World Politics

Panorama

The Israel-Palestine divide stretches far beyond the Middle East

Away from ground zero, which is the carpet-bombed Gaza, is a war of the words pitting one group against the other as people argue over Israel’s right to self-defence and the future of Palestinians

Chinese and US flags flutter outside a company building in Shanghai, China 16 November, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

World+Biz

China, US hold 13th political party leaders dialogue

International relations do not depend on state to state friendship but on mutual benefits, especially for the stronger state. Photo: Bloomberg

Panorama

Game of geopolitics: No permanent friends or foes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

World+Biz

China warns ASEAN nations to avoid being used as 'chess pieces' by big powers

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Politics

Putin says 'nothing will be as it used to be' in combative speech

Friends of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold posters bearing his picture as they attend an event marking the second-year anniversary of his assassination in front of the consulate of Saudi Arabia on 2 October 2020. OZAN KOSE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Analysis

The booming export of authoritarianism

Thoughts

Vaccine diplomacy, world politics and precautions for Bangladesh

A general view of the Castle of the Muette in Paris, France. Built in 1922 the palace is now used as headquarter of OECD, the global body that sets trade and economic standards for advanced economies. Photo Collected

World+Biz

World’s richest nations jostle to lead globalisation club

Analysis