Chinese President Xi Jinping secured an agreement from partner countries to set up a new development bank, realizing a longtime ambition in a display of Beijing’s growing influence. Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization agreed to establish the institution, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday at the end of the two-day SCO summit that…
The United States has called its partnership with India a “defining relationship of the 21st century,” emphasizing shared progress in innovation, defense, and economic ties. The US embassy posted the message on X, quoting Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said the enduring friendship between the two peoples drives bilateral cooperation forward. The statement came…
Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, senior reporter Dan Murtaugh writes on the energy triangle between China, India and Russia as their leaders meet in Tianjin. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s get-together could hardly have come at a better moment for China’s leader. At a time when the US…
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin before a joint news conference following their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov | Via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he will punish Russia and President Vladimir Putin if Moscow doesn’t come to…
Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should cooperate further in economics and security to move away from the Western-led world order, China’s President Xi Jinping has said. Xi’s address to members of the Eurasian bloc on Monday delivered a statement of intent about the rise of the so-called Global South. “We should advocate for…
MOSCOW/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Narendra Modi told Vladimir Putin on Monday that India and Russia stood side by side even in difficult times after the Kremlin chief called the Indian prime minister his “dear friend” and gave him a lift in his armoured limousine. China and India are the biggest buyers of crude oil from…
The Russian president defends the military campaign in Ukraine, blaming NATO and Western policies for the conflict. Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for igniting the war in Ukraine, insisting Moscow’s assault was provoked by years of Western provocations. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)…
By Laurie Chen and Lidia Kelly TIANJIN (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin, after talking with China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi, said on Monday the issue of NATO’s eastward enlargement would have to be addressed for there to be sustainable peace in Ukraine. Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops to invade Ukraine in…
By Laurie Chen and Mei Mei Chu TIANJIN (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members to leverage their “mega-scale market” on Monday, while unveiling his ambition for a new global security and economic order that poses a challenge to the United States. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has set a model for…
There were several key moments of a bonhomie between leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China. Apart from the key discussions, cameras present all around also captured some lighter conversations among leaders, one of which was between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Chinese President Xi Jinping…