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Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In the meantime governmental troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, military sources and townsfolk say, according to Reuters.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host a meeting in Washington of his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan one day after President Donald Trump started his second term in office. The meeting of the so-called "Quad", four countries sharing concerns about China's growing power, is designed to signal that countering Beijing is a top priority for the new president.

President Donald Trump has said that under his presidency, the United States will fundamentally rethink "NATO's purpose and NATO's mission."Trump had said there would be "hell to pay" if Israel and Hamas did not reach a ceasefire deal resulting in the return of hostages held by the Palestinian militant group in Gaza before he takes office.Trump's advisers have indicated they will renew the so-called maximum pressure campaign of his first term against Iran.

U.S. President Joe Biden met virtually with his counterparts from Japan and the Philippines to advance cooperation among the three countries. The three leaders discussed trilateral maritime security and economic cooperation, and China's "dangerous and unlawful behavior in the South China Sea," the White House said in a statement.

The Commission launched a consultation request at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging China’s initiation of an anti-subsidy investigation against imports of certain dairy products from the EU. This is the first time the EU has decided to challenge an investigation at its initiation stage. The EU’s action was prompted by an emerging pattern of China initiating trade defence measures, based on questionable …

Although China, Russia, and Iran are on the same page in their dissatisfaction with the current state of the world order and have relatively effective interactions with each other, they have never sought a military alliance and balance to counter and provoke the West; There is little likelihood of such an alliance in the near future. A closer look at Russia's history reveals a trend of lack of military support for its allies and signatories of military agreements following the Cold War.

India and China have arrived on a patrolling arrangement along their disputed frontier in the Himalayas and it can lead to disengagement and resolution of a conflict that began in 2020, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said . News of the pact comes on the eve of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia for the BRICS summit where …

EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell meets China’s Director/Foreign Minister Wang Yi High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell met with his Chinese counterpart, Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, 16 February in the margins of the Munich Security Conference. They discussed EU-China …

2023 is the second year that China registers a record low birth rate China’s population drops 0.15% in 2023, the birth rate is at a new low, death rate is at the highest since 1974 and the total of new births drops 5.7% to 9.02 mln. China’s population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low …

21.06.2023 Qatar Energy inked a 27-year agreement with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to provide 4 million tons of LNG per year. CNPC will also receive a 5% interest in Qatar’s North Field East expansion project. The stake is equivalent to one LNG “train” with a capacity of 8 million tons per year, according to a press release. LNG …