Packs of freshly printed $20 notes are processed for bundling and packaging at the US Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington DC....
Russia still maintains dominance over roughly 18% of Ukrainian territory
National Bureau of Statistics highlights 19.5% year-on-year surge in services retail sales until Nov 2023
The outcome of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, where representatives from almost 200 nations reached a consensus to commence the reduction of...
Chinese President Xi Jinping gestures as he talks with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco...
The UN General Assembly votes for an "immediate humanitarian truce" in Gaza. — AFP In a significant move at the UN General Assembly last week, a...
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to inaugurate the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, taking place on October 17-18 in...
In the economic data unveiled on September 9, China’s dynamic economic landscape displayed resilience and hints of recovery. Consumer prices,...
The just-concluded Camp David summit, which included South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...
In an astonishing display of rhetorical hubris, US President Joe Biden recently unleashed a fusillade of criticism aimed squarely at China, dubbing...
The coming 2023 BRICS summit in South Africa is witnessing contrasting dynamics unfold. On the one hand, aspiring candidates are displaying an...
Amidst their divergent ideological outlooks, US President Biden forged an unlikely alliance with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni during her recent visit...
The American political landscape has suddenly been taken over by calls for ‘investigations’ on both sides of the divide. While Donald Trump...
A momentous milestone is being commemorated this month as Pakistan and China celebrate a remarkable decade of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ...
Although, despite intense campaigning and pleading by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Vilnius summit did not give any timetable for...
Ever since May 2023, when the 14-member Indo-Pacific Economic Framework reached an agreement on strengthening the resilience of global supply...
Is the wave of neo-populism declining across the globe? The answer to this question is still ambiguous. However, from the tempestuous exit of Imran...
This month Pakistan departed from its long-standing reliance on the US dollar for export payments, as it utilized the Chinese currency ‘yuan’ to...
Pakistan is rather lucky to have the support of friendly countries that have extended financial assistance to the country. Besides Saudi Arabia and...
In the backdrop of extraordinary uncertainties — both at home and abroad — Pakistan revealed its budget for FY2023-24 on June 9. Many experts...
On the momentous occasion of Henry Kissinger’s 100th birthday, he still continues to divulge his astute observations on the complex realm of...
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis has finally declared his bid for the US presidency. Interestingly, while DeSantis might seem to be the GOP’s...
As US President Joe Biden prepares to reengage in negotiations with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other influential Republicans on the critical...
“We will not walk away to leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran. … The United States is not going anywhere,” bragged US...
The Chinese economy is off to a roaring start, clocking in a 4.5 per cent year-on-year growth rate in the first quarter of 2023 – a figure that...
The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is the recent crisis to hit the global financial system. This unfortunate turn of events has reminded me...
At the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting opening ceremony, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the Global...
Unlike the United States and its bullying diplomacy, China has been gradually emerging as a superpower with predominantly reconciliatory and...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s meeting with US President Joe Biden in the White House last Friday, for obvious reasons, did not catch global...
Afghanistan’s central bank’s frozen assets serve as a stark reminder of the limitations and decline of American influence in the region. Much to...
Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘surprise’ visit to three European capitals – London, Paris and Brussels – has been an immensely successful trip...
The last two months have witnessed three important events that may directly and indirectly influence the tone of China-US relations in 2023. One,...
Germany has finally decided to send its battle tanks, Leopard 2, to Ukraine. Earlier, the European country had remained neutral to avoid any...
Throughout 2022, the Korean peninsula witnessed persistent increase in tensions because of Pyongyang’s unprecedented spree of missile testing and...
When the Liberal Democratic Party triumphed in July’s election to the Upper House of the National Diet of Japan, many political analysts were...
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced his controversial plan to reduce international student intake in universities across the country. His...
For the last few months, US President Joe Biden, considered to be a rather unglamorous politician with limited oratory capabilities, has been using...
With Rishi Sunak’s dramatic entry into 10 Downing Street as the new British premier, China-UK relations were expected to hit a new low because of...
Jair Bolsonaro, a typical populist leader, was not expected to cool down so quickly after his defeat in the second round of the Brazilian...
With midterm polls in the US today, President Joe Biden, exacerbating the apprehensions of his fellow partymen about a dreadful rout, is still...
Being a high priest of realpolitik, Henry Kissinger, the 99-year-old former US secretary of state, is undoubtedly among the most pragmatic statesmen...
There is visible nervousness. Events of the last three weeks are indicating gradual penetration of disappointment, lassitude and desperation in...
Brazilian voters will have to return to the polls for a presidential runoff as none of the leading candidates managed to muster the required numbers...
“Our citizens forever.” These words were spoken by Russian President Vladimir Putin when he signed annexation documents in the St George’s...
Why has US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi embarked upon a series of jetting to hotspots one after another -- Kyiv, Taipei and now Yerevan -- in recent...
After the state funeral of its longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II, British politics is returning full-throttle with Liz Truss back under...
“London Bridge is down” is how Sir Edward Young, Queen’s private secretary, conveyed the official news about the death of Queen Elizabeth II...
