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China will invade Japan & Philippines if it takes Taiwan, island’s President warns as Xi to back ‘reunification forces’
TAIWAN’S President has warned Asian neighbours that they are “next” if China invades the self-governing island.
Lai Ching-te said that China would become “more aggressive” and attack other countries in the Indo-Pacific, undermining “peace and stability…
Russia warns NATO over ‘step up’ threats against ‘the world’s largest nuclear power’
Russia has issued a chilling reaction to comments made by a top NATO official as they warned the organisation not to make threats against “world’s largest nuclear power”.
Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Interna…
EU must simplify regulation to compete with US, China, says European Commission chief
– The European Union must simplify its regulations to make the bloc more competitive against the likes of the United States and China, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said ahead of summits of EU political and business leaders.&…
Russia says US restrictions on its role in Venezuela’s oil business are discrimination
MOSCOW, Feb 11 – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that new U.S. restrictions on the role of Russia and other countries in Venezuela’s oil business were blatant discrimination and the Kremlin said it would clarify the matter …
The economic arithmetic behind Bangladesh’s US trade deal
Trade agreements are instruments of leverage rather than moral documents and the proposed US–Bangladesh reciprocal trade agreement reflects that reality. Its clauses on agriculture, labour, digital trade and national security are demanding.…
The …
Irish adviser’s resignation may not be enough to save Keir Starmer
It’s an Irishman abroad dominating the political headlines as a new week dawns.
Cork native Morgan McSweeney bought his boss a little time yesterday – stepping down as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff.…
The post Irish adviser’s resignation may not b…
Moscow sees opportunity in Greenland crisis, but fears expanded US Arctic presence
BERLIN — The Trump administration’s push to acquire Greenland has produced a carefully calibrated response from Moscow. An air of restraint in public comments masks more private concern over potential threats to Russian submarine operations, combined w…
Russia turns to India, Sri Lanka for way out of its labour crisis
For years, Russia relied on migrants from Central Asia to fill gaps in its workforce. As demographics and the war in Ukraine drive the sharpest labor crisis in decades, recruiters are casting a wider net across some of the world’s most populous countri…
Ukraine imposes sanctions on foreign suppliers of components for Russian missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (February 8, 2026) ?that he was imposing sanctions on some foreign ?manufacturers of components for Russian ?drones and missiles used against ?Ukraine.
“Producing this weaponry would be impossible …
We will never see a politician like Stephen Harper again
This week marked the twentieth anniversary of the swearing-in of former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. He’s been feted in Ottawa for a few days, and deservedly so. There was a fireside chat with Jean Chretien, a former Liberal prime minist…