Britain seeks out new friends in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Britain’s foreign sectary is expected to announce on Monday that his country must look beyond its “traditional” allies and develop partnerships with emerging countries. James Cleverly will underline the need for the UK to develop stronger relations with increasingly influential … Read More

Asian supply chain pact takes aim at China

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A move by India, Japan and Australia last month to collectively boost supply chain resilience could eventually squeeze China out of the trios’ supply chains for sectors such as semiconductors, batteries and rare earths, experts say. The Indian, Japanese and … Read More

Murders of journalists more than double worldwide

Journalists protest the murder of their colleague Maria Helena Ferral at Lerdo square in Xalapa, Veracruz state, Mexico, on April 1, 2020. (AFP/Hector Quintanar) Retaliatory killings of journalists worldwide rose significantly in 2020 from the previous year, but deaths covering … Read More

Locust swarms put millions at risk of starvation across Africa and Asia

Photo: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images In East Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, traveling swarms of locusts the size of Manhattan are putting potentially hundreds of millions at risk of starvation in what the UN has called the … Read More

Trump, Kim get second chance to make deal, but expectations low amid doubts N. Korea will surrender nukes

President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One for a trip to Vietnam to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. – EVAN VUCCI/AP HANOI, Vietnam — President … Read More

Analysis: Inside the heads of Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump at the Hanoi summit

Nine months after they first met in Singapore, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump, the US president, will come together again this week for a high-stakes summit. They hope to overcome an impasse on how to deal with North Korea’s nuclear … Read More