Friday, 31 October , 2025

China

Ambassadors’ conference – Speech by M. Emmanuel Macron, President of the...

Paris, 27 August 2019 Presidents, Prime Minister, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, I was very hesitant to come and address you today. Nevertheless, I wanted to honour...

Brown: California fires show ‘the horror’ world will face from climate...

By CARLA MARINUCCI 10/28/201 SAN FRANCISCO — As Californians suffer widespread power outages and mass evacuations due to wildfire dangers, former Gov. Jerry Brown is warning...

A geopolitical earthquake has shaken US leadership in the world –...

By Frederick Kempe Oct 26 2019 You could feel the unmistakable rumble of a geopolitical earthquake this week. Though the tremors have long been evident, it’s growing...

United States foreign policy: yesterday, today, and tomorrow

by Harry Targ Oct.23, 2019 Just before the Korean War started in 1950, post-World War key foreign policy advisers to President Truman threw their support behind...

Trust me, I’m a clown doctor: young Chinese patients are getting...

Don’t let the wigs and red noses fool you – some medical professionals are very serious about the beneficial effect of laughter on children’s...

Jacques Chirac: A statesman’s fight for human dignity

By David Gosset 2019-09-27 It is with deep emotion that France, but also the world, remembers the former French president Jacques Chirac (1932-2019) who marked his...

China, Russia, Iran ‘plan joint naval drill in international waters’

Iranian news outlet quotes military official as saying exercise will be held soon, but Chinese media silent on reported manoeuvres By Zhuang Pinghui 21 Sep, 2019 China, Russia...

Iran – a Club of Sanctioned Countries – In Solidarity Against...

transcript Peter Koenig 12 September 2019 Background links: https://ifpnews.com/iranian-mps-propose-formation-of-club-of-sanctioned-countries https://www.newsweek.com/russia-china-iran-fight-sanctions-1458096 Excerpts: An Iranian parliamentary faction has come up with the idea of establishing a club of sanctioned countries for concerted...

North Korea warns US of “new Cold War”

By Josh Smith August 15 2019 Any move by the US to place new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in South Korea could spark a "new Cold...

Chinese and Russian reactions to the Gulf escalation

Prematurely assigning blame for attack on Saudi oil facilities is irresponsible, says China 16 Sep, 2019 Beijing has warned that it would be irresponsible to guess...