#foreignaffairs — Public Fediverse posts
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Chinese state-linked observatory sought NZ site, spy agency says
A Chinese state-linked observatory has sought to install infrastructure at a New Zealand site, the NZ spy agency says.
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Chinese state-linked observatory sought NZ site, spy agency says
A Chinese state-linked observatory has sought to install infrastructure at a New Zealand site, the NZ spy agency says.
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Taiwan responds furiously as China, Indonesia plan military exercise off coast
By Stephen DziedzicTaipei says it is seeking clarification from Indonesia after China's defence ministry announced the planned naval drill.
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Taiwan responds furiously as China, Indonesia plan military exercise off coast
By Stephen DziedzicTaipei says it is seeking clarification from Indonesia after China's defence ministry announced the planned naval drill.
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Furor over Albanese's melons joke could force Japan into drama it wanted to avoid
By Natalie WhitingFor a month the Japanese government has studiously remained quiet on Anthony Albanese's melons "joke". But the media frenzy in Australia could be a response it didn't want to make.
#ForeignAffairs #WorldPolitics #FederalGovernment #NatalieWhiting
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Furor over Albanese's melons joke could force Japan into drama it wanted to avoid
By Natalie WhitingFor a month the Japanese government has studiously remained quiet on Anthony Albanese's melons "joke". But the media frenzy in Australia could be a response it didn't want to make.
#ForeignAffairs #WorldPolitics #FederalGovernment #NatalieWhiting
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Labor ministers stand by Albanese's 'melon' gesture, as AFP asked to step in
By Jake EvansFederal police are being asked to investigate how a confidential Japanese memo about the prime minister's "melons" gesture made it into Australian newspapers, as Labor ministers express annoyance over repeated questioning about whether the prime minister made a crude joke.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/melon-gesture-japanese-memo-afp-referral/106840234
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ForeignAffairs #JakeEvans
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Labor ministers stand by Albanese's 'melon' gesture, as AFP asked to step in
By Jake EvansFederal police are being asked to investigate how a confidential Japanese memo about the prime minister's "melons" gesture made it into Australian newspapers, as Labor ministers express annoyance over repeated questioning about whether the prime minister made a crude joke.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/melon-gesture-japanese-memo-afp-referral/106840234
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ForeignAffairs #JakeEvans
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Ex-US marine Robert Gilman freed from Russian jail on 'humanitarian basis'
Donald Trump says Russia has freed Robert Gilman, who had been jailed since 2022, after President Vladimir Putin approved his release on humanitarian grounds.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/ex-us-marine-robert-gilman-released-by-russia/107026506
#LawCrimeandJustice #PoliticalPrisoners #ForeignAffairs #WorldPolitics
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Ex-US marine Robert Gilman freed from Russian jail on 'humanitarian basis'
Donald Trump says Russia has freed Robert Gilman, who had been jailed since 2022, after President Vladimir Putin approved his release on humanitarian grounds.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/ex-us-marine-robert-gilman-released-by-russia/107026506
#LawCrimeandJustice #PoliticalPrisoners #ForeignAffairs #WorldPolitics
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Trump turns Iran’s reparations demand around with a costly demand of his own
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Iran compensate Americans…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #foreignaffairs #Iran #MiddleEast #nationalsecurity #Sanctions #warwithiran #World
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Palki Sharma: A Voice of Informed Journalism
Palki Sharma exemplifies the ideal journalist who transcends mere reporting by fostering public interest in complex geopolitical issues. Her work emphasizes the significance of explanatory journalism, holding power accountable and encouraging critical thinking among citizens. In essence, she inspires audiences to engage with the world beyond headlines, reinforcing the vital role of journalism in a democracy.https://chandrasekarsn.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/palki-sharma-a-voice-of-informed-journalism/
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Palki Sharma: A Voice of Informed Journalism
Palki Sharma exemplifies the ideal journalist who transcends mere reporting by fostering public interest in complex geopolitical issues. Her work emphasizes the significance of explanatory journalism, holding power accountable and encouraging critical thinking among citizens. In essence, she inspires audiences to engage with the world beyond headlines, reinforcing the vital role of journalism in a democracy.https://chandrasekarsn.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/palki-sharma-a-voice-of-informed-journalism/
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Former ambassador warns Australia's ties China could spiral again
By Stephen DziedzicAustralia's former ambassador to China says the relationship between the two countries remains fragile and vulnerable to shocks, saying stability will "remain a goal, not a given" for Canberra.
#WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #ForeignAffairs #StephenDziedzic
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Former ambassador warns Australia's ties China could spiral again
By Stephen DziedzicAustralia's former ambassador to China says the relationship between the two countries remains fragile and vulnerable to shocks, saying stability will "remain a goal, not a given" for Canberra.
#WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #ForeignAffairs #StephenDziedzic
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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
Joint action is, after all, the final significance of all we do in our international politics today. But we are still held back by our old parochial nationalisms. We are still beset by dark prejudices. We are still divided by angry, conflicting ideologies. Yet all around us our science, our instruments, our technologies, our interests, and indeed our deepest aspirations draw us more and more closely into a single neighborhood.
Adlai Stevenson II (1900–1965) American politician, diplomat, statesman
Speech (1965-07-09), “Strengthening the International Development Institutions,” sec. 12, United Nations Economic and Social Council, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandMore about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #cooperation #disunity #division #foreignaffairs #foreignpolicy #foreignrelations #internationalaffairs #internationalcommunity #internationalorder #internationalrelations #internationalism #jointaction #nationalism
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Frustrations flare as China accused of influencing Pacific leaders' meeting
By Stephen Dziedzic and Lice MovonoNaoero and Kiribati stir frustration at the opening day of the Pacific Islands Forum by blocking a regional statement criticising China's ballistic missile test.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/naoero-and-kiribati-stir-frustration-at-pif/107010022
#ForeignAffairs #SummitMeetings #NationalSecurity #AidsandHIV #ClimateChange #NuclearWeapons #StephenDziedzic #LiceMovono
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Frustrations flare as China accused of influencing Pacific leaders' meeting
By Stephen Dziedzic and Lice MovonoNaoero and Kiribati stir frustration at the opening day of the Pacific Islands Forum by blocking a regional statement criticising China's ballistic missile test.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/naoero-and-kiribati-stir-frustration-at-pif/107010022
#ForeignAffairs #SummitMeetings #NationalSecurity #AidsandHIV #ClimateChange #NuclearWeapons #StephenDziedzic #LiceMovono
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Bill Would Give Trump More Tariff Authority
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Bill Would Give Trump More Tariff Authority
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Are we ready for war? Politicians tasked with plan against new age threats
By Stephen DziedzicIt is the first time since World War II that a formal plan will be proposed, reflecting increasing concerns of conflict breaking out in this region.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #ForeignAffairs #FederalParliament #StephenDziedzic
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Are we ready for war? Politicians tasked with plan against new age threats
By Stephen DziedzicIt is the first time since World War II that a formal plan will be proposed, reflecting increasing concerns of conflict breaking out in this region.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #ForeignAffairs #FederalParliament #StephenDziedzic
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FM: #Chinese #ambassador should create understanding, not protect only Chinese interest
" #ForeignAffairs #Minister Sihasak has urged te Chinese ambassador in #Bangkok to promote #mutual #understanding, not one-sided protection of Chinese interest.. “I think it is te duty of te Chinese ambassador here bec there hv been many incidents, which may cause movements among #Thais. I hv told te ambassador tt on sensitive matters te ambassador must come out & explain instead..”"👍
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3296969/fm-chinese-ambassador-should-create-understanding-not-protect-only-chinese-interest -
Canadian diplomats have been sent off with new directives, but not a word from Anita Anand about international law or human rights. She and her banker boss obviously don't think they're all that important.
#CanPoli #ForeignAffairs #AnitaAnand #HumanRights #InternationalLaw https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opinion/article-canada-diplomats-mission-carney-anand-ambassadors/
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Canadian diplomats have been sent off with new directives, but not a word from Anita Anand about international law or human rights. She and her banker boss obviously don't think they're all that important.
