US officials scrambled behind the scenes to shield NATO deal from Trump ~news usa politics.usa Article 1243 words 9 votes
‘It’s our time to serve the Motherland’ How Russia’s war in Georgia sparked Moscow’s modern-day recruitment of criminal hackers ~tech security.cyber Article 3991 words 6 votes
Trump Administration imposes new sanctions on Putin cronies ~news usa russia politics.usa Article 1268 words, published Apr 6 2018 11 votes
Why Australia wants to build its own 'Belt and Road' scheme with Japan and the US to rival China's investment ~finance Article 942 words 3 votes
China in Africa: Win-win development, or a new colonialism? ~finance economics Article 1235 words 9 votes
US competes with China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ with $113 million Asian investment programme ~finance Link 9 votes
The Arctic is melting. Here’s why cooperation and diplomacy get so complicated. ~enviro climate change energy Article 1176 words 7 votes
Ecuador will imminently withdraw asylum for Julian Assange and hand him over to the UK ~news ecuador united kingdom.london politics Article 2037 words 48 votes
When is a nation not a nation? Somaliland’s dream of independence. ~humanities Article 2744 words 8 votes
Putin tells diplomats he made Trump a new offer on Ukraine at their summit ~news russia ukraine usa politics.usa Article 4 votes
US debt to China: How much does it own? And why? [Analysis] ~finance economics Article 818 words 5 votes
Worried NATO partners wonder if Atlantic alliance can survive Trump. Europeans hope the president who disparages allies and praises autocrats is an aberration but fear problems may run deeper ~news usa politics.usa Article 1636 words 7 votes
China has refused to recycle the West's plastics. What now? ~enviro recycling plastics Article 631 words 7 votes
China just handed the world a 111-million-ton trash problem ~enviro recycling plastics Article 92 words 17 votes
China says Pacific debt claims 'ridiculous' after Julie Bishop raises Australian concerns ~finance Article 533 words 5 votes
Deal to be inked for Solomon Islands undersea internet cable Australia stopped China building ~tech internet Article 1030 words 3 votes
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un have begun their historical summit in Singapore ~news singapore north korea usa Article 1479 words 22 votes
US would 'absolutely' welcome Australian naval operations in South China Sea, general says ~news australia usa china politics.usa Link 4 votes
China hacked a Navy contractor and secured a trove of highly sensitive data on submarine warfare ~news china usa Article 1584 words 7 votes
Global conflict continues to rise, index shows. The world has become less peaceful over the last ten years, mostly due to conflicts in the Middle East and Africa. ~news Article 678 words 7 votes
Iran launches plan to bolster uranium enrichment. Move piles pressure on European states scrambling to salvage nuclear deal ~news iran Article 634 words 5 votes
US President Donald Trump says June 12th summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un is back on ~news north korea usa Article 17 votes
NATO-Russia Council meets for first time since Skripal poisoning ~news russia Article 466 words 3 votes
Colombia to become NATO's first Latin American 'global partner' ~news colombia Article 335 words 6 votes
EU's General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect today. Rather than comply with it, some US news sites have chosen to simply block EU users. ~tech internet privacy Article 801 words 10 votes
Taiwan seeks 'correction' after Air Canada lists Taipei as part of China ~transport Article 361 words 5 votes