The Taliban chases Chinese cash, U.S. energy sanctions on Russia trickle down, China in the Arctic crosshairs, and much more.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new level this year in a video conference with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, hours after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.

It will be harder for China to balance the needs of its faltering economy with its international relations priorities. But there may be opportunities with Trump the dealmaker.

It’s critical that Americans understand how their own national security interests have been served by Ukraine’s resistance, writes.

China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Putin has in recent months described China as an "ally".

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Europe it could be sidelined by the US, Russia and China, a day after Mr Trump returned to the White House and called on the Kremlin to “make a deal” to end a war that was “destroying Russia”.

As Donald Trump’s re-election reignites global tensions, China is signalling its readiness to challenge US dominance, rallying the Global South and asserting its red lines.

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -World leaders and business executives left the Swiss mountain resort of Davos after a week of discussions dominated from a distance by Donald Trump's return as U.S.

The island’s ruling elite views Trump’s trade war with China favorably, believing that it stands to gain from US-China competition by deepening economic and military ties with the US imperialist bourgeoisie.

I am 100 percent certain that unpredictability redounded to the benefit of the United States.” The Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid recently argued that Trump’s madman strategy pressured Israel to accept a Gaza cease-fire.