Australia defends intelligence raids as dispute with China escalates

[ad_1] By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Sunday defended the government’s right to conduct intelligence raids to prevent foreign interference, after China condemned searches of the homes of its journalists working in Australia. Dutton declined to directly confirm that the Chinese journalists were …

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With limited travel, brown planes take off in Thailand

[ad_1] BANGKOK: With millions around the world trapped at home due to the pandemic, “airplane cafes” in Thailand are offering customers the opportunity to pretend they’re in heaven, and the idea seems to have taken off. Aboard a retired airliner in the coastal city of Pattaya, coffee drinkers settle into …

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Australia defends intelligence raids as dispute with China escalates

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton defended on Sunday (September 13) the government’s right to conduct intelligence raids to prevent foreign interference, after China condemned searches of the homes of its journalists who they worked in Australia. Dutton declined to directly confirm that the Chinese journalists were questioned …

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China’s Xinhua condemns raids on Chinese journalists in Australia

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: The raids on Chinese journalists living in Australia are “absolutely appalling” and damage relations between the two countries, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. The tabloid Global Times, backed by the Chinese state, reported earlier this week that Australian authorities raided the homes of four Chinese journalists residing …

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US calls Chinese brakes on ‘escalation’ of US diplomats

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States on Saturday (September 12) called Beijing’s decision to impose restrictions on all US diplomats on Chinese soil as an “escalation,” the latest reprimand in an ongoing tit-for-tat dispute over foreign missions. Relations between the world’s two major economies have deteriorated in recent months, with …

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