Beijing is Pyongyang’s main political and economic backer. The Chinese president is in North Korea, with many saying he aims to reinforce Beijing’s leverage with Pyongyang. North Korea is largely isolated on the world stage, and under UN sanctions. China remains its main supporter. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list It’s been sidelined … Read more
Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing. Over the years, China and Russia have described their relationship as a friendship without limits. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing this week further emphasises the strength of those ties. He and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed their partnership as “a … Read more
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump was struck by the size of the roses during a tour of Zhongnanhai gardens in Beijing, so President Xi Jinping offered to send him some. Xi praised the new ‘constructive and strategic’ relationship with the US, before Trump concluded his China trip. Published On 15 May 202615 May … Read more
The ex-president’s wife says he fell out of his prison bed while sleeping and hit his head. Published On 6 Jan 20266 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Brazil’s jailed ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, fell and struck his head in his prison cell, but his request to go to a hospital … Read more
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo XIV as part of a state visit to the Vatican in October. A previous official visit to the Vatican was postponed earlier this year because of the poor health of the pontiff’s predecessor, Pope Francis. The King and Queen paid a brief private visit to … Read more
The visit comes as the UK and US prepare to sign a landmark technology agreement aimed at boosting cooperation between the two countries. Published On 16 Sep 202516 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has arrived in the United Kingdom for his second state visit, … Read more
Memory politics After Tusk’s government came to power, it dropped the demands of the previous PiS government that Germany pay €1.3 trillion in reparations — a figure Nawrocki continues to back. The Tusk government, while believing there is a moral case for reparations, maintains they are legally a non-starter and argues that pursuing them undermines Poland’s ties … Read more
US President Donald Trump hails deals during his three-country tour of the Gulf region. United States President Donald Trump has signed several economic deals on his visit to the Gulf region. One of the biggest deals was signed in Qatar, where Boeing secured its largest-ever order of wide-body jets from Qatar Airways. Doha also promised … Read more
For the last three years, presidents, prime ministers, movie actors, rock stars and writers have traveled to Ukraine, seeking to show solidarity with a country under assault from its neighbor, Russia. Add Prince Harry to that list. On Thursday, Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, made an unannounced visit to the city of … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday met with military officers in territory Israel recently took control of in Syria, and vowed that Israeli troops would remain in the country for the foreseeable future. In a statement issued from Mount Hermon, about six miles from the border of the Israeli-held Golan Heights, Mr. Netanyahu said Israeli … Read more