Xi-Trump Summit Ends Without Iran War Breakthrough
United States President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing ended without a clear breakthrough on efforts to stop the war on Iran. Although Washington had spent weeks urging China to use…
Trump Promises to Open China, but Trade Deal Hopes Stay Low
United States President Donald Trump arrived for his high-level summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping with an ambitious message. Before the meeting began, Trump said he would push Xi to…
Iran War Puts BRICS Ministers’ Meeting in India Under Spotlight
A meeting of BRICS foreign ministers opened in New Delhi on Thursday, with the ongoing war in Iran expected to dominate discussions among the world’s major emerging economies. The two-day…
Trump-Xi Summit: China’s Iran Role May Come at a Price for the US
When US President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, the war in Iran is expected to become another sensitive issue in an already complex relationship between Washington and Beijing.…
Iran War Day 74: Tehran Says It Is Ready to Respond to Any Aggression
Tensions between the United States and Iran remained intense on day 74 of the war, with Tehran warning that it was fully prepared to respond to any new attack after…
Iran War Day 73: Trump and Tehran Clash Over New Peace Proposals
Efforts to secure a peace deal between the United States and Iran appear to have run into another serious obstacle, with both sides accusing each other of making impossible demands…
Thaksin Shinawatra Released From Prison in Thailand
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison in Bangkok after serving eight months of a one-year sentence linked to a corruption-related case, marking another dramatic moment…
A Year After the War, India and Pakistan Weigh Their Gains and Losses
One year after the brief but intense military conflict between India and Pakistan, both countries are still presenting the war as a success. In Pakistan, public spaces in major cities…
Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is as Powerful as an Atomic Bomb During US Talks
As the United States waits for Tehran’s latest answer through intermediaries, Iran officials and state-linked media are making one point increasingly clear: control over the Strait of Hormuz has become…
Russia Holds Smaller Victory Day Parade
Russia has held its annual Victory Day military parade in Moscow to commemorate the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War, but this year’s event unfolded…