Tag: Asia & Pacific

Pakistan Urged to Cease Using ‘Abusive Measures’ Against Imran Khan’s Supporters

March 22, 2023
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Pakistan’s authorities to refrain from using “abusive measures” against supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan as protests escalated in the country. HRW said on Tuesday that police had charged protesters with batons and detained them under “sweeping counterterrorism laws.” Nearly 200 people have been arrested for arson, vandalism,…

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Zelenskyy Says He Will Join G7 Summit Virtually After Invitation From Kishida

March 21, 2023
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KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he would join an upcoming Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Japan via an online link following an invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. He made the remark during a joint briefing in Kyiv with Kishida. Kishida met Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced…

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China Not ‘Impartial’ Actor in Russia-Ukraine War: White House

March 21, 2023
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China is not an impartial actor “in any way” in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on March 21. “I don’t think you can reasonably look at China as impartial in any way,” he told reporters after Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed Beijing’s proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine during…

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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine, Meets Zelenskyy

March 21, 2023
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BUCHA, Ukraine/TOKYO—Japan’s Fumio Kishida met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored Tokyo’s emphatic support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. The Japanese prime minister had been the only leader of the Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations yet to visit Ukraine,…

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Strong Magnitude 6.5 Quake Rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan

March 21, 2023
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ISLAMABAD—A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and frightening people even in remote villages. Twelve people were injured in northwest Pakistan in the quake, which was centered in Afghanistan and also felt in bordering Tajikistan. The tremors were so powerful that many people…

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US, China, and Russia Clash Over North Korea’s Missile Launches at UN Meeting

March 21, 2023
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The United States urged China and Russia to “stop shielding” North Korea from any sanctions by the United Nations Security Council, citing North Korea’s destabilizing and unlawful missile launches. At a March 20 meeting of the security council in New York, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said China and Russia’s “obstructionism in the…

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LIVE 4 PM ET: ‘Superpower in Peril’: A Conversation with David McCormick—An Event by American Enterprise Institute

March 21, 2023
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David H. McCormick, former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, discusses his new book ‘Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America’ at 4 p.m. ET on March 21 with Robert Doar, president of American Enterprise Institute (AEI) . …

LIVE NOW: ‘Superpower in Peril’: A Conversation with David McCormick—An Event by American Enterprise Institute

March 21, 2023
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David H. McCormick, former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, discusses his new book ‘Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America’ at 4 p.m. ET on March 21 with Robert Doar, president of American Enterprise Institute (AEI) . …

‘Superpower in Peril’: A Conversation with David McCormick—An Event by American Enterprise Institute

March 21, 2023
Asia & PacificChinaChinese RegimeDavid McCormickEpochTVEpochTV LiveInternationalLive VideosmilitaryPoliticsRobert DoarSuperpower in PerilUSUS NewsVideoWorld
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David H. McCormick, former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, discusses his new book ‘Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America’ at 4 p.m. ET on March 21 with Robert Doar, president of American Enterprise Institute (AEI) . …

Japan’s Leader Arrives in Ukraine for Meeting With Zelenskyy

March 21, 2023
Asia & PacificChinaEuropeMike WaltzPrime Minister Fumio KishidaRussia-Ukraine WarUkrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyyWorld
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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Kyiv in war-hit Ukraine on Tuesday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Japan’s Foreign Ministry, just a day after Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Russia. Kishida was seen boarding a train from the Polish station of Przemysl near the border with Ukraine at around 1.30 a.m….

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