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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is showing toughness in the Djokovic case. His critics say: He only wants to distract from the catastrophic Covid situation in the country. In the absurd match that is currently being played around Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, there could be losers in particular. For a good week, Tennis Australia, the state government in Victoria and the border authorities blamed each other for who was responsible for the debacle. Djokovic himself, whom Australians now also call "NoVac", can no longer win, even if he is allowed to stay, according to his unclear information about trips and his positive PCR test. At the moment it seems that only one politician can score in the end: Scott Morrison, the Conservative Prime Minister who wants to be re-elected in 2022. To understand this, one has to understand how important immigration policy is in Australia. Insular status and remoteness not only bring the continent the disadvantages of the oft-cited ...

It is the largest arms agreement between Australia and an Asian country: South Korea is supposed to supply Australia with artillery weapons and radar equipment. Australia and  South Korea  have agreed an arms deal worth one billion Australian dollars (around 635 million euros). The deal wassealedduring a visit by South Korean President  Moon Jae In  to  Australia , the first visit by a foreign head of state to Australia since the pandemic began. The agreement provides for the South Korean defense company Hanwha to provide Australia with artillery weapons, supply vehicles and radars. It is the largest arms agreement between Australia and an Asian country. It comes at a time of heightened tension between Australia and China. Australia recently announced a security alliance with the United States and Great Britain under which the country will be supplying nuclear powered submarines using American and British technology. In favor of ...

Greece buys three French frigates and rejects a US offer. Recently, another arms deal had caused a dispute between France and the United States. Greece has signed an arms deal with  France  and will buy three frigates from the Naval Group, said the French Ministry of Defense. The ships are used for defense and intervention and are scheduled to be delivered to the Greek Navy by 2026. Greece confirmed the deal. The deal is also remarkable because it falls into a tense foreign policy mood.  Greece  had already signed a letter of intent ten weeks ago to buy French ships. The US government submitted a competing offer to Greece this week, and the State Department approved the sale of four Lockheed Martin frigates worth $ 6.9 billion and the modernization of Greek frigates for an estimated $ 2.5 billion by the Lockheed group. The government in Athens has now decided against this offer. Donald Trump: 'I Saved Israel From Destruction'  Donald T...

A leaked SMS is fueling the submarine dispute between Australia and France. The French ambassador speaks of Macron's "deliberate deception". In the dispute over a failed submarine deal between France and Australia, the French ambassador in Canberra, Jean-Pierre Thébault, spoke of an "unprecedented new low" in the relationship between the two states - especially when it comes to truth and trust. French President Emmanuel Macron was lied to "and the deception was done on purpose," said the diplomat in the national press club. "The way it was handled was a stab in the back." Australia, the USA and Great Britain announced a new joint security alliance in the Indo-Pacific in mid-September without consulting their allies. In this context, Australia is to be given access to US technology for the construction and operation of nuclear submarines. A big deal on submarines between France and Australia was broken. The government in Paris reacted furiousl...

North Korea haswarned of a nuclear arms race in the region in theface of the new Indo-Pacific security alliance. "These are extremely undesirable and dangerous acts that will upset the strategic balance in the Asia-Pacific region and trigger a nuclear arms race," the state news agency KCNA quoted a representative of the State Department as saying. Against the background of Chinese expansion efforts, the USA, Great Britain and Australia announced the new alliance last week. Among other things, it provides for the governments in Washington and London to support Canberra with the construction of nuclear-powered submarines. Read also:  USA, Australia And Great Britain Sign Security Pacts The new alliance makes it clear that the US is "the main culprit for the overthrow of the international nuclear non-proliferation system," said the ministry official. The government in Pyongyang will "certainly take appropriate countermeasures" if the alliance "has the sl...

France has withdrawn its ambassadors from the USA and Australia for consultations because of the dispute over a broken submarine deal. This extraordinary step is taking place at the request of President Emmanuel Macron, as Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced. Read also:  USA, Australia And Great Britain Sign Security Pacts The Australian decision to abandon the purchase of French submarines sealed in 2016 in favor of a partnership with the US and Great Britain represents an unacceptable behavior between allies and partners. The consequences touch the core of France's alliances and partnerships as well as the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Europe said Le Drian. Australia announced the day before that it wanted to acquirenuclear-powered submarinesas part of a new security alliance with the United States and Great Britain. Thereupon France had already spoken of destroyed trust with Australia.   France loses 56 billion euros Australia's decision to build nuclear...

The USA, Great Britain and Australia have signed a security pact for the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. As a first step, the US wants to provide Australia with technology to build nuclear-powered submarines. The US government officials emphasized that the provision of nuclear weapons is not planned. "We will continue to fulfill all of our nuclear non-proliferation commitments," said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. According to the US, the new alliance also provides for cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence, quantum technology and cyber issues. Read also:  European Union | Further Millions Aid For Afghans The partnership aims to secure peace and stability in the region in the long term, said US President Joe Biden at the virtual announcement of the pact, to which Morrison, Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had connected from their respective capitals. "We're not talking about nuclear-armed submarines here. These are ...

The devastation from Corona continues in India, another 3,688 people died, the number of deaths exceeded two hundred and fifteen thousand. Corona attacks intensified in India, with more than 392,000 new cases reported in a single day, and another 3,688 deaths from the deadly virus. The total death toll exceeded 215,000. In India, the rate of new cases of corona has reached 18.24%. Hospitals have run out of space for patients, people are providing oxygen and medicine for their loved ones with their help. In Delhi, Muslims have set up Corona Hospital where corona virus patients are being treated. More than 100 tons of oxygen tankers were transported to Delhi by rail from different areas. One and a half million vaccines have reached India from Russia, 120 vanity liters of aid has been sent to India from Germany. In view of the dangerous situation, more countries imposed travel bans on India. India bans entry into Australia, announces 5 years imprisonment and fine for violation Australia h...