Defence`s Feeds

Ahead of China's most important annual political event that kicks off on Thursday, an overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system is expected to top the agenda, raising considerable public discussion about how to define patriotism and interpret love for the Communist Party of China (CPC)-led country, the essence of which has been proposed as fundamental for the principle of only patriots governing Hong Kong.

Representatives from Hong Kong attending a two-day symposium spoke of the urgency to improve related systems of "patriots governing Hong Kong" and plug loopholes in Hong Kong's electoral and other systems.

UK's claim that China's national security law "stifles any political dissent" and "violates the Joint Declaration" is absurd and confuses right and wrong, the Chinese embassy said on Tuesday, after UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made remarks on the decision by Hong Kong Police Force to charge 47 Hong Kong politicians and activists.

As protesters in Hong Kong gathered outside a court in the city in support of 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists charged with "subversion" under the national security law, some raised the mockingjay salute in solidarity with protesters in Myanmar.

Autocratic leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka says there will be "no transfer of power" in Belarus, where thousands have demonstrated across the country since early August demanding his resignation over an elections they say was rigged.

The previous US administration attempted to negotiate the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, but the talks stalled before the sides could reach any agreement.

The Quds Military Base has confirmed a terrorist attack launched at the Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC) engineering personnel in southern Iran, the public relation office of IRGC reported on Tuesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden's quick January repeal of his predecessor's travel ban on Iran has not yet revived Iranian arrivals to the United States, but it has reignited a debate about which Iranians the U.S. should allow to enter and whether existing methods for vetting them are effective.

Iran says the temporary bilateral technical understanding it has reached with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), shows "goodwill" on the part of the Islamic Republic and gives diplomacy a chance to resolve the nuclear issue.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal not to miss the remaining chances to revive the landmark agreement, warning that any "unconstructive" move at the UN nuclear watchdog's upcoming board meeting will complicate the stalemate surrounding the accord.

Iran's government spokesman, Ali Rabiei stressed that the US policy of maximum pressure against Iran has failed, leaving Washington with no choice but to return to the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described the 2015 nuclear deal as a multilateral and international agreement, which was endorsed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231; noting that the US should lift sanctions to revive the accord.

Spokesman of Iranian Government Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday that Iran's agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a clear message of Tehran's good faith in giving a chance to diplomacy.

Turkish-Iranian tensions are rising over Turkey's ongoing military operations against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. The regional rivals are engaged in increasingly bitter diplomatic sparring as Ankara threatens to expand its Iraqi operations to a strategically important region used by an Iranian-backed militia.

French President Emmanuel Macron is being pulled in contrary political directions, swerving both left and right, as he seeks to work out the political trajectory most likely to secure him reelection next year, according to critics and analysts.

A French court on Monday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling and handed him three-year prison sentence, including two years suspended.

Ex Desert Flag is an annual multi-national large force employment warfare exercise hosted by the United Arab Emirates Air Force.

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pushed for the release of Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a return to democracy after meeting Tuesday on the state of the country.

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, are holding talks Tuesday to discuss the worsening political crisis in Myanmar.

Southeast Asian nations called Tuesday for a halt to escalating violence in Myanmar, and dialogue to end the crisis there, as some countries demanded the immediate release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the military after it seized power last month.