BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United Arab Emirates have emphasised a readiness to exchange experiences on defence and security, with a view to upgrading capacities of military personnel and security institutions in both countries, China's foreign ministry said on Sunday.
China said both sides appreciated their defence, military and security cooperation and coordination, the increased visits between both militaries, as well as mutual... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, who fled Russia a decade ago for fear of persecution, may face a criminal case in Moscow for violating the Kremlin's "foreign agent" law, TASS news agency reported on Sunday.
Russian law enforcement officials, the state news agency reported, said there is "every reason" to charge Kasparov, without providing further details. The fierce Kremlin critic could face up to two years in prison or a fine... (continue reading...)
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea sent some 600 balloons carrying trash into South Korea overnight, Seoul said on Sunday, in Pyongyang's latest move to rile its rival neighbour.
The balloons carrying garbage such as cigarette butts, cloth, paper waste and plastic were found across the capital from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. (1100 GMT on Saturday to 0100 GMT on Sunday), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
It said the military was monitoring the... (continue reading...)
By Xinghui Kok and Fanny Potkin
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The prospect of peaceful "reunification" with Taiwan is being increasingly "eroded" by Taiwanese separatists and external forces, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said on Sunday, promising to ensure independence never happens.
China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the strong objections of the government in Taipei, and last month staged war games round the... (continue reading...)
By Gerry Doyle
(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy met heads of state and legislators in Singapore late on Saturday and early on Sunday, seeking security assistance and support for a peace summit after arriving for a surprise visit to the Shangri-La Dialogue.
Zelenskiy and his defence minister, Rustem Umerov, had talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for more than an hour on Sunday on the sidelines of the conference.
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