International Relations

Philippines redeploys boats to shoal after Chinese blockade
Nov 22, 2021

Philippines redeploys boats to shoal after Chinese blockade

The Philippine military has defiantly redeployed two supply boats to provide food to Filipino marines stationed at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea after China's coast guard used water cannons to forcibly turn the boats away in an assault last week that drew angry condemnation from Manila


Missing Chinese tennis star reappears in public in Beijing
Nov 21, 2021

Missing Chinese tennis star reappears in public in Beijing

Missing tennis star Peng Shuai has reappeared in public at a youth tournament in Beijing, according to photos released by the organizer, as the ruling Communist Party tried to quell fears about her while suppressing information after she accused a senior leader of sexual assault


China reduces ties with Lithuania in Taiwan spat
Nov 21, 2021

China reduces ties with Lithuania in Taiwan spat

China has reduced its official relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level after Taiwan, the island democracy that Beijing claims as part of its own territory, was allowed to open a representative office in the Baltic nation



Iraqi migrants caught in border tensions in Belarus fly home
Nov 18, 2021

Iraqi migrants caught in border tensions in Belarus fly home

Hundreds of Iraqis are flying home from Belarus, abandoning their hopes of reaching the European Union following more than a week of tensions at the bloc’s eastern border


Iraq to evacuate migrants stranded at Belarus-Poland border
Nov 18, 2021

Iraq to evacuate migrants stranded at Belarus-Poland border

More than 400 Iraqis are seeking to fly home from Belarus, abandoning their hopes of reaching the European Union following more than a week of tensions at the bloc’s eastern border


Japan, South Korea balk at sharing stage after US talks
Nov 17, 2021

Japan, South Korea balk at sharing stage after US talks

A U.S.-sponsored show of alliance with Japan and South Korea has stumbled after American diplomats apparently couldn’t convince their Asian allies to share a news conference stage


China, US to ease restrictions on each other's journalists
Nov 17, 2021

China, US to ease restrictions on each other's journalists

China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other's journalists amid a slight easing of tensions between the two sides


China, US to ease restrictions on each other's media workers
Nov 17, 2021

China, US to ease restrictions on each other's media workers

China and the U.S. have agreed to ease restrictions on each other's journalists amid a slight easing of tensions between the two sides


Richardson adds to diplomatic wins with journalist's release
Nov 16, 2021

Richardson adds to diplomatic wins with journalist's release

Bill Richardson’s success in helping secure the release of journalist Danny Fenster from a Myanmar prison is the latest demonstration of the former New Mexico governor’s knack for flying into some the most closed societies on earth and persuading those in charge to do Washington a favor


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