TOKYO: Japan today said it stood ready to join the United States and other G7 industrialised nations in slapping sanctions on Russia, should President Vladimir Putin order an invasion of Ukraine, The confirmation by the world’s No. 3 economy comes as the crisis in Europe deepens, with the Russian leader […]
Day: February 21, 2022
OTTAWA: Canada’s parliament yesterday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests that have blocked streets in the capital Ottawa for more than three weeks. The Emergencies Act was approved in parliament by 185 to 151, with the minority Liberal government getting support […]
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi today told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken the United States should not include Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, in America’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Earlier this month, the United States said it would commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific. […]