SHENYANG – Yang Huafeng, a 92-year-old Chinese army veteran, remembers the troops on horseback and the handful of planes that marked the founding of communist China in 1949. It was a far cry from the military might the country will display Wednesday in a parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War…
Narendra Modi The tête-à-tête inside Putin’s car lasted for 45 minutes India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, says he has had an “insightful” exchange with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a summit in China. The two leaders spent 45 minutes inside the Russian leader’s car – after which Modi posted a picture of…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, North Korea’s state media reported. The event could potentially demonstrate their three-way unity against the United States. Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among…
(CNN) — Guyana is one of the smallest countries in South America, but its elections on Monday might have outsized implications for oil markets and the United States. Here is what you should know. Surrounded by mineral resources, Guyana’s oil production is growing and could surpass Iran’s by 2027. But the threat of a military…
Leaders from countries united in their opposition to the west will gather in Beijing this week in a show of support for China’s president, Xi Jinping, at a second world war commemoration parade designed to show off China’s military strength and geopolitical might. Described by western analysts as “the axis of upheaval”, the military, economic…
In our news wrap Monday, China welcomed leaders from some of its closest allies to an annual security summit, the European Commission blamed Russia for jamming the GPS signal of the commission president’s plane, Israeli strikes killed at least 31 people in Gaza and Labor Day saw unions and other groups holding what they called…
China is running a different race. In China, by contrast, leader Xi Jinping has recently had little to say about AGI. Instead, he is pushing the country’s tech industry to be “strongly oriented toward applications”—building practical, low-cost tools that boost China’s efficiency and which can be marketed easily. The diverging visions represent a head-to-head bet…
GUANGZHOU/SHENZHEN: Singapore is looking to deepen collaboration with China’s Guangdong province in areas such as trade, investment, culture, and sports, as well as through the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (CSGKC), which marks its 15th anniversary this year, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. Mr Gan, who is also the Minister for Trade and Industry,…
TIANJIN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 1, 2025 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by Suo Takekuma – Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were among a group of more than 20 world leaders attending a regional security summit in China over the weekend. This year’s gathering of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation was the largest since it was founded. It was created by China, Russia…