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The world needs China and the US to find a framework for managing tensions
White House seeks to play down comments that appeared to signal change in ambiguous policy
New defence system-busting weapon could change the balance of power
Career diplomat had negotiated with the Taliban over American pullout from the country
Military leader and first black secretary of state regretted UN speech on Iraq weapons intelligence
Bitter partisanship at home is holding back US diplomacy
Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg reveals significant broadening of alliance’s objectives to include Beijing
The US president’s domestic problems are hobbling his efforts to defend freedom overseas
Initiative will fund infrastructure in effort to compete with Beijing’s growing influence in region
Kingdom says it is considering reopening Jeddah consulate as it tries to keep talks with regional foe alive
Erdogan wants to buy more F16s while planning to order second Russian air defence system
Region has become world’s busiest staging ground for military rivalry between Beijing and liberal democracies
The US and China are engaged in a dangerous game of military poker over the future of the island
Dictator admits country faces ‘unprecedented difficulties’ from sanctions and poor harvest
Blinken and López Obrador discuss migration, drug trafficking and criminal justice
American troops have been helping country prepare for possible attack by China
Decision marks first sign of improving US-China relations since new administration in Washington
Maximum size of Moscow delegation to Brussels headquarters halved as east-west relations deteriorate
President Tsai Ing-wen appeals to democracies to help the island defend its independence
South Korea struggles to chart a course that will mollify both Washington and Beijing
Increasing tension comes as America and allies increase military co-operation in Indo-Pacific
Kim Jong Un reopens communication in wake of missile tests to ‘rehabilitate’ relations with Seoul
Antony Blinken will make trip to France as Biden administration tries to soothe tensions raised by deal
President’s comments following meeting with Putin are likely to alarm Nato allies
China presents a threat to the liberal global order but the bigger danger lies in the discrediting of democracy
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