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Asia & Pacific 2 months ago
Min Aung Hlaing to visit Laos in first ASEAN member state visit
The planned trip comes four months after Min Aung Hlaing completed a carefully engineered transition from head of the military government to president. He has already visited Myanmar's giant neighbours, India and China.
Middle East and Africa 2 months ago
Rubio visits Bahrain seeking Gulf backing for Iran deal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Bahrain officials on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the Middle East where he has sought to sell the Trump administration's preliminary Iran accord to skeptical Gulf Arab allies.
Asia & Pacific 3 months ago
Xi backs Myanmar's president as two leaders meet in Beijing
"I am willing to continue strengthening our leadership (over our countries' bilateral ties), carry forward the brotherly friendship between our two peoples, deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation," Xi told his Myanmar counterpart, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Asia & Pacific 3 months ago
PREMIUM
Prabowo says frequent overseas trips serve national interests
President Prabowo Subianto has defended the frequency of his overseas trips, arguing that they are necessary to advance Indonesia’s active diplomacy and to maintain its nonaligned foreign policy amid intensifying global rivalries.
Opinion 3 months ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: Costly diplomacy: Prabowo's overseas trips under scrutiny
The more than 50 overseas trips President Prabowo Subianto has taken during less than two years in office have increasingly drawn public skepticism. Critics question whether the frequency of these trips aligns with genuine diplomatic priorities and the administration's stated commitment to fiscal efficiency. Thus far, the government's defense has been less than satisfying.
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