内容摘要：Another question is whether to reformulate the French nuclear doctrine so as to state unambiguously that "vital interests" cover European allies too.

Another question is whether to reformulate the French nuclear doctrine so as to state unambiguously that "vital interests" cover European allies too.

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has denied claims by US president-elect Donald Trump that there are Chinese soldiers stationed at the Panama Canal.In recent days Trump has threatened to take the canal back into US control, accusing Panama of "ripping off" the US by charging high shipping rates.

In a message posted to his Truth Social account on Wednesday, Trump wrote: "Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal".Mulino called the claim "nonsense" and said that there is "absolutely no Chinese interference"."There is not a single Chinese soldier in the canal," he told reporters in Panama City.

Mulino also rejected the possibility of reducing tolls for US ships or ceding control of the canal, a major shipping channel which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans."The canal is Panamanian and belongs to Panamanians. There's no possibility of opening any kind of conversation around this reality," he said.

After breaking ties with Taiwan, Panama established diplomatic ties with China in 2017, and Mulino said relations between the two countries were "respectful, well-managed … in terms of what is in the interest of both countries."

His comments came a day after Trump said he would nominate a Florida lawmaker to be his ambassador to Panama.At the end of 2005, the singer was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, which returned in 2015 before he went into remission.

He co-founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation alongside his wife to help recruit bone marrow donors at live music shows.It also involved Peters and fellow musicians taking treks to the Himalayas, to peaks including Mount Kilimanjaro and Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, in his native Wales.

The charity's director, Kirsty Thomson, called him a "brilliant advocate" of the NHS, adding that he "loved life like nobody else I know".The 2007 concert was billed the "world's highest", watched by 3m online. In 2017, his Big Busk involved a walk between cancer wards at each north Wales hospital and ended on the summit of Snowdon.