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WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a “major” defence partnership with Indonesia following a meeting with the Southeast Asian nation’s defence minister at the Pentagon. “We are elevating our relationship to a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership, in recognition of the strength and potential of our bilateral defense ties,” Hegseth said in a statement on X on Monday (Apr 13). The partnership covers “military modernisation and capacity building”, “training and professional military education” and “exercises and operational cooperation”, according to a joint statement. “Both nations reaffirm their shared commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific,” the statement said. Jakarta said the…

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Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong’s sudden dismissal comes amid a wave of removals amid anticorruption campaign.Published On 14 Apr 202614 Apr 2026Senior Chinese diplomat Sun Weidong has been dismissed from his post as vice minister of foreign affairs, in the latest case of a high-ranking official being removed from office by Beijing.The Ministry of Human Resources announced the news in a brief post on its website on Tuesday, citing a decision of the State Council, the highest body of state power in China.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe post did not say why or when Sun had been…

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A senior Pakistani government official confirmed to CBS News that Islamabad has intensified diplomatic efforts to bring Tehran and Washington back to the negotiating table over the Iran war.Despite the lack of a breakthrough in the historic face-to-face round of talks over the weekend, Pakistani authorities said they remain cautiously optimistic about the prospects for continued engagement between both sides. A commuter rides past a billboard for the U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 13, 2026. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images Notably, there appears to be an element of rebranding underway, with officials now increasingly referring to the “Islamabad Talks”…

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BEIJING: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov touched down in Beijing on Tuesday (Apr 14) where he hopes to boost cooperation on issues including the war in the Middle East.Lavrov arrived in the Chinese capital, where he was given a red-carpet welcome, photos by the Russian foreign ministry showed.China welcomed a string of leaders of countries that have been impacted by the war and its economic fallout on Tuesday, including Vietnam’s To Lam and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.Lavrov will hold talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, in which the two will “exchange views and coordinate…

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new video loaded: Hungarian Voters Express Joy and Disbelief After Orban DefeattranscriptBacktranscriptHungarian Voters Express Joy and Disbelief After Orban DefeatHungarians reacted with joy, disbelief and disappointment after the former prime minister, Viktor Orban, was defeated by Peter Magyar in an election on Sunday.“I came back home from London because I really wanted to make my vote count. And I’m over the moon. I just can’t believe that. Finally, I can say that I can be a proud Hungarian. Finally, after 16 years.”Hungarians reacted with joy, disbelief and disappointment after the former prime minister, Viktor Orban, was defeated by Peter Magyar…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released newly declassified testimony that she alleges shows a “coordinated effort” by the intelligence community to “manufacture a conspiracy” used as the basis of President Donald Trump first impeachment.The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Monday released two declassified transcripts from closed-door House Intelligence Committee hearings that Gabbard’s office says show former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson advanced as credible a whistleblower complaint based on secondhand information from an individual who had previously worked with then-Vice President Joe Biden in Ukraine. Gabbard’s office…

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Last year the Chinese car company BYD (which stands for Build Your Dreams) overtook Tesla as the world’s top seller of fully electric vehicles, despite the U.S. market being virtually closed to them. Correspondent Seth Doane looks at how China’s long-term investments in innovation are paying off in EVs – and how protective tariffs may end up hurting American automakers down the road.

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The bodies of two iron workers have been recovered from the rubble of a Philadelphia parking garage that partially collapsed on Wednesday, city officials said Monday morning.The two men, and a third who was pulled from the rubble shortly after the collapse and later died of his injuries, were members of the Ironworkers 401 union and Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker told reporters at a news conference.”To the men and women of Local 401 and to every member of the Philadelphia Building Trades, let me say this: Philadelphia…

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