The second summit between the Russian and Chinese presidents in just seven months could prove pivotal in building a new order  By Kirill Babaev, PhD, director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor of the Financial University, and deputy chairman of the Presidium of the National Committee…

The US president will not be able to “stop the war” between Israel and Hamas, Jordan’s foreign minister Jordan has canceled a summit involving US President Joe Biden and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas following a deadline missile strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip.

Moscow will not conduct a trial even when legal obligations are removed, unless the US does so first, a senior diplomat has said Russia is moving closer to withdrawing its commitment not to conduct nuclear tests, but has no intention of doing this unless the US forces its hand, a senior diplomat has said.