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Seven former Australia captains appeal for Imran Khan

September 15, 2026 admin

Imran. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Seven former Australia cricket captains have appealed to the country’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong over the treatment of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, adding to growing concern among prominent cricketers over his detention. Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Belinda Clark, Kim Hughes, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh…

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In 1st Meet Under Trump 2.0, Quad Sends Strong Warning To China

January 22, 2025 admin

Washington DC: On his first full day in office on Tuesday, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held the first Quad ministerial meeting with Australia, India and Japan and jointly warned against changing the status quo in Indo-Pacific via coercive actions, in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at sea….

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Quad countries call for end in violence in Ukraine, Gaza, and Myanmar

July 29, 2024 admin

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong (2-R) speaks as India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (L), Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (2-L), and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) listen during a joint press conference after their meeting at Iikura Guest House on July 29, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The…

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Australia hosts China FM, sees ‘stability’ in ties

March 20, 2024 admin

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, meets with Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong at Parliament House in Canberra, on March 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP China and Australia claimed to have stabilised long-strained relations after talks in Canberra on Wednesday, despite evident tensions over a high-profile prisoner, trade and a new crackdown…

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Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong Marries Longtime Partner Sophie Allouache, Shares Pic

March 17, 2024 admin

Penny Wong married Sophie Allouache in Adelaide Sydney: Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong, the country’s first openly gay female parliamentarian, has married her partner Sophie Allouache, Wong said on Sunday. “We are delighted that so many of our family and friends could share this special day with us,” Wong said on social media platform Instagram,…

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Australia sending delegation to China to ‘stabilise’ ties

September 2, 2023 admin

Australia will send a delegation of industry, government, academic, media and arts representatives to Beijing for a dialogue with their Chinese counterparts next week to stabilise its relationship with China, Canberra’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Trade, investment, people-to-people links as well as regional and international security are among the issues up for discussion in…

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