For ten years, Beijing’s most ambitious infrastructure project has been giving the Global South an alternative to West-dominated development Representatives from more than 140 countries will convene in China this week for another edition of the Belt and Road Forum, an international political and economic meeting designed to work out action plans for Beijing’s Belt…
A Reuters reporter was killed on Lebanese territory on Friday by suspected Israeli shelling An attack on Sunday on the northern Israeli town of Shtula that killed one person was a response to the death days earlier of a Reuters journalist and Lebanese national, the militant group Hezbollah said, as cross-border tensions ramp up amid…
Russian news outlets are too popular in South America for the US military’s liking The US government is not doing enough to counter the messaging of Russia and Venezuela in Latin America, a senior Pentagon official has claimed. Washington should “do better” in the “informational domain,” four-star general Laura Richardson believes. The commander of United…
The vote took place against the backdrop of a series of political assassinations Banana fortune heir Daniel Noboa won the second round of Ecuador’s presidential election on Sunday, national officials reported. The elections took place amid unprecedented violence, which had claimed the lives of two politicians, including one candidate. Noboa, 35, will become the youngest…
Unlike Russia during his trip to Kiev in February, Hamas may target the US president, sources told the outlet US President Joe Biden wants to accept an invitation by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the country in a gesture of support, but White House officials are concerned for his safety there, Politico has…
Washington “had never committed to defend” Kiev, so failure to do so wouldn’t hurt America’s credibility, according to Elbridge Colby Ukraine has never enjoyed the status of a US ally, meaning that Washington has no obligation to defend it per se, ex-Pentagon defense strategist Elbridge Colby has argued. The former official, who now heads The…
Liu Liange’s reported detention comes as part of widespread anti-corruption efforts in Beijing Liu Liange, the former chairman of the state-owned Bank of China, has been arrested on suspicion of bribery and issuing illegal loans, the Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. Liu’s arrest comes as part of a widespread anti-corruption crackdown by the authorities…
Boris Johnson was asked if his attitude to Russian civilization has changed amid the conflict Boris Johnson remains an avowed Russophile despite his record of opposing the Russian government, the former British prime minister has told Ukrainian media. The politician was confronted about his love for Russian culture during an interview with the state news…
Iran has once against cautioned Israel against launching a ground offensive into the Palestinian enclave Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that if diplomatic efforts to stop Israeli airstrikes and prevent a ground offensive on Gaza are unsuccessful, there is a risk of the conflict escalating uncontrollably with multiple regional players potentially joining the fight….
The IDF must eliminate Hamas, but a continued occupation of Gaza would be a “big mistake,” according to the US president US President Joe Biden said he does not support any long-term Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip, but believes that the Israel Defense Forces “going in” and “taking out the extremists” would be a…