US State Secretary Anthony Blinken to visit China likely on 5-6 February | Oneindia News *News
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An official spokesperson said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month.
The spokesperson added that the details of his visit are being worked out.
On Wednesday, at his daily news conference, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the challenge that North Korea poses to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will be on the agenda when the Secretary of State visits Beijing.
Uganda to Make It a Crime , to Identify as LGBTQ.
NPR reports that on March 22, lawmakers in Uganda voted to outlaw identifying as LGBTQ+.
Only two out of close to 400 representatives voted against the anti-homosexuality bill.
While same-sex acts were already unlawful in the country, the new legislation takes it much further.
If enacted, someone who has sex with an
HIV-positive person, deemed "aggravated homosexuality," can be put to death.
Advocate groups or anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ can also be jailed and punished.
The bill, which represents some of the most anti-LGBTQ legislation on the planet, has been criticized by activists and civil rights groups.
The LGBTQI community
has basically been told, you
can't raise your head, you can't
be seen, you can't be heard, Richard Lusimbo, Ugandan LGBTQ activist, via NPR.
The Anti-Homosexuality Act passed by the Ugandan Parliament yesterday would undermine fundamental human rights of all Ugandans and could reverse gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We urge the Ugandan Government to strongly reconsider the implementation of this legislation, Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, via Twitter.
If signed into law by the president, it will render lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Uganda criminals simply for existing,
for being who they are. , Volker TĂĽrk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, via statement.
It could provide carte blanche for the systematic violation of nearly all of their human rights and serve to incite people against each other, Volker TĂĽrk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, via statement.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is expected to sign the bill into law
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Top US and Russian , Diplomats Exchange Words , on Summit Sidelines.
Top US and Russian , Diplomats Exchange Words , on Summit Sidelines.
BBC reports that United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken , has told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, , Russia must "end the war of aggression" against Ukraine.
BBC reports that United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken , has told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, , Russia must "end the war of aggression" against Ukraine.
While meeting briefly at the G20 summit in India,
Blinken made the first face-to-face contact
with Lavrov since the war began over a year ago.
According to Blinken, he also brought up the
case of imprisoned Paul Whelan, an American citizen being detained in Russia.
According to Blinken, he also brought up the
case of imprisoned Paul Whelan, an American citizen being detained in Russia.
Additionally, BBC reports that Blinken urged Moscow to rejoin the New START treaty, calling their suspended participation an "irresponsible decision.".
Additionally, BBC reports that Blinken urged Moscow to rejoin the New START treaty, calling their suspended participation an "irresponsible decision.".
We must continue to call on Russia
to end its war of aggression and
withdraw from Ukraine for the sake of
international peace and economic stability, Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, via BBC.
We must continue to call on Russia
to end its war of aggression and
withdraw from Ukraine for the sake of
international peace and economic stability, Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, via BBC.
According to a senior State Department official,
the brief discussion between Lavrov and
Blinken in Delhi lasted under ten minutes.
According to a senior State Department official,
the brief discussion between Lavrov and
Blinken in Delhi lasted under ten minutes.
The same official reportedly told the BBC that there
had been no indication from Lavrov that Russia
intends to change its course in the near future.
BBC reports that the last time the two
foreign diplomats met face-to-face
was in Geneva in January of 2022.
While speaking at the summit,
Lavrov accused the West of influencing
neutral states into condemning the war in Ukraine.
The West continues its attempts
to push everyone and everything, Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, via BBC
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The US Secretary of State, visiting Kazakhstan, is targeting all the former Soviet republics who fear they will be future victims of Russian expansionism
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China , Reopening Borders , to Foreign Travelers and Tourists.
CNN reports that China will fully reopen to all
foreign visitors, including tourists, following
three years of strict pandemic border restrictions.
On March 13, China's embassy in the United States
said that it would begin issuing all categories
of visas for foreigners on March 15.
According to a statement issued by the embassy,
travelers' multi-year visas issued before March 28, 2020,
will still be valid so long as they had not expired yet.
Last month, the Chinese government
declared a "major and decisive victory"
over the COVID-19 pandemic. .
CNN reports that the news comes as
China has looked to revive its economy
and its domestic tourist industry.
As part of the lifting of travel restrictions,
visa-free entry will also once again be allowed for
foreigners traveling from Macao and Hong Kong.
In January, China lifted quarantine
requirements for international arrivals.
The loosening of restrictions was reportedly met
with an outpouring of relief from Chinese citizens.
According to a U.S. State Department advisory
update, U.S. citizens are urged to reconsider travel
plans to China, including Hong Kong and Macao.
The update and warning it contained were
due to the “arbitrary enforcement of local laws”
and an increased risk of wrongful detention
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According to an opinion piece by the author Walter Russell Mead that has been published in the Wall Street Journal, the BJP is the world's most important party…and it may also be the least understood. The Wall Street Journal piece read and I quote “"India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is, from the standpoint of American national interests, the most important foreign political party in the world. It may also be the least understood”. The BJP, after successive victories in 2014, and 2019 is also headed for a repeat victory in 2024, the publication stated, adding that, India is emerging both as a leading economic power and, along with Japan, as the linchpin of American strategy in the Indo-Pacific. It added that for the forseeable future, the BJP will be calling shots in the country ..and without whose efforts American efforts to balance rising Chinese powers are likely to fall short. The author..Russell Mead believes that BJP is poorly understood because it grew out of a political and cultural history unfamiliar to most non-Indians. The BJP's electoral dominance reflects the success of a once obscure and marginal social movement of national renewal based on efforts by generations of social thinkers and activists to chart a distinctively 'Hindu path' to modernization. The author further mentions and I quote again “"Like the Muslim Brotherhood, the BJP rejects many ideas and priorities of Western liberalism even as it embraces key features of modernity. Like the Chinese Communist Party, the BJP hopes to lead a nation with more than a billion people to become a global superpower. Like the Likud Party in Israel, the BJP combines a basically pro-market economic stance with populist rhetoric and traditionalist values, even as it channels the anger of those who've felt excluded and despised by a cosmopolitan, Western-focused cultural and political elite”.
