Brazilian President Luiz Inacio, Lula da Silva has stated that the United States should stop “encouraging” the war in Ukraine. The US and EU have been major suppliers of arms and aid to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out peace talks as long as Russian President Vladimir Putin remains in power. Lula is in Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping seeking a reset in the China-Brazil relationship, which saw tense moments under former leader Jair …
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The Australian government has announced it will spend $186 billion on its military in the next decade, and it will buy long-range missiles to strengthen its defense capabilities amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region as China tries to assert military influence in the region. Speaking at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia was facing …
The widow of Li Wenliang, a Chinese doctor who first raised the alarm about the country’s Coronavirus outbreak, has given birth to their son. Wenliang’s wife, Fu Xuejie on Friday shared a picture of the boy on the messaging app WeChat, calling him a “final gift” from Dr Li. His widow, Mrs Fu, now has two sons with her late husband. In her message she wrote: “Husband, can you see this from heaven? You have given me …
A protest in Hong Kong against Beijing’s controversial plan to directly impose national security laws on the semi-autonomous financial hub, took a different turn today as teargas was fired at protesters. Videos shared online showed the protesters gathering in the busy Causeway Bay and Wan Chai districts with makeshift barricades as they chanted slogans such as “Five demands, not one less” in reference to their demands from the government, including investigation of alleged police brutality against anti-government protesters last …
Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the UK ha said his country is a “victim” of the coronavirus pandemic, and denied claims of a cover-up. President Trump has repeatedly accused China and the World Health Organisation of hiding information when the virus first came to light and preventing other countries around the world from being prepared. But the top diplomat clamped down claims of a cover-up and denied the FBI’s claim that Chinese hackers targeted US medical institutions researching vaccines. He …