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Singapore, Malaysia committed to find ‘durable, win-win’ outcomes on outstanding bilateral issues, say PMs Wong and Anwar

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Singapore, Malaysia committed to find ‘durable, win-win’ outcomes on outstanding bilateral issues, say PMs Wong and Anwar

The issue of maritime delimitation relates to overlapping port claims, which both countries agreed in 2019 to suspend and to revert to former limits. The suspension followed a dispute sparked by Malaysia’s unilateral extension of the Johor Bahru Port Limits off Tanjung Piai, which overlapped with Singapore’s port limits off Tuas. Singapore protested Malaysia’s extension … Read more

U.S. wants Canada to hit military spending target ‘as rapidly as humanly possible’: Biden’s adviser

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U.S. wants Canada to hit military spending target ‘as rapidly as humanly possible’: Biden’s adviser

Canada and other countries that are laggards when it comes to military spending should hit the NATO-imposed target of spending two per cent of GDP “as rapidly as humanly possible,” U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser told reporters on the sidelines of the Liberal cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday. Asked by CBC News if he’s … Read more

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly in China on unannounced visit

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Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly in China on unannounced visit

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in China on an unannounced visit to thaw relations between the two countries, the Chinese foreign ministry announced Thursday. The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement Joly is in China at Wang Yi’s invitation. Wang is China’s foreign minister and a director of the all-powerful Communist Party of China’s … Read more

Trudeau says he sees an ‘opportunity’ to engage with Modi’s government after India’s election

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Trudeau says he sees an ‘opportunity’ to engage with Modi’s government after India’s election

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he sees a new opening to engage with India in the wake of that country’s election, which returned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to office for a third term. “Now that he’s through his election, I think there is an opportunity for us to engage, including on some very serious issues … Read more