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US in talks with Seoul on deterring North Korea from using nukes

The U.S. is in discussions with South Korea on ways to deter Kim Jong Un’s regime from using nuclear weapons, according to a spokesperson for the National Security Council.

Tribune News Service · Jan 3, 2023

Japan's 'anti-Russian course' makes treaty talks impossible - TASS

Japan's "anti-Russian course" makes peace treaty talks impossible, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said in comments published by the state TASS news agency on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

Change tack on Myanmar

2023 will be a year of reckoning for Myanmar. In August next year, the country will hold an election, which many believe will be a one-horse race. Such a result will certainly be a headache for the international community, especially supranational bodies like the United Nations.

Bangkok Post · Jan 2, 2023

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Indonesia's Asean chair faces challenges

Over the course of 25 years of democratic transformation that followed the Suharto era, whenever Indonesia served as the Asean chair, new ideas and plans seemed to mushroom.

Bangkok Post · Jan 2, 2023

Brazil's Lula says he received letter from China's Xi on further cooperation

Brazilian new president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he had received a letter from Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressing a desire to increase cooperation between the two countries.

Reuters · Jan 2, 2023

Australia monitoring Iranian warships transiting South Pacific in global show of force

A Defence spokesperson confirms Iranian vessels have been monitored by Australia while operating in the region.

ABC News · Jan 2, 2023

China's new foreign minister seeks better US ties

New Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang sought better Sino-U.S. ties in a phone conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on New Year’s Day, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing.

Tribune News Service · Jan 2, 2023

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Brazil's Lula welcomed back by Latin American leaders

In his first full day as Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was meeting with Latin American heads of state reflecting the region’s desire for the country to assume a greater role on the international stage

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

Chagos Islanders demand say as UK-Mauritius sovereignty talks begin

Lobby group says future being decided ‘without the involvement of the actual community itself’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2023

South Korea, US Discussing Nuclear Exercises as Tensions Flare with North

South Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint exercises using US nuclear assets, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un labelled the South its "undoubted enemy" in flaring cross-border tensions. Yoon's comments, in a newspaper interview published on Monday, come after he…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 2, 2023

We must back business to drive Wales forward in 2023

It is the private sector that can deliver growth and drive the UK's economy through recession

Birmingham Post · Jan 2, 2023

Japan says it scrambled jets to monitor Chinese aircraft carrier operations

Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China's Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships that conducted naval manoeuvres and flight operations in the Pacific.

Reuters · Jan 2, 2023

North Korea's Kim sacks No. 2 military official

North Korea has sacked Pak Jong Chon, the second most powerful military official after leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported.

Reuters · Jan 2, 2023

Blinken Discusses US-China Ties in Call with New Foreign Minister Qin

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke on Sunday with incoming Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, appointed last week to the post following his role as ambassador to the United States. On Twitter, Blinken said he discussed the US-China relationship and efforts to maintain open lines of communication…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 2, 2023

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Al Jazeera · Jan 2, 2023

S Korea, US discussing joint nuclear exercises, says Yoon

President says US assurances of ‘extended deterrence’ no longer enough in face of North Korea’s nuclear capabilities.

Tribune News Service · Jan 2, 2023

South Korea asks US for greater role in managing nuclear weapons

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his government is in talks with the U.S. on taking a more active role in managing nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, which would mark a significant shift in a decades-old policy among American allies to deter North Korea.

Reuters · Jan 2, 2023

South Korea, U.S. eye exercises using nuclear assets, Yoon says -newspaper

South Korea and the United States are discussing possible joint planning and exercises using U.S. nuclear assets in the face of North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a newspaper interview.

Axios · Jan 1, 2023

North Korea’s Kim calls for "exponential increase" of nuke arsenal

Kim called for mass production of short-range nuclear missiles in a meeting with the country's ruling Workers’ Party.

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The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023

US and China have ‘explored the correct way to get along,’ top diplomat says

China and the US must ‘set an example’ amid multiple challenges, Wang Yi says

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023

Xi Jinping’s reputation in China and his standing in the world may not survive this Covid disaster

Having forced draconian lockdowns on his people, China’s supreme leader is now expecting them to believe that the virus is no worse than a cold

Wales Online · Jan 1, 2023

Kim Jong Un orders 'exponential' expansion of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

Announcement came after he entered 2023 with another weapons firing following a record number of testing activities last year

Reuters · Jan 1, 2023

Pakistan says it has provided list of nuclear facilities to India under annual practice

Pakistan said it had handed a list of its nuclear installations and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad on Sunday under a decades-old agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023

Canada, Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China

Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to boarding their flight, as China battles a nationwide outbreak of the coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that were in place for much of the pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023

Ukraine is in the headlines now. But a whole new world of conflict is about to erupt

Taiwan, North Korea, Iran and Palestine are all potential flashpoints that could distract western attention from the invasion in 2023

Dynamite News · Jan 1, 2023

China's Efforts To Destroy Buddhism Won't Succeed, Says Dalai Lama

In a sharp attack on China's moves to eliminate Buddhism the Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said China is attempting to target and destroy Buddhism but it won't succeed. Read on for details:

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