The leader has scaled back travel plans and skipped some key summits, but continues active diplomacy—as a host.

Member countries of the Brics trading bloc seem to have backed down from their rather lofty ideal of establishing their own ...

For long, critical minerals lay unearthed since miners weren't allowed to scoop out anything except what they were ...

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a high-level summit in Washington with the presidents of five West African nations ...

The BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6–7, 2025, under the theme “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More Inclusive and ...

Pakistan conflict, China’s support for the latter, and China’s growing footprints in South Asia – clearly aimed at ...

Public silence from Xi Jinping has attracted attention, with growing rumours about his health, authority, and the country’s leadership path ...

The US president vowed higher tariffs on BRICS nations that align with the bloc’s plans to challenge US hegemony. Despite the China-backed initiative making limited progress, dozens of nations are ...

Political and economic pressures might force Chinese President and overall leader Xi Jinping to delegate some of his powers ...

President Donald Trump never ceases to amaze with his haughty and self-aggrandising governance style, endless huffing and ...

Trump announced a sweeping 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian exports to the United States beginning Aug. 1. In a letter to ...

Is China’s supreme leader under pressure to give up some power to influential party leaders? Our writer looks at why he might ...