#CanPoli #ForeignAffairs #AnitaAnand #HumanRights #InternationalLaw https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opinion/article-canada-diplomats-mission-carney-anand-ambassadors/
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Trump holds off on new strikes against Iran amid emerging 'deal'
Donald Trump says the US will hold off on fresh strikes against Iran, as Middle East allies have agreed to parameters of a deal to end the war.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/donald-trump-holds-off-on-strikes-against-iran/106987644
#UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #ForeignAffairs #USElections
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Trump holds off on new strikes against Iran amid emerging 'deal'
Donald Trump says the US will hold off on fresh strikes against Iran, as Middle East allies have agreed to parameters of a deal to end the war.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/donald-trump-holds-off-on-strikes-against-iran/106987644
#UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #ForeignAffairs #USElections
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Well. The writer #DavidArmstrong is correct, that didn’t make any waves in the press here in Australia (not a good thing IMO). So why not? The Kylie thing was big, very big, so much so that #AlboPM apologised for it. Yet:
“When Anthony Albanese confessed in a podcast he would like to spend some very private time with Kylie Minogue, the public and political reaction was a swift, strong negative. Albanese apologised.
But in the same podcast, looking to please his host, comedian Nikki Osborne, Albanese made a joke at the expense of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
He recalled that when Takaichi visited Australia in May, she had brought melons as a gift. Osborne made a crack about Pamela Anderson and Albanese grinned, cupped his hands in front of his chest, and said: “She brought two. As you do.”
Albanese mocked the first female prime minister in Japanese history and leader of Australia’s closest security partner in Asia. He did not apologise.
The disparity struck Japanese journalist and academic Waka Ikeda. “An Australian pop star’s dignity commanded a national conversation; a Japanese prime minister’s didn’t,” Ikeda said.
Takaichi’s gift, she said in a column in The Japan Times, had been chosen with diplomatic care – Crown Melons from Shizuoka (the Mount Fuji region), the most prized fruit in Japan.
“In Japan, a single Crown Melon can cost more than a fine bottle of wine,” she said. “Its perfection, based on the Japanese artisan spirit of takumi, is what you bring when you wish to honour someone.”
Ikeda said that what happened after the podcast was the real story – because almost nothing happened. Albanese had never spoken about the Takaichi joke; the Minister for Women, Katy Gallagher, had remained silent, and then-Victorian premier Jacinta Allan had brushed it aside as lighthearted.
Ikeda recalled that when Allan had been called a witch, Albanese had said it was “completely unacceptable to demean, objectify, belittle or offend women”.
Japan had also declined to comment. “Japan needs Australia on trade and security,” Ikeda said. “[T]he first female prime minister, fighting Beijing, cannot afford a quarrel over her own chest.
“[Takaichi’s] dignity was weighted against the alliance and found lighter.” (Source: https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08/instagram-generations-win-japans-security-drive-and-albos-undiplomatic-insult-asian-media-report/ )
Not only is our PM a political lightweight in the eyes of this tooter (for his lack of gumption on progressive legislation), but he is showing himself to be quite disrespectful of women generally. Not the kind of ‘man’ I wish to represent me, not in the least.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Please….
##AusPol #Takaichi #Japan #ForeignAffairs #WomensAgenda
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Well. The writer #DavidArmstrong is correct, that didn’t make any waves in the press here in Australia (not a good thing IMO). So why not? The Kylie thing was big, very big, so much so that #AlboPM apologised for it. Yet:
“When Anthony Albanese confessed in a podcast he would like to spend some very private time with Kylie Minogue, the public and political reaction was a swift, strong negative. Albanese apologised.
But in the same podcast, looking to please his host, comedian Nikki Osborne, Albanese made a joke at the expense of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
He recalled that when Takaichi visited Australia in May, she had brought melons as a gift. Osborne made a crack about Pamela Anderson and Albanese grinned, cupped his hands in front of his chest, and said: “She brought two. As you do.”
Albanese mocked the first female prime minister in Japanese history and leader of Australia’s closest security partner in Asia. He did not apologise.
The disparity struck Japanese journalist and academic Waka Ikeda. “An Australian pop star’s dignity commanded a national conversation; a Japanese prime minister’s didn’t,” Ikeda said.
Takaichi’s gift, she said in a column in The Japan Times, had been chosen with diplomatic care – Crown Melons from Shizuoka (the Mount Fuji region), the most prized fruit in Japan.
“In Japan, a single Crown Melon can cost more than a fine bottle of wine,” she said. “Its perfection, based on the Japanese artisan spirit of takumi, is what you bring when you wish to honour someone.”
Ikeda said that what happened after the podcast was the real story – because almost nothing happened. Albanese had never spoken about the Takaichi joke; the Minister for Women, Katy Gallagher, had remained silent, and then-Victorian premier Jacinta Allan had brushed it aside as lighthearted.
Ikeda recalled that when Allan had been called a witch, Albanese had said it was “completely unacceptable to demean, objectify, belittle or offend women”.
Japan had also declined to comment. “Japan needs Australia on trade and security,” Ikeda said. “[T]he first female prime minister, fighting Beijing, cannot afford a quarrel over her own chest.
“[Takaichi’s] dignity was weighted against the alliance and found lighter.” (Source: https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/08/instagram-generations-win-japans-security-drive-and-albos-undiplomatic-insult-asian-media-report/ )
Not only is our PM a political lightweight in the eyes of this tooter (for his lack of gumption on progressive legislation), but he is showing himself to be quite disrespectful of women generally. Not the kind of ‘man’ I wish to represent me, not in the least.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Please….
##AusPol #Takaichi #Japan #ForeignAffairs #WomensAgenda
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Breaking: Trump touts deal to disarm Hamas in Gaza talks breakthrough
US President Donald Trump says Cairo talks between mediators and Hamas leaders have led to a breakthrough on Gaza that could lead to Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing.
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Breaking: Trump touts deal to disarm Hamas in Gaza talks breakthrough
US President Donald Trump says Cairo talks between mediators and Hamas leaders have led to a breakthrough on Gaza that could lead to Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing.
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Migrants from Morocco pour into Spanish border territory
Spanish military units are being deployed to reinforce police in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta after migrants in Morocco broke through fences around the city, overwhelming the local force.
#Immigration #Refugees #WorldPolitics #ForeignAffairs #MigrationPolicy
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Migrants from Morocco pour into Spanish border territory
Spanish military units are being deployed to reinforce police in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta after migrants in Morocco broke through fences around the city, overwhelming the local force.
#Immigration #Refugees #WorldPolitics #ForeignAffairs #MigrationPolicy
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Australian climate meeting in Pacific headed for 'disaster', officials warn
By Stephen DziedzicMultiple sources say Australia has not yet succeeded in convincing world leaders and heads of government to attend a high-profile United Nations climate meeting in the Pacific.
#WorldPolitics #ClimateChange #FederalGovernment #ForeignAffairs #StephenDziedzic
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Australian climate meeting in Pacific headed for 'disaster', officials warn
By Stephen DziedzicMultiple sources say Australia has not yet succeeded in convincing world leaders and heads of government to attend a high-profile United Nations climate meeting in the Pacific.
#WorldPolitics #ClimateChange #FederalGovernment #ForeignAffairs #StephenDziedzic
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Parents of Australian facing possible death penalty in Syria question confession
By Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Meghna Bali, Cherine Yazbeck, and Kyle TaylorThe family of a Gold Coast man who has been charged with murder over the death of an Australian in Syria is frustrated by the lack of progress made by the federal government in the case.
#Homicide #ForeignAffairs #SeanRubinszteinDunlop #MeghnaBali #CherineYazbeck #KyleTaylor
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The general strike of the health unionists in Romania continues for the second consecutive day, in protest against the project.
The health strike continues in Romania. Unionists insist on modifying the salary project The general strike of the health unionists in Romania continues for the second consecutive day, in protest…#ForeignAffairs #Health #Romania #Strike #thewagelaw #Unions
The health strike continues in Romania. Unionists insist on modifying the salary project - ipn.md