slammed its inability to end th...
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UK PM Starmer says ‘not going to yield’ to Trump’s Mideast war threats
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said he would not “yield” to pressure to join the Iran war after US President Donald Trump threatened to scrap a UK trade deal. “We’re not going to get dragged into this w...
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Jockey Club invested HK$1 billion into basketball betting, will use it for football now
Hong Kong’s sole legal betting operator had earmarked HK$1 billion (US$127.7 million) and hired 180 people to develop a basketball wagering system, but will now take a financial hit after the government announced this we...
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China’s Xi Jinping tells Vietnamese counterpart they should ‘jointly oppose unilateralism’
China and Vietnam should stand together against unilateralism and protectionism and jointly counter global challenges, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Vietnam’s top leader on Wednesday, as energy concerns intensify ami...
