Zero tolerance. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office issued a white paper in which it vowed zero tolerance for separatism and reaffirmed that it would seize the island by force if necessary. Separately, on Wednesday, Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang party sent a delegation to mainland China to improve cross-strait communication. Help wanted. Turkey is negotiating a $20 […]
China responds. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that it will halt military and climate cooperation with the U.S. because of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s...
Taiwan visit. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning to meet with Taiwan’s president,...
Kosovo tensions. Kosovar Serbs blocked roads and set up barricades in protest of authorities’ decision to ban cars with Serbian licenses plates and documents...
Energy for Europe. Kazakhstan has doubled coal exports to the European Union since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the beginning of...
Energy cooperation. France and the United Arab Emirates signed a strategic agreement on cooperation energy during a visit to Paris by UAE President Sheikh...
Algerian energy. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Algeria on Monday to negotiate deals to increase energy supplies to Italy, which counts Algeria...
More sanctions. The European Commission will adopt a seventh package of sanctions against Russia on Friday. It will impose restrictions on imports of Russian...
Grain exports. Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the U.N. are nearing an agreement to resume Ukrainian grain exports that were blocked following Russia's invasion. Turkish...
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