World Published 24 Apr, 2023 11:30pm China says it respects sovereignty of ex-Soviet states, after EU uproar Chinese envoy had called Crimea a 'natural' part of Russia
World Published 24 Apr, 2023 09:15am US, British diplomats leave Sudan as other countries plan evacuations Greece and Italy said they are working on getting their nationals out of Khartoum
World Published 24 Apr, 2023 08:33am Australia unveils biggest defence reform in decades The Australian force will acquire long-range missile strike capabilities, both air- and land-launched
World Published 24 Apr, 2023 12:13am Paris, Kyiv, Baltic states dismayed after China envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty Historically Crimea was part of Russia and had been offered to Ukraine by former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, says Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye