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‘Multipolar world’: What Xi and Putin announced after Beijing summit

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  Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have signed a joint declaration following their meeting in Beijing, focusing on building a “multipolar world and a new type of international relations”. The two countries also announced that they had signed a large package of deals solidifying bilateral cooperation in the future. The meeting came just days after United States President Donald Trump completed his own visit to China for a two-day summit with Xi. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Trump-Xi summit: China, US disagree on what they agreed on list 2 of 4 Russian gas flow to Europe via Ukraine stopped: Who does it hurt? list 3 of 4 Russian forces launch full-scale invasion of Ukraine list 4 of 4 Trump and Xi move towards business-first relationship after Beijing summit end of list Here are what statements from Beijing and Moscow say about five key issues following the Russia-China summit. Establishing a ‘multipolar world’ On Wednesd...
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What’s the significance of the Russian president’s visit to China?

  What’s the significance of the Russian president’s visit to China? | International Trade News | Al Jazeera Inside Story What’s the significance of the Russian president’s visit to China? Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing. Over the years, China and Russia have described their relationship as a friendship without limits. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing this week further emphasises the strength of those ties. He and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed their partnership as “a force of calm among chaos”.
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WHO says 600 suspected cases, 139 deaths in growing Ebola outbreak

 Click here:  WHO says 600 suspected cases, 139 deaths in growing Ebola outbreak | Ebola News | Al Jazeera
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Modi avoids Norway media: How that led to storm over India’s press freedom

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  A tricky encounter with a Norwegian journalist has shone a light on the reluctance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of his government to engage directly with the media on uncomfortable issues. After Helle Lyng Svendsen from Norwegian daily Dagsavisen asked Modi why he wouldn’t take questions from the press, and later the same day asked a senior official of India’s Ministry of External Affairs about India’s human rights record, Modi’s response was to walk away without replying while his minister’s was to try to deflect by talking about unrelated facets of India’s past and present, and then to become visibly angry. India’s prime minister was in Norway on a two-day visit as part of a tour of northern Europe. On Monday, he met with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and, on Tuesday, Modi took part in the third edition of the India-Nordic Summit , before leaving for Italy, where he is meeting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday. Modi has not held a single news co...
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Massie defeated: The Israel lobby’s pyrrhic victory in Kentucky

  US Representative Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary on Tuesday after one of the most expensive and politically charged congressional campaigns in modern United States history. For the Israel lobby and its allies, the result marked a decisive victory. US President Donald Trump deployed his political weight against Massie, endorsing his chosen challenger, Ed Gallrein, and turning a local race into a national confrontation. At the same time, pro-Israel organisations and billionaire donors, including Miriam Adelson, poured extraordinary sums into Kentucky to defeat a congressman whose offence was questioning military aid to Israel and challenging the expanding influence of pro-Israel lobbying power in Washington. Yet beneath the celebration lies a deeper and more troubling reality. The Kentucky race exposed a widening backlash among Americans increasingly uneasy with the scale of political influence exercised by organisations and donors aligned with a foreign state. What unfo...
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