[ad_1] After a winter during which the EU threw constant barbs at the U.S. over Biden’s signature climate law and its $369 billion of green incentives, many on both sides of the Atlantic are hoping the visit signals the beginning of a spring thaw. The message from Biden and vonContinue Reading
[ad_1] SRINAGAR: In a Himalayan development that will have huge consequences for regional peace and the Muslim world, arch-rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to revive diplomatic relations after a long hiatus. What is interesting, it was China that played the broker. The two countries will unlock their diplomaticContinue Reading
[ad_1] On the pledges side, U.S. officials are assuring Europeans their companies will get access to some tax credits and subsidies from a landmark U.S. climate bill passed last year. But Europe’s response has been ambivalent at best, with many countries hesitant to pull away from the profitable Chinese marketContinue Reading
[ad_1] Hong Kong: Google is now laying off employees in China that have hit senior positions and high-paying workers as part of the global announcement, the media reported on Monday. The aim of the company is to “reset the salary standard and reduce operating costs while improving overall work efficiency”,Continue Reading
[ad_1] Other U.S. agencies, though, have said they think it was probably due to natural transmission from animals to humans. “We have so few facts that, inevitably, different agencies are going to arrive at different conclusions,” Himes said. Himes is the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. His viewContinue Reading
[ad_1] Beijing: China on Sunday hiked its defence budget by 7.2 per cent, marginally higher than last year, to 1.55 trillion yuan (about USD 224 billion), marking the eighth consecutive year of increase in its military spending. China last year pegged its defence budget at 1.45 trillion yuan, a 7.1Continue Reading
[ad_1] Beijing: China on Friday renewed its criticism of the Quad grouping comprising the US, India, Australia and Japan, saying that state-to-state cooperation should be consistent with the trend of peace and development, rather than putting up “exclusionary blocs.” The Quad foreign ministers carried out a comprehensive review of theContinue Reading
[ad_1] MESEBERG, Germany — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said China had declared it won’t supply Russia with weapons for its war against Ukraine, suggesting that Berlin has received bilateral assurances from Beijing on the issue. Scholz was speaking at a press conference with European Commission President Ursula vonContinue Reading
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Britain was rebuffed by the Biden administration after multiple requests to develop an advanced trade and technology dialogue similar to structures the U.S. set up with the European Union. On visits to Washington as a CabinetContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, China, Indonesia, Spain and Croatia on Thursday arrived in India to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in New Delhi from March 1-2. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, IndonesianContinue Reading