US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that businesses reviewing their supply chains should be mindful of the geopolitical risks surrounding China’s threats to Taiwan as well as other Chinese practices that have raised US national securit…
Saudi Arabia to host China-Arab summit during Xi visit, sources say
Saudi Arabia plans to host a Chinese-Arab summit on December 9 attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to the kingdom, three Arab diplomats in the region familiar with the plans said on Wednesday. Xi is scheduled to arrive in Riyadh o…
How long can Algeria’s neutrality in the Ukraine war last?
Rooted in a 1970s-era approach to global affairs based on non-alignment, Algeria’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was unsurprising. While wanting to upset neither the Kremlin nor the West, Algeria has beenneutral in this conflict. The situati…
Germany calls on Turkey to refrain from incursion into northern Syria
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday called on Turkey to refrain from a ground invasion of northern Syria and military strikes in northern Iraq. Turkish officials said on Monday its forces need just days to be ready for a ground incur…
Former China leader Jiang Zemin dies, aged 96
Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin died Wednesday at the age of 96, state media reported, hailing him as a great communist revolutionary who helped quell the 1989 pro-democracy protests. Jiang took power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdow…
Turkish strikes harming counter-IS operations, US, Kurds say
Turkish airstrikes and a possible ground invasion in northern Syria are impacting joint US-Kurdish operations against the Islamic State, according to joint military command. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in nor…
Russia says ‘no choice’ but to cancel US nuclear talks
Moscow said on Tuesday it had been left with “no other choice” but to cancel talks with the United States about the “New START” nuclear weapons control treaty, Russian state-run news agencies reported. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Washin…
Iraqis demand gov help re-accommodate internally displaced
Iraqis have launched a Twitter campaign calling on the government to help internally displaced refugees return home with many still living in tents years after the liberation of their towns from the Islamic State group. Under the hashtag “Help the disp…
Ex-UK PM Tony Blair says ‘not sensible’ to disrespect Qatar
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, one of the architects of the Iraq invasion, has said it is “not sensible” to overtly criticise World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar. Blair slammed the “hypocrisy” of some critics and said those attending the World Cup – the f…
One million displaced if Turkey invades: SDF commander
The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said during a press conference on Tuesday that up to a million people could be displaced by a Turkish invasion of northeast Syria. Turkey launched Operation Claw Sword on 20…