Diplomacy

No surprises, no public lectures: Carney on how Xi wants to be treated

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media during a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 05 March 2026.

Singapore and South Korea to upgrade FTA, leaders say as President Lee pays state visit

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on March 2.

News analysis

Questions cloud Trump’s case for war against Iran

US President Donald Trump had said conflict was required to eliminate “imminent threats” from Tehran.

China urges immediate ceasefire after US, Israel strike Iran

Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, during a United Nations (UN) Security Council meeting in New York, US, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran who dominated every aspect of the country for more than three decades as it faced off with the West, was killed Saturday after the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, according to President Donald Trump. Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg

Trump puts fate of world’s top conflicts in the hands of two men

US President Donald Trump put his son-in-law Jared Kushner (right) and longtime friend Steve Witkoff (left) in charge of resolving the war in Ukraine and a standoff with Iran.

Russia questions how Trump’s Board of Peace will work with UN Security Council

U.S President Donald Trump holds a gavel, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

News analysis

Seeking stronger ties, Germany’s Merz takes his ‘principled realism’ doctrine to Beijing

Chinese Premier Li Qiang greeting Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume as he welcomed the business delegation that accompanied German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left, behind Mr Li) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb 25.

Ukrainian negotiators to discuss post-war reconstruction with US team on Feb 26, says Zelensky

The teams are expected to discuss preparations for a trilateral meeting that would include Russia.

India PM Modi heads to Israel to ‘strengthen cooperation’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would hold talks with his Israeli counterpart to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation.

France to restore US Ambassador Kushner’s access after call

US Ambassador Charles Kushner had been summoned to the foreign ministry after the US Embassy in Paris reposted a message on X from the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism warning that “violent radical leftism” was on the rise.

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