Malaysian leader Anwar says China a ‘true friend’ and not to be feared as...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday rejected the notion that China’s dominance is to be feared, calling China a “true friend” at the end of Premier Li Qiang’s visit to mark...
UAE president meets Afghanistan delegation in Abu Dhabi
Reconstruction, economic ties, regional stability discussed by officials
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Tuesday met with a delegation from Afghanistan led by...
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed embarks on China state visit on May 30
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan will have a state visit to China on May 30 following an invitation from his counterpart Xi Jinping.
Discussions between the two...
China warns South Korea about closer ties with U.S., Japan
China cautioned South Korea on Monday about its deepening relations with the United States and Japan, stressing the increasing strain in Beijing-Seoul ties and urging against additional pressure on the relationship from...
G7 top diplomats to seek de-escalation amid Iran-Israel crisis
The Group of Seven foreign ministers are expected to call for de-escalation in the Middle East in a joint statement to be issued at the end of their meeting in Italy on...
International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito
The global condemnation of Ecuador’s government for its decision to break into the Mexican Embassy snowballed Sunday with more presidents and other leaders expressing disapproval, shock and dismay.
The...
Indonesian president-elect visits China after decade of close ties
BEIJING: Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday for high-level talks, less than two months after winning the race to lead Southeast Asia’s...
US and Israeli defense chiefs to meet Tuesday as tensions rise over Gaza
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel’s minister of defense on Tuesday and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah,...
Biden revives the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, but is he serious?
For decades, the United States has defended, with greater or lesser effort, the two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. In the wake of the Gaza war, President Joe Biden...
South Korea mulls “future-oriented” statement with Japan for anniversary
A senior South Korean official anticipates that leaders of South Korea and Japan may issue a joint statement incorporating future-oriented commitments when the two countries commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization...