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Chinese President Xi Jinping proposes Global Governance Initiative at largest-ever SCO summit

16:33 01.09.2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposes Global Governance Initiative at largest-ever SCO summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), calling on countries to work in concert for a more just and equitable global governance system, Xinhua reports. Xi made the remarks when chairing the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus" Meeting in north China's port city of Tianjin, …

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has arrived on a four-day official visit in the People’s Republic of China at the invitation of President of China Xi Jinping

13:25 01.09.2025

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has arrived on a four-day official visit in the People’s Republic of China at the invitation of President of China Xi Jinping

The President of Russia has arrived on a four-day official visit in the People’s Republic of China at the invitation of President of China Xi Jinping, Kremlin informs. In Tianjin, Vladimir Putin will participate in the SCO Heads of State Council Meeting in the SCO plus format. Further in Beijing, …

Axios: White House believes Europe secretly undoing Ukraine war's end

11:12 01.09.2025

Axios: White House believes Europe secretly undoing Ukraine war's end

Senior White House officials believe some European leaders are publicly supporting President Trump's effort to end the war in Ukraine, while quietly trying to undo behind-the-scenes progress since the Alaska summit, Axios has learned. The White House has asked the Treasury Department to compile a list of sanctions that could …

Turkey says Israel should be suspended from UN General Assembly

11:10 01.09.2025

Turkey says Israel should be suspended from UN General Assembly

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged Islamic nations to work toward suspending Israel from participating in United Nations General Assembly meetings and activities, ‘The Middle East Eye’ reports. Speaking at an emergency summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Fidan said that …

FT: Emmanuel Macron’s options narrow as his fourth prime minister is on the brink

11:09 01.09.2025

FT: Emmanuel Macron’s options narrow as his fourth prime minister is on the brink

French president has few good alternatives if François Bayrou loses confidence vote in September, ‘The Financial Times’ writes. Emmanuel Macron is grappling with narrowing options as his fourth prime minister in two years hangs on by a thread and markets are alarmed by France’s political and fiscal crisis. People close …

View from USA: Civil war is coming to Britain

11:08 01.09.2025

View from USA: Civil war is coming to Britain

By now you might have seen a video clip circulating on social media of a defiant and terrified young Scottish girl wielding a knife and a hatchet to fend off the advances of a migrant man who allegedly had been harassing her and her younger sister. You can hear the …

How China became an innovation powerhouse

11:29 31.08.2025

How China became an innovation powerhouse

Xi Jinping, China’s supreme leader, is fixated on beating the West in new technologies. Chinese companies already dominate areas including electric vehicles (evs) and lithium batteries, and are fast taking the lead in emerging fields such as humanoid robots. The country’s growing technological prowess is thanks in part to the …

Reuters: North Korea posts fastest growth in 8 years in 2024

11:28 31.08.2025

Reuters: North Korea posts fastest growth in 8 years in 2024

North Korea's economy grew 3.7% in 2024, the fastest annual pace of growth in eight years, backed by expanded economic ties with Russia, according to estimates by South Korea's central bank released on Friday, Reuters reports. Economic growth in North Korea last year picked up from a 3.1% rise in …

EU explores ways of acting more quickly on foreign policy – the principle of consensus will be thrown out

11:27 31.08.2025

EU explores ways of acting more quickly on foreign policy – the principle of consensus will be thrown out

The EU will discuss options on how to act more swiftly on foreign policy matters, an area in which most decisions need unanimity, which has seen Hungary oppose many actions in favor of Ukraine and against Russia in recent years. A group of a dozen countries has looked into unexplored …

$Xinhua: The SCO solution to a fractured World$

11:25 31.08.2025

Xinhua: The SCO solution to a fractured World

The largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will soon convene in China's northern port city of Tianjin, bringing together leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations and sending a stronger signal for global cooperation, development and shared future in an age of global …

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