Foreign policy

Taiwan, human rights are ‘red lines’ for China, ambassador says ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington for a summit with President Donald Trump.

Trump hails Burnham as ‘natural business person’ after first meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) shaking hands with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, on Sept 22.

New Zealand must avoid crisis missteps, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters warning that rhetorical gestures may bring heavy economic costs for the small trade-dependent country.

EU's Kallas says Red Sea mission needs more than 10 warships

FILE PHOTO: EU European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas delivers a joint statement with Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro (not pictured) on the Enhanced Partnership between the Philippines and the European Union, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center on July 24, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

New Zealand's Peters urges strong US role in Pacific

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters attends the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) during the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 23, 2026. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo

European Commissioner discussed EU-Israel relationship, Gaza with Israeli minister

FILE PHOTO: European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica attends a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, May 11, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

ASEAN risks irrelevance as sub-groupings grow, Sec-Gen Kao warns

ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn speaks at the ASEAN Think Tanks Summit at the grouping’s headquarters in Jakarta.

The end of the ‘win-win’ era

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law (left), shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Sept 5.

US treasury chief Bessent backs using US financial power as foreign policy tool

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also spoke about the US having joined Japan in a rare joint yen-buying intervention on July 31.

EU to hit back at Russia after drone attack as Germany probes new sabotage cases

FILE PHOTO: A police officer in protective clothing works at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026, after the police said explosives experts examined a drone near a runway, and after a DHL cargo aircraft hit an unknown object as it was climbing away from the airport overnight, prompting an unscheduled landing in Hanover, according to a source familiar with the incident. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo

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