Xi Jinping vows to make Chinese military ‘great wall of steel’ as tensions rise with west china Article 423 words 6 votes
Ethiopia, Tigrayan forces accept African Union-led peace talks ethiopia south africa eritrea Article 150 words 4 votes
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing usa taiwan china Article 1216 words 21 votes
North Macedonia votes to end dispute with Bulgaria, clears way for EU talks bulgaria albania Article 226 words 9 votes
Erdoğan says Turkey not supportive of Finland, Sweden joining NATO politics turkey sweden finland Article 91 words 6 votes
Kosovo asks US for permanent military base, speedier NATO membership kosovo usa serbia russia Article 193 words 6 votes
Polish forces use water cannons to push back migrants trying to cross the country’s border with Belarus, an escalation they said was overseen by Belarusian forces as part of a deepening battle with EU poland belarus Article 505 words 9 votes
Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Taliban-led Afghanistan usa afghanistan qatar Article 276 words 4 votes
As Merkel prepares to leave office, many think Germany’s ‘golden age’ is over germany politics Article 730 words 10 votes
Iran and China sign economic and security agreement, challenging US pressure on the state china iran usa politics Article 205 words 8 votes
BBC China correspondent John Sudworth moves to Taiwan after threats china politics taiwan journalism united kingdom Article 31 words 9 votes
How it happened: Transcript of the US-China opening remarks in Alaska usa china politics Link 13 votes
UK declares China in breach of 1984 Hong Kong declaration china united kingdom law hong kong politics Link 19 votes
Swedish embassy in Minsk harbours two Belarusians for five months – they sought refuge after protests but are becoming a diplomatic issue for Sweden sweden belarus.minsk Article 392 words 5 votes
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons takes effect, without the US and others usa Article 515 words 12 votes
China has accused Danish politicians of violating 'the basic norms governing international relations' in a dispute over Hong Kong opposition activist Ted Hui denmark politics hong kong china Article 293 words 6 votes
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal armenia azerbaijan russia Article 14 votes
The next front in the India-China conflict could be a canal across southern Thailand’s Kra Isthmus india china thailand Article 1289 words 8 votes
That US Air Force B-52 flying over the Black Sea was bait for the Russians russia usa Article 484 words 11 votes
The United States has abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, accusing diplomats of aiding economic espionage and the attempted theft of scientific research usa.tx.houston china politics Article 546 words 7 votes
Australia will offer a path to permanent residency for thousands of Hong Kong citizens, while suspending its extradition agreement with the city australia hong kong china Article 792 words 4 votes
India loses jurisdiction over Italian marines who killed two Indian fishermen in 2012 italy india politics crime Article 663 words 6 votes
Counter-espionage agency ASIO is conducting a sweeping investigation into allegations Chinese government agents have infiltrated the office of a NSW Labor politician to influence Australian politics china politics australia.nsw Article 503 words 7 votes
President Trump said he would end Hong Kong’s special relationship with the US and withdraw from the World Health Organization hong kong usa politics china Article 9 votes
Chinese foreign minister warns US against taking the countries ‘to the brink of a new Cold War’ china usa politics Article 701 words 10 votes
Strategic hot spot Greenland sparks global tug-of-war – US has always seen Greenland under its sphere of influence, but the island's increasing independence is threatening that denmark.greenland china russia usa Article 932 words 9 votes
China drops word 'peaceful' in latest push for Taiwan 'reunification' china taiwan politics Article 375 words 10 votes
China has imposed a massive eighty per cent tariff on Australian barley imports from today, saying the product has been imported against trade rules australia china Article 755 words 11 votes
Netanyahu says new Israeli government should annex illegal settlements israel palestine Article 438 words 2 votes
China has imposed an import ban on four Australian abattoirs in an apparent escalation of Beijing's trade war tactics china australia Article 133 words 7 votes
Malta's ambassador to Finland resigned on Sunday after he came under fire for comparing German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler finland germany malta Article 172 words 8 votes
US Department of Homeland Security attempts military surveillance of the Canadian border usa canada politics Article 921 words 8 votes
Trump administration determined to exit treaty reducing risk of war usa russia united kingdom politics Article 840 words 7 votes
Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai jailed for ten years in China – Swedish citizen who went missing in 2015 sentenced for providing intelligence abroad sweden hong kong china Article 512 words 8 votes
Chinese embassy to Denmark wants Jyllands-Posten to apologize for publishing a drawing that depicts China's flag with virus symbols instead of five stars denmark journalism china Article 11 votes
Denmark approves new US consulate in Greenland – part of a broader move by Washington to expand its diplomatic and commercial presence in Greenland and the Arctic denmark.greenland usa Article 180 words 7 votes
Trump administration hosting new Greenland talks with Denmark, focused on presence and investments denmark.greenland politics usa Article published Nov 13 2019 4 votes
Russia has taken part in a carefully co-ordinated spy swap with Norway and Lithuania norway lithuania russia Article 614 words 7 votes
Mike Pence heads into potential new Nordic storm with Iceland visit iceland politics usa Article 6 votes
Trump plans to open US consulate in Greenland despite row over offer to buy denmark.greenland politics usa Article 526 words 6 votes
Sweden receives indications Iran is ready to release British tanker Stena Impero sweden politics iran united kingdom Article 4 votes
Danish prime minister calls Trump's interest in buying Greenland 'absurd' denmark.greenland usa Article 9 votes
Kirkenes, the Arctic town at the centre of a Norway-Russia spy war norway.kirkenes russia Article 1385 words 4 votes
India tells 'alarmist' Pakistan Kashmir is an 'internal affair' india pakistan Article 742 words 3 votes
US formally withdraws from 1987 nuclear pact with Russia that banned short and medium-range land-based missiles usa russia Article 617 words 15 votes
The strengthening anti-China bonds between Hong Kong and Taiwan china hong kong taiwan Article 571 words 11 votes