US sanctions China-based company providing services to Iran’s Mahan Air
Mahan Air allegedly operates charter flights to Venezuela carrying Iranian technicians and equipment, with materials sourced from China
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China announces $2 billion to fight coronavirus pandemic at WHO assembly
China will provide USD 2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic, President Xi Jinping said Monday, rallying around the World Health Organization and its efforts even as the Trump administration has slashed funding for the UN health agency.
India joins 62 other nations in seeking probe into WHO’s COVID-19 response
Last month, Australia was the first country to call for an independent inquiry into how the coronavirus started.
SCO Ministers of Foreign Affairs convene video conference in the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic
While India’s External Affairs Minister Jaishankar highlighted the overwhelming threat posed by terrorism, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi urged that the pandemic not be politicized
India, China Troops Clash in Sikkim, Soldiers Injured on Both Sides
It was the first case of troops from both sides exchanging blows after a similar incident had taken place in Pangong Lake in Ladakh in August 2017.
US to remove Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia: Report
Removing missiles, other measures mark end of recent military buildup to counter Iran, officials say
Internal Chinese report warns of global backlash over Covid-19 pandemic
The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson’s office has said that it has no knowledge of such a report.
Chinese leaders intentionally concealed severity of pandemic from world: US report
Beijing has repeatedly pushed back on US accusations that the outbreak was China’s fault, pointing to many missteps made by American officials in their own fight against the outbreak.
How Russia Can Maintain Equilibrium in the Post-Pandemic Bipolar World
To avoid becoming part of a Sino-centric power bloc and maintain international equilibrium, which is critically important to Russia’s status and self-image, Moscow must reduce its dependence on China by fostering its relations with other large economic and financial players: primarily European countries, India, and Japan.
BRICS Foreign Ministers meet via video conferencing
By IAR Desk The Ministers of Foreign Affairs /International Relations of the BRICS group of