#BJP #Wallstreetjournal #NarendraModi
PM Narendra Modi and his visiting Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, reaffirmed commitment to a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific with the latter.. IndiaTimes
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday called India vital to ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific after talks with his counterpart touching on shared.. IndiaTimes
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting India for a 27-hour-long visit. He is expected to unveil his plan for a "free and open Indo-Pacific" with a.. IndiaTimes
US President Joe Biden hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in San Diego on Monday to announce details of a plan to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. This comes amid growing concerns about China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.
#AukusDeal #US #Australia
Team GB were left to "lick their wounds" after a "terrible" Winter Olympics. A year on, GB's winter athletes have mounted an incredible comeback. BBC Sport
TikTok's chief executive has sought to reassure US Congress that the Chinese-owned video app is not "an agent" of Beijing and poses no risk to national security. Sky News
China’s Xi , to Visit Putin in Moscow.
'The Hill' reports that the Kremlin has announced that Xi Jinping will meet with Vladimir Putin for
the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine.
It is also Xi's first trip to the
country in almost four years.
The meeting will take place March 20-22.
According to Russian state-run news agency TASS, the two presidents will talk about , “pressing issues related to the future of relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China.”.
According to Russian state-run news agency TASS, the two presidents will talk about , “pressing issues related to the future of relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China.”.
An exchange of views is also planned in the context of deepening Russian-Chinese cooperation in the international arena. A number of important bilateral documents will be signed, The Kremlin, via statement.
Yuri Ushakov, Putin's adviser on
international relations, said the two
men will also discuss the war in Ukraine.
Yuri Ushakov, Putin's adviser on
international relations, said the two
men will also discuss the war in Ukraine.
Beijing recently presented a plan for
"a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis," while maintaining its neutral stance.
Beijing recently presented a plan for
"a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis," while maintaining its neutral stance.
Moscow highly appreciates the balanced position of the
Chinese leadership, Yuri Ushakov, Putin's adviser on international relations,
via statement.
Russia and China are satisfied with the highest level of relations that continue to develop, Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow will give them
a new impetus, Yuri Ushakov, Putin's adviser on international relations,
via statement.
'The Hill' reports that the U.S. is skeptical of China's peace efforts, accusing the country of "strongly considering" providing Putin with lethal war effort assistance.
'The Hill' reports that the U.S. is skeptical of China's peace efforts, accusing the country of "strongly considering" providing Putin with lethal war effort assistance
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On Friday, Beijing's foreign ministry said that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia next week, which will be his first trip to Moscow in nearly four years. In a statement, the ministry said and I quote, "At the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22."
#XiJinping #VladimirPutin #RussiaUkraineWar
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un has directed his administration to work for increasing the weapons-grade nuclear material in the country.
#KimJongUn #NorthKorea #Nuclearweapons
North Korea , Continues Missile Tests Amid , Joint US-South Korea Military Exercises.
'Newsweek' reports that North Korea has test-fired its 20th
and 21st missiles of 2023 following the largest joint
U.S.-South Korea military exercises in five years.
'Newsweek' reports that North Korea has test-fired its 20th
and 21st missiles of 2023 following the largest joint
U.S.-South Korea military exercises in five years.
According to a statement by South Korea's Joint
Chiefs of Staff, two short-range ballistic missiles
were fired from a site south of Pyongyang. .
The ballistic missiles reportedly
traveled 200 miles before
landing in the Sea of Japan. .
In 2022, North Korea fired
a record-breaking 70 missiles. .
In the first three months of 2023,
North Korea has already test-fired six
cruise missiles and 15 ballistic missiles.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the seventh launch
event in March highlights the "destabilizing impact"
of North Korea's missile programs.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the seventh launch
event in March highlights the "destabilizing impact"
of North Korea's missile programs.
The U.S. commitments
to the defense of the Republic
of Korea and Japan remain ironclad, USINDOPACOM statement, via 'Newsweek'.
'Newsweek' reports that North Korea's nuclear
missiles are designed to reach as far as U.S.
territory in the Pacific and beyond.
On March 28, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
was scheduled to dock in Busan as part of ongoing
naval exercises with the South Korean Navy.
Recently, the Nimitz concluded other
military drills with Japan's Maritime
Self-Defense Force in the region
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Explosion near Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry in Kabul kills 2, many injured; Israel President Herzog calls on government to halt judicial reform legislation; Nationwide German transport strike causes major disruptions; North Korea fires ballistic missile off its east coast
#KabulBlast #AfghanistanExplosion #AfghanistanForeignMinistry
According to the South Korean military, North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, , after protesting joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said the missiles were fired from North Korea’s Hwanghae province shortly before 8am local time
#Northkorea#Missilelaunch#Northkoreamissile
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that his then-Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj told him that Pakistan was preparing for a nuclear attack in the wake of the Balakot surgical strike..
Dmitry Medvedev warns of nuclear war if Russia defeated in Ukraine; New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern quits citing burnout; US State Secretary Anthony Blinken to visit China likely on 5-6 February; Elon..
White House Announces , Biden Will Deliver
State of the Union , Address Next Month.
On January 13, the White House announced that
President Joe Biden will deliver a State of the Union
address to..
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