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China's military chief vows to bolster ties with Russia

The Chinese defense chief has vowed to take military cooperation with Moscow to a new level, a statement that reflects increasingly close Russia-China ties amid the fighting in Ukraine

The Independent UK

U.S.'s Blinken says Beijing needs to make its intentions clear

The United States is able to move forward with its relationship with China following President Joe Biden's meeting with leader Xi Jinping last year, but that requires Beijing to make clear its own intentions, Washington's top diplomat said on Tuesday.

Reuters

China minister lauds Putin for ‘promoting world peace’

BEIJING: China’s defense minister congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin for “promoting world peace,” underscoring the warm relations between the two nations more than a year after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine sparked Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.

The Times of India

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G-7 to back Ukraine indefinitely, seeks stability with China

The Group of Seven nations vowed to support Ukraine for “as long as it takes” in its fight against Russian forces, while also calling for greater engagement with China to stabilize relations with the world’s second-biggest economy.

The Times of India

Chinese minister's tour underscores closer ties with Russia

China’s defense minister has toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscores the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the fighting in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Slovakia joins Poland, Hungary in banning imports of Ukrainian grain

Slovakia's government on Monday approved a ban on imports of Ukrainian grain and other food products, following similar moves by Poland and Hungary. The news came after US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy said she had made a first visit in jail to Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter…

France 24

Brazil's President Raises Russia-Ukraine War Mediation with China, UAE

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Sunday he had discussed in Abu Dhabi joint mediation for Russia's war in Ukraine with China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing the United States and Europe of prolonging the conflict. The President, who was wrapping up an official visit to China…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia-Ukraine war: condemnation grows of Kara-Murza’s prison sentence as wife ‘baffled’ by UK’s ‘weak’ response – as it happened

Number of countries condemn 25-year prison sentence for Vladimir Kara-Murza for criticising the war in Ukraine as his wife criticises UK response

The Guardian - AU

Xiplomacy: China and Brazil -- friends oceans away

BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- "I've gotten a job, bought a sofa and a refrigerator with the money I earned, plastered the exteriors of my house with cement, have access to the Internet at home, and learned how to make business contacts, purchase and market online. All my dreams have…

Bangkok Post

China’s defence minister and Putin vow to strengthen military cooperation

Li Shangfu travelled to Moscow where he said ties between the countries ‘surpass military-political alliances of the cold war era’

The Guardian - AU

How one man went from China’s Communist party golden child to enemy of the state

Experts say Xu Zhiyong’s fate symbolises the rise and fall of China’s ill-fated rights movement

The Guardian - UK

Putin meets with China's defense minister in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with China’s defense minister in Moscow

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv’s forces in ‘unprecedented’ bloody battles in Bakhmut – as it happened

Intense fighting in middle of eastern city as Russia claims advances; Sloviansk death toll rises to 11 while Russian shelling also kills two in Kherson

The Guardian - AU

Brazil's Lula calls for 'peace group' to broker Ukraine-Russia deal

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday again proposed establishing a group of countries not involved with the Russia-Ukraine war to broker peace, saying he had discussed the matter with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping earlier this week.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

EU leaders beat a path to Xi's door seeking China's help

Leaders and diplomats from Europe have worn a path to Beijing since Chinese leader Xi Jinping was anointed president for a third time

The Guardian - UK

When Macron met Xi: welcome to the new world disorder

China’s leader is gathering autocratic regimes to his banner, Europe and the US are divided over how to respond, and the French president just lobbed a grenade onto the field of international diplomacy

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on North Korea: only China can put a stop to Kim Jong-un’s latest round of nuclear sabre-rattling

If Xi Jinping is serious about the country’s role as global peacemaker he must persuade Kim to calm down

The New Daily

G7 nations formally declare their intention to speed transition to renewables

Energy and environment ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy nations have formally vowed to speed the shift to renewables

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The Independent UK

G7 building consensus for faster end to carbon emissions

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations are working toward a consensus on phasing out carbon emissions that contribute to climate change

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 417 of the invasion

Death toll from Russian attack on Sloviansk apartment block rises to 11; Moscow claims Wagner forces have captured two more areas of Bakhmut

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: new Russian law shows Moscow expects lengthy conflict, warns UK — as it happened

UK Ministry of Defence says Kremlin has made it harder for civilians to avoid being drafted into the army

France 24

Death toll rises in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Sloviansk

The death toll from Russian missile strikes on eastern Ukraine's city of Sloviansk rose to 11 Saturday as rescue crews tried to reach people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building, Ukrainian authorities said. Earlier in the day, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the US should…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 416 of the invasion

Nine killed and 21 wounded in Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in Sloviansk; Vladimir Putin signs bill sparking fears of new wave of mobilisation

Fortune

Hank Paulson says the U.S.-China relationship is ‘on the brink’ and calls it a ‘dangerous situation’

The former Treasury secretary said the U.S. should soften its rhetoric on Taiwan amid mounting tensions with China.

Financial Times

The week Macron’s grand diplomatic project floundered

A furore over the French president’s remarks on Taiwan has left him isolated on the world stage as well as at home

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