投稿者: Patrick Wintour, diplomatic editor
Russian president’s goal to de-dollarize world economy alarms members that do not want bloc to turn against westVladimir Putin has opened the expanded Brics summit by issuing a call for an alternative international payments system that could prevent th…
Poor oversight, lack of understanding and weak collaboration between allies contributed to ease of Taliban takeover, conclude US and UK aid bodies at London conferenceAmerica’s huge, badly-coordinated and politically-driven aid programme in Afghanistan…
Global south countries including China, South Africa and India expected to abstainThe 193-strong UN general assembly is expected by a massive majority on Thursday to endorse a broad resolution demanding Russia unconditionally and immediately withdraw f…
China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi speaks of need to uphold principle of territorial integrity but also of respecting Russia’s ‘legitimate security interests’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesWestern leaders have reacted nervously to a Chinese peace…
Scheme is part of wider push for G7 leaders to question China on human rights, Taiwan and Covid-19The G7 group of rich nations has agreed plans to set up an alternative to China’s belt and road initiative as part of a broad push back against Beijing co…
As the laws of war become optional and crimes in Syria and Libya go unpunished, there are fears the body has no teethEven at the best of times, there is a wide scope for misunderstanding in modern international relations, says António Guterres, the UN …