Zum Auftakt seiner einwöchigen Pazifikreise hat Taiwans Präsident Lai Ching-te an die gemeinsamen Friedensbemühungen seines Landes mit dem Partner USA appelliert. “Frieden ist unbezahlbar, und Krieg hat keine Gewinner”, sagte Lai am Sonntag bei einem Besuch des historischen Gedenkortes USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbour im US-Bundesstaat Hawaii. “Wir müssen gemeinsam kämpfen, um Krieg zu […]
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China hat sich empört über den hochkarätigen Empfang des taiwanischen Präsidenten Lai Ching-te im US-Bundesstaat Hawaii gezeigt. China verurteile die USA “aufs Schärfste” für den für Lai arrangierten “Zwischenstopp” und habe bei den USA “ernsthaften Protest eingelegt”, erklärte das Außenministerium in Peking am Sonntag. Die Volksrepublik werde die Entwicklungen “genau beobachten und starke Maßnahmen ergreifen, […]
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An impenetrable barrier against irregural migration for some, a deadly trap for others: a metal fence erected on the Polish-Belarusian border is dividing Poland’s authorities and human rights groups. At its foot, Polish soldiers, hooded and carrying machine guns, patrol the border — a flashpoint between Warsaw and Minsk whom Poland had blamed for orchestrating […]
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te was feted with red carpets, garlands of flowers and “alohas” as he kicked off his two-day stopover in Hawaii on Saturday, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fiery rhetoric from Beijing. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has responded to Lai’s first overseas trip as president […]
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Like many supporters of Georgia’s political opposition, 32-year-old Ani Bakhturidze worries the government is leading her country away from Europe and “towards Russia”. Since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in October elections which the opposition said were fraudulent, the government has stoked outrage by delaying EU membership talks.”We voted for European Union, we […]
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Still reeling from this week’s shock developments, Romanians returned to the polls on Sunday to elect their parliament, with the far right tipped to win, potentially heralding a shift in the NATO country’s foreign policy. Romania was thrown into turmoil after a top court ordered a recount of the first round of last week’s presidential […]
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Dozens of countries warned Sunday that a handful of nations were obstructing efforts in South Korea to reach an ambitious landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution. With hours until negotiations are scheduled to end, delegates say a group of mostly oil-producing “like-minded countries” have refused to compromise on key sticking points. Those include setting […]
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