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Tensions rise as Russian men flee into Georgia – BBC Newsnight

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilisation has seen tens of thousands of men flee Russia into Georgia. Estimates suggest up to 10,000 men a day were making the journey at one point. Those who have made the trip have spent days waiting in a queue to cross the border, all to avoid fighting on the battlefield in Ukraine. But is the influx causing unease with…

Chinese research ship docks at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port amid heightened regional tensions

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A Chinese research ship, equipped with antennas and communication gear, docked in Sri Lanka on August 16, 2022, despite US and India’s concerns over Chinese activities in the region. New Delhi is suspicious of Beijing’s presence in the Indian Ocean, lodging a complaint with Sri Lanka. The Yuan Wang 5 docked at the Chinese-built Hambantota port,…

Taiwan stages live-fire defence drills amid China tensions

A day after China announced it was extending its biggest military drills, Taiwan has carried out its own live-fire exercises to simulate defending the island against a possible attack. Tension has escalated since United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last week – a move Beijing called a provocation. Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi has more. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter…

Blinken in the Philippines: Meeting comes as US-China tensions grow

Philippine foreign minister Enrique Manarlo has told the US Secretary of State, his region cannot afford an escalation of tensions. Antony Blinken is in Manila and has met President Ferdinand Marcos Junior. Marcos described US-Philippines ties as a ‘special relationship’. Al Jazeera’s @Barnaby Lo has more from Manila, Philippines. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on…

Mainland China conducts military live-fire drills as tensions soar over Pelosi visit to Taiwan

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Beijing has ordered live-fire drills, as well as naval and aerial exercises, in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The drills were expected to be held from August 4-7, 2022, after Beijing warned of “grave consequences” over Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island. Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province to be…

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