More sanctions. At the G-7 summit in Japan, the U.K. announced new sanctions against 86 Russian individuals and legal entities, including in the energy, metals, transport and finance sectors. Assets of the targeted parties will remain frozen until Moscow “agrees to pay for the damage it has caused in Ukraine,” the U.K. government said. Britain also […]
China is moving away from its landmark Belt and Road Initiative in favor of smaller direct investments in strategic projects like renewable power and...
South Africa's role. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts agreed to receive an African peace mission aimed at resolving...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Washington last week, where he signed what is essentially a collective defense agreement. In doing so, he sealed...
Peace talks. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks, mediated by European Council President Charles Michel, in Brussels over...
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Wildfires spread across many regions of Western Canada this week. The provinces of Alberta and British Colombia were most affected, but smoke...
