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Russia and Iran ‘building momentum’ – Putin

The two nations are cooperating in fields ranging from infrastructure projects to education, the president has said

December 07, 2023

By Editors Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow, Russia, on December 7, 2023. © Sputnik / Pavel Bednyakov

US withholding aid to Ukraine 'unacceptable’, ex-president Poroshenko says

December 07, 2023

By Editors Desk

Putin Arrives in Saudi Arabia on Rare Trip to Shore Up Ties

December 06, 2023

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December 05, 2023

Putin to Visit Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. on Wednesday

The trip is part of a series of diplomatic meetings by the Russian leader, and comes as Ukraine tries to shore up eroding Western support for its war effort.

December 05, 2023

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at a Group of 20 summit in 2018. Oil efforts helped build ties between the leaders.Credit...Tom Brenner for The New York Times

December 04, 2023

Israel’s Impossible Dilemma

The IDF can hand Hamas either a Pyrrhic victory or a real one

December 04, 2023

November 30, 2023

‘GOOD RIDDANCE’: World reacts to ‘war criminal’ Kissinger’s death

Henry Kissinger, the renowned diplomat and former US Secretary of State, has died at the age of 100.

November 30, 2023

The statesman died on Wednesday aged 100. Picture: Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images

November 28, 2023

North Korea defends satellite launch at UN as Kim studies images of White House

North Korea's ambassador made a rare appearance at the UN Security Council on Monday to defend his country's launch of a spy satellite, as leader Kim Jong Un studied images including of the White House and Pentagon.

November 28, 2023

A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's spy satellite into orbit during a news programme at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea on November 22, 2023. © Lee Jin-man, AP

November 27, 2023

‘Russia will not lose’ – EU member state

Hungary’s Viktor Orban says the West should accept “reality” and come up with a Plan B

November 27, 2023

November 22, 2023

Is Japan’s economy at a turning point?

.Wage and price inflation is coinciding with an exciting corporate renewal.

November 22, 2023

November 21, 2023

BRICS urges 'immediate, durable and sustained' truce in Gaza

The BRICS groups of nations called for a truce in Gaza during a virtual meeting, during which South Africa accused Israel of 'war crimes' and acts 'tantamount to genocide.'

November 21, 2023

November 17, 2023

China hails Xi-Biden meeting despite 'dictator' remark

The picture of Xi Jinping and Joe Biden on a stroll in a Californian country estate continues headlining Chinese media a day after what Beijing has hailed as a "historic" summit.

November 17, 2023

Reuters | Beijing has hailed the meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden as "historic" and "constructive"

November 16, 2023

South Africa refers Israel to ICC

Pretoria accuses the Israeli government of committing genocide in Gaza

November 16, 2023

President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa. © PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP

November 16, 2023

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden working to ‘enhance trust’ between US and China, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi after summit

The two presidents announced deals on resuming military communications and tackling the US fentanyl crisis at their meeting in California

November 16, 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters after the Xi-Biden summit. Photo: CCTV

November 15, 2023

Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery

Hypocrisy, double standards and a failure to understand the region. These are the charges being levelled at the West, primarily the US, by leaders of 57 Arab and Muslim countries who convened at the weekend in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

November 15, 2023

Reuters / Leaders warned of the "disastrous repercussions" of what they called Israel's "retaliatory aggression"

November 15, 2023

Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters

When Xi Jinping stepped off his plane in San Francisco for the Apec summit, it was in circumstances very different to the last time he landed on American soil.

November 15, 2023

GETTY IMAGES | Mr Xi faces a host of problems at home as he arrives in San Francisco

November 10, 2023

Biden, Xi Set to Meet Nov. 15 on Sidelines of APEC Summit

Leaders to speak for first time since meeting at G-20 in 2022

November 10, 2023

Biden, Xi Set to Meet Nov. 15 on Sidelines of APEC Summit

November 09, 2023

Ukraine’s commander-in-chief on the breakthrough he needs to beat Russia

General Valery Zaluzhny admits the war is at a stalemate

November 09, 2023

November 08, 2023

At G7, Blinken Warns Israel Against Occupying Gaza

Netanyahu has insisted there will be no cease-fire until the hostages taken by Hamas are released.

November 08, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference after attending a session of the Group of 7 Foreign Ministers meetings in Tokyo, Nov. 8, 2023.

November 08, 2023

European Commission Recommends Starting Membership Talks With Ukraine

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Wednesday that Ukraine “belongs to our European family.”

November 08, 2023

The European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa as they pose for the cameras during their bilateral meeting at the foreign ministry in Tokyo, Nov. 8, 2023.

November 08, 2023

G7 issues ‘unified’ call for humanitarian pause to Gaza conflict

G7 nations said in joint statement Israel has a right to defend itself, while underscoring need to protect civilians and comply with international humanitarian law

November 08, 2023

People gather by a collapsed building after an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES