TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beijing will roll out the red carpet for more than two dozen world leaders at two major, defense-related events in the coming week. The guest lists, including notable omissions, are a window into China’s ambitions, alliances and continued attempts to expand its influence. The two events are the annual summit of…
By Chen Aizhu and Vladimir Soldatkin SINGAPORE/MOSCOW (Reuters) -China is seeking to buy more Russian gas through an existing pipeline as talks between the two countries have failed to make progress on building a second link, thwarting Moscow’s quest for new outlets, two industry sources told Reuters. Energy is expected to be high on the…
America’s envoy to Beijing is expected to skip China’s military parade next week, joining what appears to be a concerted effort by Western missions to opt out of the grand event despite Chinese pressure. The South China Morning Post has learned from multiple sources that US ambassador David Perdue is unlikely to attend the parade…
China will host the leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea at a World War II event next month in what will mark the first-ever gathering of the authoritarian CRINK bloc sometimes known as the “Axis of Upheaval.” Why It Matters The September 3 gathering will see Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
Here are the key events on day 1,282 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Here is how things stand on Friday, August 29: Fighting Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 23 people, including four children, authorities said,…
President Trump moved quickly to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska earlier this month after getting assurances from his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, that Moscow was ready to make a deal to end its war on Ukraine, US and European officials tell The Post. Following a meeting in Moscow on Aug. 6, Witkoff…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said direct talks between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy wouldn’t happen, even as the Trump administration continues to push for a peace deal. “Unlike what had been agreed between President Trump and President Putin last week, when we were together in Washington, it is obviously not going to come…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded that China react to the latest Russian strikes on Kyiv, which he said had killed at least 14 people, three of them children, and wounded dozens. Newsweek has sought comment from the Chinese foreign ministry and the Russian government. China has said it opposes escalation of the conflict and would…
India’s pivot isn’t about abandoning the US. It’s about strategic autonomy. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Tianjin this week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit-his first visit to China since 2018-it won’t just be a symbolic handshake with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It will be a signal: India is hedging. Against the…
Beijing — China said Wednesday that it would not participate in denuclearization talks with the United States and Russia, after President Trump said he hoped to include Beijing in negotiations. Mr. Trump on Monday said the United States was trying to pursue denuclearization with both countries. “I think the denuclearization is a very – it’s a…