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Iran prepared for ‘fair’ talks with US but not on defence capabilities, Araqchi says

Iran prepared for ‘fair’ talks with US but not on defence capabilities, Araqchi says

ISTANBUL, Jan 30 — Iran is prepared for the resumption of talks with the United States, but they should be fair and not include Iran’s defence capabilities, Iran’s chief diplomat said on Friday, as regional powers work to prevent military conflict between the two foes. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Visit by Britain’s Starmer shows drawbacks of ‘China pivot’ in countering Trump

Visit by Britain’s Starmer shows drawbacks of ‘China pivot’ in countering Trump

HONG KONG/BEIJING, Jan 30 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to China is the latest win Beijing can tout in its rivalry with Washington, but the deals he brings back to London also show the limits of the balancing act that middle powers may try to play. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Jan 30 — The United States and Russia could embark on an unrestrained nuclear arms race for the first time since the Cold War, unless they reach an eleventh-hour deal before their last remaining arms control treaty expires in less than a week. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights

Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights

LONDON, Jan 29 — Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissident whose activist art has made him Beijing’s best-known critic, said on Thursday the West should examine its own human rights record before condemning China, as the British prime minister visits his homeland. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Norway orders $2 billion artillery system from South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace

Norway orders $2 billion artillery system from South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace

OSLO, Jan 29 — Norway has agreed to buy long-range artillery systems and rockets from South Korean defence group Hanwha Aerospace for $2 billion, it said on Thursday, as the NATO country seeks to boost its deterrence against Russia. Source: www.straitstimes.com

A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace

A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace

BEIJING/HONG KONG, Jan 28 — When U.S. President Donald Trump took office a year ago with an «America First» agenda, many saw trouble for China’s sluggish economy, but Beijing has thawed frosty relationships with other trade partners to post a record trade surplus. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Australia, Timor urge progress on Greater Sunrise gas field

Australia, Timor urge progress on Greater Sunrise gas field

SYDNEY, Jan 28 — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his East Timor counterpart, Xanana Gusmao, on Wednesday said the Greater Sunrise gas project should be developed «as soon as possible», with Australia pledging a third of its state revenue to its small neighbour. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Thai parties tap nationalist mood as Cambodia clashes roil rural voters

Thai parties tap nationalist mood as Cambodia clashes roil rural voters

KANTHARALAK, Thailand, Jan 28 — Thai lawmaker Phumin Leethiraprasert has switched party allegiances in his re-election campaign for a February 8 poll, aiming to show voters he can make tough decisions to help border communities scarred by clashes with neighbouring Cambodia. Source: www.straitstimes.com

North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks of limiting US military role

North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks of limiting US military role

SEOUL, Jan 27 — North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea on Tuesday that were likely short-range projectiles, South Korea and Japan said, as Washington and Seoul hold talks on transforming their defence posture against Pyongyang. Source: www.straitstimes.com

UK’s Starmer heads to China to repair ties as he navigates tensions with US

UK’s Starmer heads to China to repair ties as he navigates tensions with US

LONDON, Jan 27 — Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday on the first visit by a British leader in eight years, in a bid to mend ties with the world’s second-largest economy and reduce its dependence on an increasingly unpredictable United States. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Indonesia receives first Rafale advanced fighter jets from France, official says

Indonesia receives first Rafale advanced fighter jets from France, official says

JAKARTA, Jan 26 — Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France in the first deliveries from a multi-billion-dollar defence deal between the two countries, a defence ministry official told Reuters on Monday, marking a major upgrade to the country’s ageing military hardware. Source: www.straitstimes.com

German defence minister urges Trump to apologise for Afghanistan remarks

German defence minister urges Trump to apologise for Afghanistan remarks

BERLIN, Jan 26 — German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to apologise for remarks suggesting that America’s NATO allies in Afghanistan avoided frontline service, joining a chorus of criticism from European politicians and army veterans. Source: www.straitstimes.com

US, South Korea agree to deepen cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, Seoul says

US, South Korea agree to deepen cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, Seoul says

SEOUL, Jan 26 — U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby and South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back agreed during talks on Monday to deepen cooperation on Seoul’s pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine, South Korea’s defence ministry said. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push

Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push

MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 — After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark glided into the blue waters off Maiton Island in southern Thailand, released in the country’s first efforts to «rewild» the endangered species. Source: www.straitstimes.com

UK finance and business ministers to accompany PM Starmer on China visit

UK finance and business ministers to accompany PM Starmer on China visit

LONDON, Jan 23 — British finance minister Rachel Reeves will accompany Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his trip to China next week, underscoring UK efforts to strengthen ties with the world’s second-largest economy at a time of strained transatlantic relations. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Xi assures Brazil’s Lula of China’s support in ‘turbulent’ times

Xi assures Brazil’s Lula of China’s support in ‘turbulent’ times

BEIJING, Jan 23 — Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured his Brazilian counterpart on Friday that China would stand by Latin America’s biggest economy and the Global South, and called for both nations to maintain the role of the United Nations, state news agency Xinhua said. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Senior US defence official Colby to visit South Korea and Japan next week, Yonhap says

Senior US defence official Colby to visit South Korea and Japan next week, Yonhap says

SEOUL, Jan 23 — U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for policy Elbridge Colby will visit South Korea from Sunday to Tuesday and discuss military alliance issues before travelling on to Japan, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

US allows China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at ‘undercut’ prices of Maduro days, official says

US allows China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at ‘undercut’ prices of Maduro days, official says

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 — The Trump administration is allowing China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at «unfair, undercut» prices at which Caracas sold the crude before the U.S. removed President Nicolas Maduro, a U.S. official said on Thursday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Philippines will insist South China Sea code is based on international law, foreign minister says

Philippines will insist South China Sea code is based on international law, foreign minister says

MANILA, Jan 22 — The Philippines, as ASEAN chair, will insist that a long-delayed Code of Conduct with China on the South China Sea explicitly references the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as it works to complete the document by this year, its foreign minister said on Thursday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Germany arrests suspected Russian spy accused of gathering Ukraine drone intelligence

Germany arrests suspected Russian spy accused of gathering Ukraine drone intelligence

BERLIN, Jan 21 — German prosecutors on Wednesday arrested a German-Ukranian woman accused of spying for Russia by gathering information on drones meant for Ukraine at political events and through befriending former defence ministry staff, according to a statement. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Britain will not yield to pressure from Trump on Greenland, Starmer says

Britain will not yield to pressure from Trump on Greenland, Starmer says

LONDON, Jan 21 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not yield to Donald Trump on his opposition to U.S. demands to acquire Greenland, adding that the U.S. president had reversed his prior support for a Chagos Islands deal to put pressure on Britain. Source: www.straitstimes.com

NATO situation difficult but must focus on Russia, says Norway’s defence minister

NATO situation difficult but must focus on Russia, says Norway’s defence minister

OSLO, Jan 21 — The situation in NATO is difficult due to the crisis over Greenland, but western allies must remember their common adversary is Russia, which is increasing its military presence in the Arctic, Norway’s defence minister said on Wednesday. Source: www.straitstimes.com