The tense relations between the United States and China have become more acute since July, as Washington has accused Beijing of engaging in massive illegal spying and influence operations in the US and ordered the People’s Republic to close its consulate in Houston, Texas. Read More »

The German government hopes that the European Union will finalise its sanctions on Belarusian officials by some time next week, the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Adebahr, said on Monday. Read More »

A draft of an economic and security deal between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran previously leaked by The New York Times is continuing to reverberate in the international media. Iranian political analyst Mahan Abedin has explained the fuss over the accords and shed light on Iran's strategic shift towards the East. Read More »

India could have followed the Chinese Defense Ministry’s suggestion to investigate the first-ever firearm discharge near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in almost half a century, which could have helped New Delhi “save face” before Beijing by de-escalating this extremely dangerous situation that it’s entirely responsible for provoking, but it declined doing so since it’s seemingly more important for Modi to “save face” before his domestic audience even if it leads to a disastrous “war by miscalculation” with China. Read More »

The summit of the seven Mediterranean countries of the European Union (EU-Med) expressed full support and solidarity with Cyprus and Greece in the face of Turkey's confrontational actions, and also proposed expanding sanctions against Ankara, according to the summit's declaration. Read More »

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov along with his Chinese and Indian counterparts, Wang Yi and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, emphasized the importance of common development and cooperation between their countries to facilitate the global economic growth and stability, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Read More »

The Taliban on Thursday confirmed that the intra-Afgan peace talks will begin on Saturday. Read More »

US President Donald Trump gave a series of interviews to Washington Post editor Bob Woodward for the latter's new book ‘Rage’, scheduled to be published on 15 September, on a variety of topics including the president's relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Read More »

The US State Department wants Israel to take stronger action to mitigate risks of China’s investments in its economy, Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker said on Wednesday. Read More »

Although recent polls show a gap between President Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden, a Saudi expert says his country would like to see him stay in power, not only because of his policies vis-a-vis Iran but also because he will make sure that the normalisation process with Israel will go on. Read More »