3 h. ago Xi Jinping accuses West of ‘bullying behaviour’ and ‘Cold War mentality’ at showpiece summit with Putin

The Chinese leader made a thinly veiled swipe at Trump’s tariff policy as he unveiled a new economic vision for non-western countries

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7 h. ago Modi hails ‘insightful’ talks with Putin during armoured limousine ride at China summit

Indian leader strengthens ties with Russia as Trump escalates tariff dispute with New Delhi

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25 h. ago Putin and Modi hold hands as leaders gather for China summit

Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi held hands as they greeted Xi Jinping at a summit in China on Monday, 1 September.

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29 h. ago Putin says he and Trump came to ‘understanding’ about how to end Ukraine war at Alaska summit

Putin addresses leaders gathered in China for the SCO summit

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30 h. ago Xi Jinping criticises ‘bullying behaviour’ and Putin blames west for Ukraine war at Shanghai summit

China’s leader urges attendees to oppose ‘cold war mentality’ while Russian president claims Ukraine war was ‘provoked by the west’Xi Jinping has criticised the “bullying behaviour” of other countries while Vladimir Putin has blamed the west for his war on Ukraine, on the second day of a major summit in China which seeks to challenge western-led multilateral blocs.The Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) began in the city of Tianjin on Sunday, with Xi welcoming dozens of leaders from Eurasian member states and other partner and observer countries, including Putin, and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Xi outlines China’s ambition to reshape world order in showpiece summit

Shock-and-awe ‘victory day’ military parade this week seeks to recast second world war narrative

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35 h. ago Side by side in China, Putin and Xi in summit picture to chill the West... so what was Modi doing there alongside them?

On Sunday, China hosted the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, a grand meeting of the leaders of 26 nations, many of them opposed to the US and Europe.

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43 h. ago Putin given the red carpet treatment as he discusses Trump talks with Xi on sidelines of China summit

Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi are among the 20 leaders meeting in China for a security summit

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46 h. ago Voices: The West neglects the other half of the world at its peril

Given the presence of 25 global leaders in China, including those of Russia, India, Iran and North Korea for the SCO summit, you might well ask why the West seems to have shown so relatively little interest – or alarm, writes Mary Dejevsky

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46 h. ago Vladimir Putin meets Xi Jinping arrives in China for security summit – Ukraine war live

Russian president and his Chinese counterpart shake hands as more than 20 world leaders attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in TianjinFollowing a meeting with Ukraine’s top general, Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country’s forces are planning new strikes deep into Russia.In a post on X, the Ukrainian leader wrote:We analysed in detail the situation in the Zaporizhzhia direction and the enemy’s intentions. Also the situation in the border areas of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.We will continue our active operations in exactly the way needed for Ukraine’s defence. The forces and resources are prepared. New deep strikes have also been planned. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Vladimir Putin arrives in China for security summit – Ukraine war live

Russian president and Indian prime minister among more than 20 world leaders attending Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in TianjinThe Guardian’s Russian affairs reporter, Pjotr Sauer, has written a piece about Putin’s trip and what it may mean for the war in Ukraine. Here is an extract of his story:Key on the agenda, analysts say, will be for Putin and Xi to align their positions on the war in Ukraine amid US efforts to end the fighting. “It is an important time for them to talk about where the war is headed and how likely it is to be stopped in the near future,” said Alexander Gabuev, the director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Centre.Gabuev said Moscow wanted to know whether it could expect any further assistance from China and how Beijing would respond if the US were to ask it to put pressure on Russia to end the fighting Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Who are the world leaders attending China's upcoming summit and military parade

Beijing will roll out the red carpet for more than two dozen world leaders at two major events in the coming week

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9 d. ago South Korea’s president heads into Trump talks on troops, trade and Pyongyang

Leftwing leader Lee Jae Myung will seek to dispel reputation as anti-American and pro-China at White House summit

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2 w. ago Trump rows back threat of ‘secondary tariffs’ against India and China after Putin summit

US president had promised to increase economic pressure on Russia by targeting buyers of its crude oil

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2 w. ago Tuvalu considers pulling out of Pacific leaders’ summit amid China

Exclusive: Prime minister Feletei Teo says Tuvalu may withdraw from crucial meeting after key countries such as Taiwan were barred from attendingTuvalu’s prime minister Feletei Teo said his country may pull out of the region’s top political meeting next month, after host nation Solomon Islands moved to block all external partners – including China, US and Taiwan – from attending.The Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting will be held in Honiara in September. On 7 August, Solomon Islands prime minister Jeremiah Manele told parliament that no dialogue partners would be invited to the annual gathering. Continue reading...

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