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World - International
9/4/2024 3:31:21 PM
Pope Francis appealed Wednesday for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old's papacy got into full swing in Muslim-majority Indonesia.

World - International
7/28/2024 9:31:04 AM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Sunday as part of an Asia-Pacific tour aimed at shoring up alliances in the face of an increasingly assertive China.

World - International
6/14/2024 12:57:27 PM
G7 leaders meeting in Italy turn their attention to China on Friday, from security in the Asia-Pacific to how best to protect their industries while avoiding an outright trade war with Beijing.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
6/11/2024 5:01:13 PM
This year’s Shangri-La Security Dialogue in Singapore warned of the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the competition between the US and China for international security, writes Hussein Haridy

Business - International
7/25/2023 3:00:18 PM
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to drastically increase their investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change, a United Nations report said Tuesday.

Sports - World
7/14/2023 9:30:34 PM
Harry Kane has been included in Tottenham Hotspur's squad for their pre-season Asia-Pacific tour, but club captain Hugo Lloris has been left out as the France goalkeeper seeks to complete a move to a new club.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
6/13/2023 9:06:02 PM
This year’s Shangri-La Security Dialogue in Singapore saw the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region airing their concerns about increasingly tense US-Chinese relations, writes Hussein Haridy

World - International
6/4/2023 10:33:54 AM
China's defence minister warned Sunday against establishing NATO-like military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would plunge the region into a "whirlpool" of conflict.

World - International
3/14/2023 12:20:58 PM
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Tuesday of fomenting "years of confrontation" in the Asia-Pacific region after the AUKUS alliance agreed a nuclear-powered submarines deal.

World - International
3/13/2023 10:28:50 PM
Australia will buy as many as five US nuclear-powered submarines and later build a new model with US and British technology under an ambitious plan to build Western muscle across the Asia-Pacific in the face of a rising China, a US official said Monday.

World - International
3/13/2023 9:47:05 AM
President Joe Biden meets Monday with the leaders of Australia and Britain at a California naval base for an expected announcement of a nuclear submarines deal aimed at stabilizing the Asia-Pacific region as it faces a rising China.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
1/17/2023 5:33:38 PM
The visit by the prime minister of Japan to Washington last week may mark the end of US cheque-book diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region, with Japan committing greater resources to its own defence.

World - International
11/18/2022 12:42:22 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron urged an end to "confrontation" Friday as he relaunched his strategy for the Asia-Pacific region after a bitter row over a cancelled submarine contract with Australia.

World - International
11/11/2022 12:53:11 PM
China on Friday confirmed President Xi Jinping will attend both the meeting of the Group of 20 industrialized countries and the gathering of Asian Pacific nations this month in his first major overseas trip since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arts & Culture - Screens
10/15/2022 7:29:32 PM
Egyptian producer and screenwriter Mohamed Hefzy has been selected as the new president of the jury at the 15th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).

Al-Ahram Weekly - Egypt
9/5/2022 12:19:00 PM
A flurry of high-level meetings is being held in the build-up to COP27.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Opinion
6/14/2022 9:27:53 PM
There were some positive outcomes from the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in the Asia-Pacific region, despite the background sound of the drums of war.

World - International
3/29/2022 7:12:12 PM
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States is forging "strongly" ahead on its growing Asia-Pacific focus, despite the crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

World - International
2/13/2022 9:31:48 AM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity on confronting security threats in the Asia-Pacific Saturday, even as Washington was intensely occupied by the possibility of war in Eastern Europe.

World - International
11/11/2021 2:11:00 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday against letting tensions in the Asia-Pacific region cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality.

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