Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks
MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
Orbán-era foreign minister quits Hungary’s parliament for job with Chinese automaker BYD
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s former foreign minister resigned from his parliamentary seat on Wednesday to join Chinese…
Ukraine says it hit a railway bridge to Crimea, seeking to isolate the Russian-held peninsula
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said Tuesday its forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other…
ASEAN bloc plans to hold Russia summit in June
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will hold a commemorative summit with…
Russia warns of escalation in Ukraine as Putin seeks to shift domestic views of the war
Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to…
The US will keep embassy in Kyiv open despite Russian threats – politico.eu
The US will keep embassy in Kyiv open despite Russian threats politico.euU.S. dismisses claim its diplomats have fled Kyiv…
Kyiv braces for possible major Russian barrage
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, the…
Russia’s Lavrov tells Rubio Americans should leave Kyiv
TOPSHOT – Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a heavily damaged building following Russian…
Rubio says US-Iran peace deal could take ‘a few more days’ – politico.eu
Rubio says US-Iran peace deal could take ‘a few more days’ politico.euWhat an America-Iran deal might look like The EconomistWhat’s…
US and Russia urged not to conduct nuclear tests
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the organization overseeing a treaty banning nuclear testing warned Wednesday that…
China-Russia ties are ‘precious’ in the current international context, Xi Jinping says
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the stability and certainty of China-Russia relations are…
Russia offers China energy lifeline as Iran war strangles supply
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a reception, held on Victory Day…