Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed the role of the BRICS group of states and bilateral business over a phone call, according to Lula’s office and Chinese state media said. The leaders spoke for an hour on Monday, agreeing on the role of the G20 and BRICS […]
Read MoreBy Joe Luc Barnes On August 8, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace accord in Washington and committed to the construction of the Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity, a trade route that bisects Armenia, connecting the two parts of Azerbaijan. The deal may have far-reaching repercussions on the other side of the Caspian, potentially diversifying […]
Read MorePutrajaya, 12 August 2025 – Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim held a bilateral meeting at Perdana Putra in Putrajaya on Tuesday, reaffirming their commitment to transform Bangladesh–Malaysia relations into a deeper, future-orientated strategic partnership. The two leaders first held a one-on-one meeting, preceded by a […]
Read MoreMANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday that Beijing has “misinterpreted” his comments saying Manila will be inevitably drawn in to a conflict between China and Taiwan should one erupt. China accused Marcos of “playing with fire” after the Philippine leader said during a visit to India that “there is no way that […]
Read MoreChief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will hold official talks at Putrajaya tomorrow morning (12 August) to review the progress in diverse areas and outline steps towards elevating the relations between Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur to a new height. The chief adviser, who reached Kuala Lumpur at 7:50pm (KL time) […]
Read MoreNew Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): China has officially extended a welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, which will be held in Tianjin at the end of this month. Addressing a press briefing in Beijing on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made this announcement, expressing optimism […]
Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin spoke to the leaders of China, India and three ex-Soviet states on Friday in a flurry of calls to brief them on his contacts with the United States about the war in Ukraine. Putin met US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, after which the Kremlin said […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH – Cambodia and Thailand reached detailed terms of a ceasefire agreement during the four-day General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which ended today, August 7, under the eyes of the US, China and Malaysia. Under the agreement, signed by Cambodian Minister of National Defence Tea Seiha and Thai acting defence […]
Read MoreBy Fan ChenandLaura Zhou Beijing has warned Manila to stop “playing with fire” after the Philippine president said on a trip to India that his country would “have to get involved” if a China-US conflict arose in the Taiwan Strait. In an interview with Indian media outlet Firstpost on Wednesday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr […]
Read MoreRUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin held talks with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow today, the Kremlin said. The meeting between Mr Putin and Mr Witkoff lasted about three hours, and neither side gave an immediate briefing on the talks. The meeting comes days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to […]
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