Between East and West. New Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with South Africa’s minister in the presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, on the sidelines of a summit of national security officials from the BRICS countries. Wang, whose predecessor was absent from public view for a month before his mysterious ouster this week, said China wants to […]
Shakeup. China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, was removed from his post and replaced by his predecessor, Wang Yi, according to Chinese state media. Once...
Russian drills. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet conducted live-fire exercises in the Black Sea on Friday after announcing earlier this week that it would consider...
Drills and redeployments. The Belarusian army announced the start of weeklong joint exercises with fighters from the Wagner Group within 13 kilometers (8 miles)...
Guns and oil. Indian and Russian defense officials met in Delhi to discuss spare parts and maintenance for India’s arsenal of Russian defense equipment....
Central Asia’s most populous nation, Uzbekistan, has been on a path of political and economic transformation. The process has been spearheaded by its president,...
China and Algeria. China will enhance cooperation with Algeria in key sectors such as infrastructure, petrochemicals, minerals and agriculture, Chinese President Xi Jinping said...
Expansion. Ethiopia has formally asked to join the BRICS grouping of emerging economies ahead of the bloc's annual summit in August. Though Ethiopia has...
Georgian links. Representatives of the European Union, the United States and the United Kingdom arrived for talks in Georgia on Monday amid concerns that...
Early delivery. Denmark’s Defense Ministry said it will retire its aging fleet of F-16 aircraft in 2024, three years earlier than expected, after announcing...
Energy in Central Asia. Russia will start exporting natural gas to Uzbekistan in October, the Uzbek Energy Ministry said. Deliveries totaling 9 million cubic...
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