- Americas, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Brics, Business, China, Europe, India, Russia, South and Central Asia, Vladimir Putin, World news
Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit
Russian president’s goal to de-dollarize world economy alarms members that do not want bloc to turn against we…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Global development, Society, South and Central Asia, US defence spending, US news, World news
US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief
Poor oversight, lack of understanding and weak collaboration between allies contributed to ease of Taliban tak…
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UN expected to endorse demand for Russia to leave Ukraine
Global south countries including China, South Africa and India expected to abstainThe 193-strong UN general as…
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Chinese peace plan for Ukraine greeted cautiously by the west
China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi speaks of need to uphold principle of territorial integrity but also of respec…
- Asia Pacific, Belt and road initiative, Boris Johnson, China, European Union, G7, Joe Biden, World news
G7 backs Biden infrastructure plan to rival China’s belt and road initiative
Scheme is part of wider push for G7 leaders to question China on human rights, Taiwan and Covid-19The G7 group…
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Europe, Joe Biden, Libya, Russia, Syria, Trump administration, United Nations, War crimes, World Health Organization, World news
What is the future of the UN in the age of impunity?
As the laws of war become optional and crimes in Syria and Libya go unpunished, there are fears the body has n…