normal diplomacy as it used to be.....
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Albanese in China: 6 days, 1 panda, 0 shouting. (Some) media outrage level: critical.
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Albanese in China: 6 days, 1 panda, 0 shouting. (Some) media outrage level: critical.
Ukraine’s calls for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky are premature, as the two sides have yet to make progress on major points of disagreement, the Kremlin said on Thursday following the latest round of peace talks.
The German chancellery insists the ruling coalition is united in its stance on Israel's actions in Gaza, despite differing views. A split appeared after Germany refused to add its name to a 28-country declaration.
German Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei on Wednesday dismissed concerns of a rift within Germany's coalition government over its position on Israel.
Six weeks ago, legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong was signaling a big turn toward war. Now, Armstrong says, “The chances of war with a nuclear exchange is at 100%. . .. Plan on it, this is coming.”
There was a time when Australian writings on China were first-class._
C.P. Fitzgerald’s classic, for example, ‘The Birth of Communist China’ gave us a unbiassed insight to the factors that propelled the Communist forces to their 1949 victory.
The House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to rename the Kennedy Center Opera House after first lady Melania Trump, approving an amendment by Rep. Mike Simpson (R‑ID) as part of the fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.