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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2017

May 2017

Aug 24, 2018

Japan's First Woman Fighter Pilot

Japan will shortly have its first female fighter pilot.

First Lieutenant Misa Matsushima of Japan Air Self Defence Force, finished her training to fly F-15s and will officially be named a fighter pilot.

U.S. and China Swap Tariffs

The U.S. slapped steep tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods, triggering a swift tit-for-tat retaliation from Beijing, even as negotiators from both sides seek to soothe trade tensions.

The latest action completes the first round of $50 billion in Chinese products that President Donald Trump had targeted, with Beijing striking back at American products dollar-for-dollar at each step.

Aug 23, 2018

China, Pakistan Renew Pledge to Complete CPEC

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan have renewed support for the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), agreeing to work together to complete the multi-billion dollar project that India opposes.

Israel Approves West Bank Settler Homes

Israeli authorities approved plans for more than 1,000 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said, the latest in a raft of approvals since US President Donald Trump took office.

Ten Australian Ministers Resign

Ten government ministers in Australia offered to resign following a failed bid to oust Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as party leader.

Turnbull narrowly survived a vote against a senior government colleague, but is now likely to face a second leadership challenge.

He has accepted the resignation of only two ministers.

Aug 22, 2018

Russia Developing Fifth-generation MiG-41

Russia operates a fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) in the form of Sukhoi Su-57, but is already eyeing another state-of-art jet for its armed forces. Russia's MiG Aircraft Corporation claims it is developing MiG-41, which will be a fifth-generation fighter-interceptor.

Malaysian PM Backs China-backed Projects

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that the Chinese-funded $20 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project and a natural gas pipeline project in Sabah will be cancelled for now.

Mahathir suspended unpopular Chinese projects in Malaysia after he returned to power in a stunning election victory in May that ended the decade-long rule of former premier Najib Razak.

Aug 21, 2018

U.S. Rejects Turkey's Offer

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has rejected Turkey's offer to condition the release of an American pastor on clearing a top Turkish bank of billions of dollars in U.S. fines.

Washington and Ankara are locked in a bitter feud over the nearly two-year jailing of Andrew Brunson over disputed terror charges.

Trudeau to Run for Re-election

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he will run for re-election in 2019 legislative polls.

The Liberal Party leader was officially nominated by his party in the central Montreal district of Papineau, a centrist stronghold he has represented since 2008. He was re-elected in 2011 and 2015.

Aug 20, 2018

Usman Elected Punjab CM

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Sardar Usman Ahmed Khan Buzdar was elected as Chief Minister of Punjab, ending a 10-year rule of Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government in the country's most populous province.

Buzdar got 186 votes while his rival and PML-N nominee Hamza Shahbaz bagged 159 votes.

Taliban Offered New Provisional Ceasefire

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a provisional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban, but said that the truce would hold only if the insurgents reciprocated.

The announcement followed a bloody week of fighting across Afghanistan which saw the Taliban launch a massive assault against the provincial capital Ghazni -- just a two-hour drive from Kabul.

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