Washington should avoid ‘playing up’ competition with Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official laments Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Thursday accused president Joe Biden’s administration of clinging to an “outdated Cold War mentality” instead of pursuing “win-win cooperation” with Beijing. Discussing the new US national strategy at a regular press briefing, Mao said that…

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.

The country’s bullion may be included in the next round of sanctions, the report says The European Union is working on new sanctions to include Russian gold, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Friday. According to the report, the EU is looking to limit Moscow’s revenue sources.