US says costs will be ‘swift and severe’ if Moscow rejects offer of dialogue

Move leaves Taiwan with just 14 governments that formally recognise it as a country

Washington hoping for stability amid increased tensions between US and China

Chinese leader has not travelled outside his country since start of coronavirus pandemic

World Bank and IMF should normalise lending to the country, foreign minister says

Taliban rule could destabilise Central Asia and accelerate regional rise of China

Comments suggest Beijing is ready to give cautious support to Taliban-led government in Kabul

Taliban delegation meets Chinese foreign minister to discuss peace and security issues

Will Beijing be the next superpower to try to write a chapter in Afghanistan’s history?

Hungary alarms some EU allies with rapid expansion of Chinese and Huawei ties

Exit ban on Richard O’Halloran raised during weekend visit by Minister to China

Security Council agreement proves elusive due to resistance from United States

Rising alarm in Biden administration matches warnings from US military leaders

Antony Blinken and Chinese counterparts have tense exchange days after Biden-Putin spat

Focus on foreign policy issues as US president signs into law the American Rescue Plan

Move will end decades of democratic development in the territory

Taoiseach asks Chinese premier for review of O’Halloran’s case ‘on compassionate grounds’

Nepal’s climbing community welcomes the end of confusion over the mountain’s height

‘The current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side,’ a joint statement said

The five-country visit of China’s chief diplomat have underlined how relations with the EU have deteriorated in just a few months