G20 SUMMIT US makes clear it will oppose a G20 Johannesburg Leaders’ Declaration 4 min 10 By Peter Fabricius
COAL FAST-TRACK Eskom to power up energy-guzzling Chinese metal smelter in Limpopo 5 min 4 By Tony Carnie
GLOBAL TRADE WARS Brazil’s President Lula calls on BRICS nations to unite against US ‘tariff blackmail’ 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Controversy and speculation swirl around next two G20 summits — largely due to Donald Trump 6 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
GEOPOLITICS ANALYSIS The Trump administration’s rebellion against history and common sense 8 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
RIO SUMMIT BRICS leaders condemn Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure 4 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
TWO CHINAS ‘Not Today’ — Taiwan strives to give Xi Jinping second thoughts about attacking its island neighbour 8 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
BOOK REVIEW ‘Careless People’ — the tell-all book that Facebook tried to ban 10 min 8 By Rebecca Davis
UKRAINE UPDATE: 22 JANUARY 2025 Zelensky calls for security safeguard of 200,000 peacekeepers; US will work to end Russia’s war on Kyiv - Rubio 6 min 2 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 19 NOVEMBER 2024 Scholz to broach China’s provision of drones to Russia with Xi; Kremlin issues warning over Biden's US missile decision 10 min 2 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 30 OCTOBER 2024 North Korea’s foreign minister visits Russia; Moscow test-fires missiles to simulate ‘massive’ response to nuclear attack 5 min 0 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 24 OCTOBER 2024 US believes 3,000 North Korean troops are in Russia; White House wants half of $20bn loan to Kyiv to be military aid 8 min 0 By Reuters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYSIS SA and China ‘upgrade’ relations — is it more than mere rhetoric? 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED Can the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation adapt to meet Africa’s long-term needs? 4 min 0 By Jana de Kluiver for ISS Today
UKRAINE UPDATE: 31 JULY 2024 Kyiv rebuked by EU ally over Lukoil transit ban; Meloni touts Xi as ‘key player’ in peace process 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 30 JULY 2024 China seizes chance to play peacemaker before US poll; Poland’s Sikorski slams Orbán’s ‘selfishness’ 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
TRADE RELATIONS OP-ED Africa must learn from Europe’s backlash against Victor Orbán’s power-play diplomacy 4 min 0 By Kelly Alexander
UKRAINE UPDATE: 5 JULY 2024 Putin ‘supports’ Trump’s proposals to end war; EU warns Hungary’s Orbán not to visit Russia 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 4 JULY 2024 US to announce $2.3bn arms deal for Kyiv; Zelensky calls on Trump to reveal plan to end war 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 27 MAY 2023 Peace meeting ‘will be magnet for Russian hackers’; Zelensky urges US and Chinese leaders to attend summit 8 min 0 By Bloomberg
