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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

China tight-lipped on disappeared Interpol chief

AFP | China remained silent Saturday over the disappearance of the head of Interpol, deepening the mystery over the international police chief's fate after reports...

With Pence salvo, US declares full-on China rivalry

AFP | In the buzzwords of George W. Bush's administration, China needed to become a "responsible stakeholder." For Barack Obama, China had an interest in...

In a divided UN, China blazes quiet path to power

AFP | Criticized by the White House for alleged interference in US politics, China has quietly blazed a path at the United Nations where it...

GRU, Russia’s spy agency with growing global footprint

AFP | Russia's powerful GRU intelligence agency is facing international accusations that it carried out large-scale cyber attacks including a foiled attempt to hack into...

“Pariah State”: British minister slams Russia

AFP | Britain's defence minister on Thursday condemned Russia as a "pariah state" after London accused Kremlin spies of mounting a campaign of cyber attacks...

US, China look on as Putin seeks India arms deals

AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India on Thursday looking to tie up billions of dollars in arms deals with Prime Minister Narendra...

Leave South China sea: Chinese warship warns US destroyer

AFP | A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer -- forcing it to change course -- in an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter...

Are Chinese debts going to kill CPEC?

News Analysis | Despite assurances by the government of Pakistan that Islamabad is completely on board with Beijing vis-à-vis the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, some in...

Cold War returns? Russia & China condemn American “Blackmail”

AFP | China and Russia denounced the use of "blackmail" Friday in thinly-veiled rebukes of President Donald Trump, highlighting the chasm between the US and...

Russia vows to crush Syria jihadists once and for all

AFP | Russia on Friday warned it will not allow jihadists in Syria to be sent to Afghanistan or elsewhere under a deal reached with...

US-China ties sour as Xi, Trump friendship fades

AFP | For more than a year, Chinese leader Xi Jinping could count on one thing even as his government clashed with the United States...

EU launches Asia strategy to rival China’s ‘new Silk Road’

AFP | As doubts grow over China's vast "Belt and Road" trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for Asia that it...