Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng said on Tuesday that China accounts for more than 30 percent of global manufacturing growth. “China has maintained its position as the world’s largest manufacturer for 15 consecutive years,” Li said.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday denounced the US military deployment in the Caribbean Sea, as tensions mount between the United States and Venezuela.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “imperialist plan wouldn’t end with the conquest of Ukraine but would rather be just the start.”
The European Union’s sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan will lead a delegation for talks with the United States Monday in Washington on stepping up coordination on sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, Brussels said.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hamas on Monday to lay down its arms or face the destruction of Gaza and its own annihilation. “This is a final warning to Hamas murderers in Gaza and in luxury hotels abroad: Release the hostages and put down your weapons — or Gaza will be destroyed and you …
Eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance said on Sunday that they have agreed to again boost oil production, in a strategy analysts saw as a bid to gain a bigger market share of the sales of crude.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that resolving the situation in Ukraine requires complex dialogue among various parties. “The support here is complete, but, of course, the talks ahead remain quite difficult,” Peskov said.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday, less than a year after taking office. The decision came after his party lost its majority in both houses of parliament.
Europe faces a strategic reckoning. Russia’s war in Ukraine has brought conflict to the continent’s doorstep, while the return of Donald Trump to the White House has made the transatlantic alliance uncertain. At the center of this crisis sits Britain: militarily essential to NATO, cautiously re-engaging with the EU, yet constrained by domestic politics and …
The presence of the leaders of Russia and North Korea alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing on Wednesday was part of efforts to build an anti-Western “new world order,” the EU’s foreign policy chief said.
