Pentagon chief’s first appearance at Asia’s premier security summit will test his diplomatic skills after controversies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The dialogue will have to deal with deeply opposing views on sensitive issues such as national languages, racial discrimination, historical humanitarian abuses and slavery. Arab nationalists in ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed Sunday for reconciliation and dialogue — a message in line with his pledges to ...

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A Pakistani delegation led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, comprising former foreign minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday asserted that India's narrative has crumbled under ...

THE Philippines and the European Union (EU) have agreed to start a dialogue on security and defense in order to tackle emerging threats like cyber-attacks and foreign interference, Foreign Secretary ...

MANILA, Philippines — A security and defense dialogue will be initiated by the Philippines and the European Union. At yesterday’s press briefing, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and ...

It is customary for Chinese military delegations to push back against American messaging at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s largest annual security summit. But this year’s response was ...

Singapore’s defence minister has said attendees at a premier security summit hosted by his country would have wanted China’s defence chief to be present to avoid misunderstandings, as the ...

A honeyed, Socratic dialogue Chi Rainer Bornfree and Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan are academics with storied careers who met during grad school. Their new book is leavened with images of the authors’ ...

Beijing and Washington have maintained communication on trade-related issues through various multilateral and bilateral events and at multiple levels after the two countries reached a temporary ...

Deep dialogue, in contrast, has a distinct flavour and temperament. Participants gain a more multi-faceted understanding of each other. Thabo is not just a government official but also passionate ...