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Canadian ambassador to China Jennifer May made an important point during her interview with CTV’s Question Period, when she emphasized that China and Canada are not adversaries. However, it is difficult to accept her belief that China has not interfered in Canadian elections. 

At the beginning, it was referred to, in a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin, as “special military operation” aimed largely at “demilitarization” and “denazification” in neighboring Ukraine. We know from history that both Russia and Ukraine were part of the Soviet Union. After the Soviet’s collapse in 1991, all the Soviet republics became independent states, and have legal claims to their individual territorial integrity and political sovereignty within the international law recognised by the United Nations.

In a significant shift of its foreign policy, Germany recently announced plans to deploy two warships to the Asia-Pacific region, signaling a deepening involvement in the region. This move, along with the increasing engagement of other NATO countries, has raised concerns about the implications of NATO’s growing presence in the Asia-Pacific.

NATO recently commenced Air Defender 2023, the largest air force deployment exercise in its history, taking place in Germany, and with the participation of various countries, including the United States.

On January 24th, the United States of America (USA) announced a visa ban policy for Bangladesh, ahead of the upcoming election. Prior to that, it also announced the same policy for Nigeria in January 2023. Despite a better election in February, and the US congratulating the president-elect immediately after, the US imposed a ban on Nigerian individuals alleging undermining the democratic process on May 15th, 2023. 

e Shangri-La Dialogue, which lasted three days, was over. All participants made the most of the occasion by holding in-depth discussions, voicing their opinions, and expressing their concerns, during extensive bilateral or multilateral sessions. 

Robert F. Kennedy Junior (photo) announced that he was running for president, challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. He is already polling at 20%. Mr Kennedy agreed to speak to UnHerd. Below are some his points of the conversation concerning the Ukrainian conflict.

Counting months toward the Indonesia presidential election held in February 2024, many have declared names to be candidates for Indonesia Presidential Election. Looking at the previous cycle, the momentum will be a great opportunity for Indonesians to communicate their aspirations–including demand to become more sustainable. Since this world pressing issue (sustainability) is not only imperative to the government but also business and surely influences individual day to day life, will this concern relevance for the upcoming 2024 presidential election in Indonesia to attract especially those, the youth? 

Argentina will start to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars, the government announced a measure that aims to relieve the country’s dwindling dollar reserves, Reuters reports. 

In the not-too-distant future, Biden may have to hang up his walker and Zelensky may be looking for a job in California, supposes Stephen Bryen, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and at the Yorktown Institute. 

The late Rachmawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of Indonesian President Sukarno, wrote in her memoirs: My father Sukarno respected President Kim Il Sung of the DPRK; if you want to know about my father, please know first about President Kim Il Sung, his best friend; this is my answer and my “discovery.”