Syria, Ukraine and grain exports were discussed during Putin's second foreign trip since the war began.
U.S. had proposed a meeting; China accused the U.S. of insincerity
The Pangong Lake is one area of an ill-defined border which has seen tensions flare.
Joint military exercises and technology sharing are seen as tools in to limit U.S. might abroad
The European Union’s bad start to the year has taken another turn for the worse. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision last week to step back from a 2016 deal that halted the flow of migrants from the Middle East into Europe, has sparked fears of a new crisis.
Even the US’ Mariana Islands are caught up in Washington and Beijing’s simmering power struggle in the region, from unprecedented deep-sea research in the Mariana Trench to what was the world’s most lucrative casino.
Ukraine accuses Russia of ignoring requests to explain its troop build-up, and calls for a meeting.
WASHINGTON: If you want to grow uneasy about the world, read the US-China Commission’s annual report to Congress. China, while it continues to enjoy robust economic growth, faces a major strategic challenge. Strategically, the biggest threat facing China right now — and the rest of the world given how integrated China is to the global economy…
Analysis: Amid rising trade tensions, Chinese interests are keen to develop a high-quality deposit in Guinea. Analysts warn any restrictions on Australian sales to China would ‘send shockwaves through the market’
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Poland is sending extra troops to its border with Belarus after an alleged military incursion.
Russia is the latest country to try to find ways to police its online borders, sparking the end of the internet as we know it
Moscow says it will "drastically reduce" operations around the capital, Kyiv, as well as Chernihiv.
US President Joe Biden vows to shut down a key Russian pipeline to Germany if Russia invades Ukraine.
US reports say a Russian intelligence unit offered rewards for killing US and allied troops.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said that Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbours would act to shore up their security if Tehran were to obtain nuclear weapons.
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'Oil is part of a general strategy to maintain and exercise global power, and it's a central part of the U.S.-centered global system.'
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Centre for Economics and Business Research says it expects this to happen half a decade sooner than it forecast a year ago
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Japan slips into recession, becoming the 4th-largest economy, behind the US, China and now Germany.
Indian and Chinese officials are holding another round of talks to try to resolve a months-long border standoff.
President Joe Biden stated today that Russian president Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade Ukraine.
Operation to come into force as mission to save migrants and refugees from sea is wound down
A number were hurt in the incident several days ago at Naku La in Sikkim, Indian media say.
The French president's accusation comes weeks after world leaders pledged not to interfere in Libya.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the first US diplomat to visit China in almost five years.
A ship carrying grain leaves Odesa under a deal aimed at easing a global food crisis.
The breakaway territories go on a war footing amid fears Russia will use them as a pretext to invade.
The data firm facing questions over its work practices has operated all over the world.
Russia occupies Europe's biggest nuclear plant and now wants to sell power from it back to Ukraine.
US officials say Russia asked China for military support and help in evading sanctions.
Once operational, the pipeline will roughly double Russian oil giant Gazprom's capacity to move gas through the Baltic Sea to Europe, bypassing transit states such as Ukraine.
Less than four months into the Ukraine war, the cutting edge of Russia’s sword is looking not just bloodied, but battered and blunted. On the key front in
By some measures, the BRICS have squandered their years of plenty. Even as they poured money into building dynamic economies and gaining global power, they neglected to invest in their own populations. Another group of nations -- Mexico, Colombia, and Singapore -- has struck a better balance and, as a result, makes a better model than the BRICS for other emerging economies.
They will pledge all their resources to ensure a global pandemic like Covid-19 is never repeated.
Chinese troops abducted the five Indian civilians in a disputed border area, reports say.
U.S. and other NATO surveillance aircraft could become a routine sight over Finland as the country gets closer to joining the alliance.
Russia and the United States are making deals about Ukraine behind Kiev’s back. The two rival powers see the Eastern European country merely as a
Turkish leader says aim is to create 30km ‘safe zone’ in Syria; would be fourth major Turkish incursion since 2016.
