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    India, Pakistan reflect easing tensions as set for water-sharing talks

    22 Mar 2021

    The Permanent Indus Commission, set up under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, is set to meet in New Delhi on March 23 to 24, said two Indian officials that deal in bilateral water issues.

    US-China tensions threaten global climate change efforts

    04 Mar 2021

    New details of how quickly China plans to reduce carbon emissions will be revealed on Friday when Beijing releases its next Five Year Plan. And in April, President Joe Biden is expected to announce the United States’ own new targets for emissions cuts.

    China to conduct military drills in S.China Sea amid tensions with US

    26 Jan 2021

    A US carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt entered the South China Sea on Saturday to promote “freedom of the seas,” the US military said, days after Joe Biden began his term as president.

    Indonesia president warns over super-power tensions in UN address

    23 Sep 2020

    Indonesia's President Joko Widodo used his first address to the United Nations General Assembly to warn on Wednesday that global stability and peace could be “destroyed” if growing geo-political rivalries persist.

    Brazil names new military chiefs amid tensions with Bolsonaro

    01 Apr 2021

    Paulo Sergio Nogueira de Oliveira will take over the army, Almir Garnier the navy and Carlos Almeida Baptista Júnior the air force, said Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto in his first news conference since assuming his new role this week.

    New tensions explode over Karabakh, 3 soldiers killed

    04 Aug 2022

    The escalation drew immediate international rebuke, with Russia accusing Baku of violating the brittle ceasefire and the European Union urging an "immediate cessation of hostilities".

    North Korea approves new front-line army duties amid tensions

    24 Jun 2022

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled-down on his nuclear arms buildup to overwhelm "hostile forces” at a key meeting where military leaders approved unspecified new operational duties for front-line army units.

    Another US congressional delegation in Taiwan amid tensions

    08 Sep 2022

    Led by Florida Democrat Stephanie Murphy, the delegation met on Thursday morning with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, whose administration China has relentlessly sought to deprive of diplomatic recognition and participation in international organizations.

    Iran briefly seizes 2 US sea drones in Red Sea amid tensions

    03 Sep 2022

    Iranian state television aired footage it said came from the deck of the Iranian navy’s Jamaran destroyer, where lifejacket-wearing sailors examined two Saildrone Explorers. They tossed one overboard as another warship could be seen in the distance.

    Hopes rise as efforts intensify to defuse Ukraine tensions

    10 Feb 2022

    In the face of the worst stand-off between Russia and the West since the Cold War, diplomatic action has kicked into high gear with European leaders zipping across the continent seeking to defuse the crisis.

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