Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to deepen their strategic partnership in Beijing on Thursday, in a stark show of their growing alignment as Moscow’s troops advance in Ukraine. Putin — whose delegation includes top defense…
Putin may visit Vietnam as Hanoi aims to secure power balance
Vietnamese officials are hopefully anticipating an unannounced visit to Hanoi by Russian President Vladimir Putin, possibly as early as next week on his way to Beijing for meetings with Chinese leaders. Experts say such a visit would allow the Russian…
Chinese President Xi on diplomatic trip to Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Europe on Sunday, on a trip that will take him to France, Hungary and Serbia. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will receive Xi on Sunday afternoon in Paris. Talks with French…
China former football chief sentenced to life for bribery
A former president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, according to the country’s state media. In January, he pleaded guilty to taking bribes worth a total of 81 million…
China: At least 2 dead, dozens missing in Yunnan landslide
At least two people have died while dozens of others are missing after a landslide struck China’s southwestern province of Yunnan. The landslide in Zhaotong city happened at 05:51 local time (21:51 GMT) on Monday, trapping 47 people. President Xi…
Italy tells China it is leaving Belt and Road Initiative
Italy has officially informed China that it is quitting the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), dismissing fears the move might sour relations and damage the Italian economy, government sources said on Wednesday. Italy in 2019 became the first and so…
Climate Reparations: Gordon Brown’s initiative and its resonance with the legacy of the slave trade — Magnus Onyibe
In recent years we’ve witnessed a striking increase in extreme weather events worldwide. We’ve observed snowfall in regions that were once considered desert landscapes. A notable example of this transformation unfolded in California, USA, where devastating wildfires and extensive flooding…
Artificial Intelligence will not lead to massive job cuts, Nnaji
Contrary to widely held fears that the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to massive job losses globally, a Nigerian AI expert has stated that the fears are exaggerated. Professor Bart Nnaji, Nigeria’s former Minister of Science and…
UNGA: Tinubu addresses world leaders today on illicit financial flows, assets return
President Bola Tinubu will today address world leaders in his debut at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held under the Presidency of Dennis Francis of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, at the UN headquarters in New York,…
Biden ‘dictator’ remark angers China days after Blinken meeting with Xi
President Joe Biden referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the leader in an effort to stabilize bilateral relations, drawing ire from China. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao…
