Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia could respond with nuclear weapons if it were attacked with conventional arms in the latest changes to the country’s nuclear doctrine. In a televised meeting of Russia’s Security Council, Putin announced that under the planned revisions, an attack against the country by a non-nuclear power with the…
A brief China-led rally has faded, leaving shares in Europe and Asia mixed on Wednesday after a strong start that had extended overnight gains on Wall Street. Markets had surged after Beijing announced a flurry of measures aimed at reviving the housing market after a prolonged downturn. That news also boosted prices for oil, copper…
Hong Kong’s finance chief has made a push to lure a Spanish-based global start-up summit to the city on the first leg of his European tour, with an expert saying the event would help the government’s efforts to create an international technology hub. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po led a group of Hong Kong tech…
Ukrainian president begins high-stakes trip with visit to weapons factory in Pennsylvania. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has begun a high-stakes visit to the United States during which he will present Kyiv’s plan to end the more than two-and-a-half-year-old war against invading Russian forces to US President Joe Biden as well as election rivals Kamala Harris…
london — The Chaser, a news website run by Hong Kong journalists in Britain, says Google informed the diaspora media outlet that its company email was being targeted by “government-backed attacks.” China is presumed to be behind the attacks, something Beijing denies. Analysts say the case highlights the growing difficulties Hong Kong journalists face both…
moscow — Russia and China started naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited Russia’s Pacific Fleet as saying. “A joint detachment of warships of the Pacific Fleet and Chinese Navy set out from Vladivostok to conduct the joint Russian-Chinese “Beibu/Interaction – 2024″ naval exercise,” the RIA news agency quoted…
Joe Biden says alliance between US, Australia, India and Japan is ‘here to stay’, pledges to deepen partnership. The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States are meeting in US President Joe Biden’s hometown as the countries push to strengthen their Quad alliance amid growing competition with China. Biden welcomed his counterparts to…
The meeting between President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House next Thursday will be an opportunity to “align strategic goals” for the remainder of Biden’s administration – says the National Security Council’s Michael Carpenter. Zelenskyy is expected to present Ukraine’s “victory plan” directly to Biden. VOA’s Iuliia Iarmolenko asked Ambassador…
Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. Now that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has laid out her ambitious restructuring of the EU executive arm, she must overcome the challenge of parliamentary hearings in the coming weeks. One that might give…
UK Labour party veteran Peter Mandelson faulted the former Conservative government for failing to sustain “proper channels of communication” with China and not living up to Britain’s responsibilities in Hong Kong. “It was in danger of operating a boycott of Hong Kong and the necessary communication that Britain needs to maintain with China,” the former…