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India, Malaysia renew pledges to boost trade, collaboration

India, Malaysia renew pledges to boost trade, collaboration

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim renewed pledges on Sunday to bolster trade and explore potential collaborations in semiconductors, defence and other fields. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

India’s Modi visits Malaysia to boost trade, security ties

India’s Modi visits Malaysia to boost trade, security ties

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday, as the two countries look to bolster trade and explore potential collaborations in semiconductors, defence and other fields. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Algeria begins to cancel air services agreement with UAE

Algeria begins to cancel air services agreement with UAE

Feb 7 — Algeria has begun the process of cancelling its air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, signed in Abu Dhabi in May 2013, state media said on Saturday. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Sweeping EU sanctions plan aims to hit Russian crude exports harder

Sweeping EU sanctions plan aims to hit Russian crude exports harder

BRUSSELS, Feb 6 — The European Commission on Friday proposed a sweeping ban on any services that support Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports, going far beyond previous piecemeal EU sanctions in its effort to stunt Moscow’s key source of income for its war on Ukraine. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

EU proposes to broaden sanctions on Russian crude in sweeping new package

EU proposes to broaden sanctions on Russian crude in sweeping new package

BRUSSELS, Feb 6 — The European Commission on Friday proposed a sweeping ban on any services that support Russia’s seaborne crude oil exports, going far beyond previous piecemeal EU sanctions in its effort to stunt Moscow’s key source of income for its war on Ukraine. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on February 9

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on February 9

HONG KONG, Feb 6 — Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on February 9, the city’s judiciary said on Friday, in a closely watched national security trial that has drawn international criticism including from the U.S. and Britain. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Russian captain jailed over crew member’s death in U.S. tanker crash

Russian captain jailed over crew member’s death in U.S. tanker crash

LONDON, Feb 5 — The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain’s east coast last year was jailed for 6 years on Thursday for causing the death of a crew member through gross negligence. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

China removes 3 lawmakers with defence-sector ties after top general probed

China removes 3 lawmakers with defence-sector ties after top general probed

BEIJING, Feb 5 — Three Chinese lawmakers with ties to the defence sector have been removed from their positions, state media said in the wake of an investigation of the nation’s top general, just as Beijing tries to modernise its military. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

South Africa’s trade minister heads to China, seeking duty-free export access

South Africa’s trade minister heads to China, seeking duty-free export access

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 — South Africa’s trade minister Parks Tau will travel to China from Thursday to Saturday to sign the China–Africa Economic Partnership Agreement, which will see South African exports gain duty-free access to the Chinese market, Tau’s office said. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Germany’s Merz heads to Saudi, Gulf in quest for new partners

Germany’s Merz heads to Saudi, Gulf in quest for new partners

BERLIN, Feb 4 — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz began a tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday aiming to forge energy and arms partnerships as Europe’s biggest and richest economy sought to reduce dependence on the U.S. and China. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

UK pro-Palestinian activists not guilty of aggravated burglary at Israeli firm’s factory

UK pro-Palestinian activists not guilty of aggravated burglary at Israeli firm’s factory

LONDON, Feb 4 — Six British pro-Palestinian activists were acquitted on Wednesday of aggravated burglary relating to a 2024 raid on a factory operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit, with a jury unable to reach verdicts on charges of criminal damage. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Taiwan must pass defence spending to avoid giving wrong impression, president says

Taiwan must pass defence spending to avoid giving wrong impression, president says

TAIPEI, Feb 4 — If Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament continues to block $40 billion in proposed extra defence spending the international community could misunderstand the island’s determination to defend itself, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

UK, US agree Chagos air base is of strategic importance after Trump criticism of deal

UK, US agree Chagos air base is of strategic importance after Trump criticism of deal

Feb 3 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump recognised the «strategic importance» of the U.S.-UK air base in the Chagos Archipelago and will work closely to guarantee its operation, Downing Street said on Tuesday. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Syrian security deploy in key Kurdish city under US-backed deal

Syrian security deploy in key Kurdish city under US-backed deal

QAMISHLI, Syria, Feb 3 — Syrian government security forces entered the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on Tuesday, security sources and witnesses said, implementing a U.S.-backed deal to bring Kurdish-run regions back under central government control. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Trump’s tariff cut spells relief in India despite scant details

Trump’s tariff cut spells relief in India despite scant details

NEW DELHI, Feb 3 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to slash tariffs on Indian imports sparked a relief rally across the Asian country’s markets on Tuesday, lifting sentiment among exporters and policymakers even as details of the agreement remained scant. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

US cuts tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

US cuts tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, Feb 2 — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he had agreed on a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India lowering trade barriers, stopping its purchases of Russian oil and buying oil instead from the U.S. and potentially Venezuela. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

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. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says

China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says

SHANGHAI, Jan 30 — China is set to lift restrictions which it had imposed on a group of British lawmakers, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday, meaning that they will now be free to travel to China. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal 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. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal 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. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal 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. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

China relaxes visa rules for UK citizens on PM’s trip to Beijing

China relaxes visa rules for UK citizens on PM’s trip to Beijing

BEIJING, Jan 29 — China agreed to relax rules to allow some visa-free travel for British citizens on Thursday during a visit by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Beijing, as part of a partnership deal which London hopes will help expand its service sector. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal 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. ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com

Starmer and Xi discussed tariffs, travel and migration

Starmer and Xi discussed tariffs, travel and migration

BEIJING, Jan 29 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had made good progress on tariffs, travel and small-boat migration in a meeting on Thursday that put their relationship in a «strong place». ЧитатьCruise tourism set to grow with new ship terminal Source: www.straitstimes.com