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Opinion | Could Trump finally call off the cold war with China?
Of the many dramatic and absurd occurrences that marked the 2024 US election campaign, one of the most confusing was Donald Trump’s praise…
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US sanctions Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine
The United States sanctioned more than 150 companies and individuals on Wednesday for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, raising the…
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Ukraine war: Moscow, Kyiv exchange 50 POWs in first return of 2025
Russia and Ukraine have each released 25 captured prisoners of war in the first exchange of 2025, both countries said on Wednesday.Thousands…
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Opinion | Beyond US-China tussles, geopolitics will be shaped by India, Russia
China continues to be the target of US security and strategic concerns. An abiding policy focus since Donald Trump’s first presidential term…
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Nato launches ‘Baltic sentry’ mission after suspected cable sabotage
The Nato military alliance said on Tuesday it was launching a Baltic Sea monitoring mission following the suspected sabotage of undersea…
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Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘energy terrorism’ over alleged pipeline attack
The Kremlin accused Ukraine on Monday of conducting “energy terrorism” and posing a danger to Europe’s energy security, after an attempted…
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Explainer | ‘Very dangerous’: the North Koreans fighting and dying in Russia’s war
Months after Kyiv and Seoul began sounding the alarm over North Korea’s growing role in the Ukraine war, Kyiv now says Pyongyang’s troops…
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Opinion | Trump’s Greenland gambit spotlights geopolitical tussle over the Arctic
In August 2019, then US president Donald Trump made headlines with his surprising proposal to buy Greenland from Denmark. While the idea was…
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Zelensky ‘ready’ to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong-un if he can…
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Ukraine steps up campaign to stop young men fleeing military draft
Ukrainian police say they have carried out hundreds of searches targeting people-smuggling gangs that organise illegal ways out of the…
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