TOKYO (Reuters) -New Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his goals were aligned with the priorities of the Quad group of countries, telling the leaders of the United States, India and Japan he wanted them all to lead on climate change. Albanese, the leader of Australia’s Labor Party who was sworn in as …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, on Tuesday that he could see more areas of cooperation on national security, and that he would like to see high-speed rail in Australia. “We will as one of the coming acts of my government, ratify the reciprocal access agreement, and …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday said there was no change to a U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan, a day after he angered China by saying he would be willing to use force to defend the democratic island. The issue of Taiwan loomed over a …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing reported 35 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections during the 24 hours up to 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, a disease control official at the Chinese capital said. The city has had a total of 1,591 COVID infections since April 22, Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director at Beijing Center for Disease Prevention …
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus. For the whole of 2021, Taiwan reported less than 15,000 locally transmitted …
By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rebuked China on Tuesday for imposing hefty tariffs on Australian exports two years ago, in remarks made while attending a regional security conference in Tokyo a day after being sworn in. Albanese confirmed that he had received a letter of congratulations …
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KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban will sign an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on operating airports in Afghanistan, the group’s acting deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, after months of talks with the UAE, Turkey and Qatar. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar made the announcement in a Tweet and later told reporters in Kabul that …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit eight Pacific Island countries from May 26 to June 4 including the Solomon Islands, a ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. The other seven countries are Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste, spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing. (Reporting by Martin …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The crisis in Ukraine is a global issue, not a regional one, U.S. President Joe Biden said at a meeting of the Quad grouping of countries in Tokyo on Tuesday. “This is more than just a European issue. It’s a global issue,” Biden said. Stressing that Washington would stand with its “close …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday there had been no change to the policy of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan. Asked if there had been any change to the policy after remarks on Monday where he volunteered U.S. military support for the self-governed island claimed by China, Biden said “No.” He did …
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