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Kabul is bracing itself for a siege as the Islamist insurgents try to choke the government into submission
Cold shoulder from US comes as Taliban captures swaths of territory across Afghanistan
Known attacks have quadrupled in the pandemic but lax disclosure rules mean true figure may be far worse
President Rodrigo Duterte reverses his decision that had caused friction with Washington
Meeting was first of the ‘strategic stability dialogue’ agreed last month by presidents Biden and Putin
Delegation meets foreign minister Wang Yi as American troop withdrawal draws closer
US president’s remarks follow breaches that paralysed critical services
Lloyd Austin raises issue of use of limited UK military assets as new carrier arrives in region
Moscow cheers retreat of American forces and aims to stop threat of Isis and al-Qaeda spilling over its borders
Migration and China’s vaccine diplomacy force US president to turn his attention to region
Case opens a window on freewheeling diplomacy as president’s associates stood in for officials
Beijing’s vice foreign minister urges Washington to change ‘extremely dangerous’ policy
The country’s women will suffer from the Taliban’s resurgence and so will US interests
Joe Biden has preserved as well as ditched Donald Trump's foreign policy
Talks in Tianjin aim to stop an increasingly belligerent relationship spilling into conflict
White House says moves demonstrate Beijing’s ‘further isolation from the world’
Measures to increase pressure on Havana also target ‘Black Berets’ unit deployed to curb unrest
Critics say Kremlin will use gas project to undermine Ukraine and increase its leverage over energy supplies
Ukrainian officials furious over agreement on Russian gas because of energy security fears
Deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman will meet foreign minister after Beijing initially snubbed
US official cites ‘progress’ on resolving dispute to ensure ‘Russia cannot weaponise energy flows’
America’s climate tsar says Biden administration will ‘consult’ on a potential carbon border tax
Assault comes as Taliban tightens grip on Afghanistan ahead of US withdrawal
Beijing may lack the ambition needed to develop a global military presence that rivals the US
Business groups say Biden warning on risks of operating in the territory is counter-productive
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