German firm BASF to pull out of Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
Chemicals producer says audits revealed no wrongdoing but recent media reports crossed red line The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from...
Category : Asia Pacific
UK sends UN experts photographs of North Korean shipments to Russia
Exclusive: Report shows Russian ships loading at North Korean port, amid accusation that Pyongyang supplies missiles and shells The UK has provided satellite photographs of...
Russia ‘attacked Ukraine with North Korea-supplied ballistic missiles’
White House says Moscow likely to supply Pyongyang with advanced technologies in exchange Russia has started using ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea to attack...
‘West v rest’ no longer seen as template for global alliances, survey finds
Research in 21 countries suggests a growing ‘a la carte’ approach where states ‘mix and match’ partners on different issues As the US and Chinese...
Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour
Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a ‘glove from a space suit that has been to space’ amid warnings from US...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Russia – in pictures
Kim Jong-un has arrived at a cosmodrome in Russia’s far east for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin Continue reading…...
Russia-Ukraine war live: Kim Jong-un expected to hold weapons talks with Putin; Ukraine recaptures oil rigs
North Korean leader to meet Russian president in Vladivostok, on rare trip abroad on his armoured train; recapture of ‘Boyko Towers’ makes Ukraine ‘many steps...
Cuba uncovers ‘human trafficking ring’ recruiting for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Havana says it is dismantling network seeking to recruit Cubans as mercenaries as Moscow attempts to boost its forces Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking...
Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members
Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South Africa Leaders from developing countries representing almost half the...
US dispatches warships after China and Russia send naval patrol near Alaska
Combined naval patrol appeared to be largest such flotilla to approach US territory and ‘highly provocative’, expert says The US dispatched four navy warships as...
