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Cuban foreign minister speaks to Chinese, Russian counterparts

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez attends a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia February 18, 2026. Hector Retamal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez attends a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia February 18, 2026. Hector Retamal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

China's mediation eases fighting between Pakistan, Afghanistan, sources say

FILE PHOTO: An Afghan man walks past a damaged wall following airstrikes, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An Afghan man walks past a damaged wall following airstrikes, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/ File Photo

Commentary

China’s quiet blame game before the Xi-Trump summit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Don’t overestimate your abilities, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi tells Tokyo in stern warning

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaking during a press conference on foreign policy and external relations during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, China on March 8.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaking during a press conference on foreign policy and external relations during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, China on March 8.

Ahead of high stakes summit, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi strikes positive tone on ties with US

(FILES) US President Donald Trump (L) shake hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Xi held a phone call with Trump on February 4, 2026, Beijing's state media said without immediately providing further details. The call came just after Xi spoke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a video call, where the two countries hailed their "stabilising" ties in the face of a turbulent world. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
(FILES) US President Donald Trump (L) shake hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Xi held a phone call with Trump on February 4, 2026, Beijing's state media said without immediately providing further details. The call came just after Xi spoke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a video call, where the two countries hailed their "stabilising" ties in the face of a turbulent world. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

US ties, Middle East conflict, and Japan: 5 key takeaways from Wang Yi’s Two Sessions presser

Mr Wang Yi struck a measured tone when asked about China-US relations, saying that 2026 is a “big year” for bilateral ties, with high-level exchanges already on the table.
Mr Wang Yi struck a measured tone when asked about China-US relations, saying that 2026 is a “big year” for bilateral ties, with high-level exchanges already on the table.

China foreign minister blasts Middle East war, urges US to manage ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi condemned the war in the Middle East on March 8.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi condemned the war in the Middle East on March 8.

China’s Foreign Minister tells Israeli counterpart that attacks on Iran must end

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the Third Belt and Road Forum (BRF), at the media centre in Beijing, China October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the Third Belt and Road Forum (BRF), at the media centre in Beijing, China October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

France says it will work with China on de-escalating Iran war

FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 3, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaking during a medal of honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington DC, on March 2, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaking during a medal of honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington DC, on March 2, 2026.

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