China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies say they cannot replace the United States.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed China-Saudi Arabia relations with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the sidelines of the G20 ...

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We should also notice that Trump in January 2025 promised to sanction Russia if it does not end the Ukraine war. The U.S. still has not removed any existing sanctions, which signals its commitment to ...

Russia talks in Saudi Arabia—without Ukraine's participation—give a glimpse at how Trump may handle a crisis over Taiwan.

Although the normalization of relations with Israel is a clear priority for the Trump administration, the calculus for Riyadh ...

As Middle Eastern crude prices have increased, Chinese refiners have increased purchases of Brazilian and West African crude.

Chinese refiners have stepped up purchases of Brazilian and West African crude as they reorganise sourcing around sanctions ...

After launching in China last year, the HUAWEI Mate XT is going international, and has some higher pricing to share.

Senior U.S. and Russian officials agreed yesterday not only to work together on ending the war in Ukraine, but also to ...

U.S. and Russian officials have finished their first talks on ending the war in Ukraine, with Kyiv and its European allies ...