Foreign policy

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‘Old friend’: Henry Kissinger meets China’s Xi Jinping in second surprise Beijing talks

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger helped broker talks between then-U.S. President Richard Nixon and China's Mao Zedong, paving...

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U.S. professor declines EU job offer after backlash from lawmakers

10 months ago

European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.Jean-francois Badias | Afp | Getty ImagesAmerican citizen and Yale professor Fiona Scott Morton decided...

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Ukraine seeks to lure global firms from Moscow as Danone and Carlsberg assets seized

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A bartender holds a glass of Carlsberg beer in a bar in St. Petersburg, Russia.Alexander Demianchuk | RussiaUkraine is urging...

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Singapore’s ‘squeaky clean’ image takes a beating as scandals rock the government

10 months ago

SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 11: Prime Minister and People's Action Party (PAP) Secretary General, Lee Hsien Loong (L) and Dr Koh...

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North Korea has ‘no interest’ in nuclear talks with the U.S., says think tank

10 months ago

The U.S. has been working hard over the past year to engage with North Korea on denuclearization — but Pyongyang...

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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry hints at potential Xi-Biden meeting

10 months ago

U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry, said U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet...

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EU’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager under fire for hiring a U.S. economist

10 months ago

Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager is answering questions from lawmakers on considering giving a top job in her cabinet to...

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Kerry upholds U.S.-China ‘stability’ in symbolic Beijing visit

10 months ago

U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry and China's Premier Li Qiang attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People...

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Singapore is facing a wave of political scandals. Here’s what we know so far

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Tan Chuan-Jin was among two elected members of parliament to resign on July 17 for engaging in an "inappropriate relationship"...

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Cluster bombs could turn the war in Ukraine’s favor — but Russia says it’s ready to use them too

10 months ago

"Russia has a sufficient reserve of various kinds of cluster munitions, various kinds. So far we have not done it,...