Olaf Scholz’s peace mission to China
November 8 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Xi Jinping had plenty to discuss in recent meeting. Image: Screengrab / BBC
Barely back home fro...
Asia girding for long-term dollar strength
November 8 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The US dollar has appreciated strongly against all Asian currencies in 2022. Image: Facebook
The US dollar is on a tear. According...
The West bullies Iran, again
November 8 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
A police officer inspects parts of a drone at the site of a Russian strike on fuel storage facilities, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Oct 6, 2022&...
Who’s afraid of US troops in Ukraine?
November 4 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
A T-72 tank of the Russian Armed Forces is pictured in Donetsk
Very innocuously, the Biden Administration has ‘sensitised&rs...
Biden no-show will hand Xi a win at APEC
November 4 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in a combination photo. Photos: AFP
BANGKOK – US President Joe Biden...
The message from China’s party congress
November 4 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Xi Jinping (left) with new politburo standing committee members Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li...
US gets a nasty surprise in Ukraine
October 29 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu exposes the ‘dirty bomb’ conspiracy by Ukraine and its western mentors
Somethin...
Misreading Xi and the rise of Li
October 25 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Li Qiang is now China's No 2, an appointment that shows Xi's dedication to a high-tech-led future for China. Image: Screengrab / NDTV...
Why Iran has given up on the West
October 25 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
In general, Iran’s foreign policy, regardless of who spearheads the government, has been largely influenced by Supreme Leader Aya...
Who’s on China’s new Politburo Standing Committee?
October 25 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
New Politburo Standing Committee members, led by Xi Jinping, arrive to meet the media following the 20th National Congress of the CCP...
Russia’s homage to Nord Stream pipelines
October 23 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Who stands to gain? First pictures of Nord Stream pipeline show 50 metre hole after “powerful explosions” confirming sabo...
US mulling bans to stunt China’s quantum computing
October 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The US and China are in a quantum computing race for dominance. Image: Twitter
Last November, IBM launched its 127-qubit Eagle, su...
Ukraine war is ‘Biden’s war’ now
October 23 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct 18, 2022 that evidence of military personnel of United States and other Western co...
Ismail floods Malaysia with cash then calls snap polls
October 12 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has called early polls in move seen as acquiescing to UMNO party heavies. Image: Faceboo...
What would a UK embassy move to Jerusalem mean for Palesti...
October 12 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid hold a bilateral meeting as they attend the 77th UN General As...
OPEC’s body blow to Biden presidency
October 12 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) and US President Joe Biden bump fists in Jeddah before talks, July 15, 2022
The B...
Frank talk with Biden on Ukraine may help
October 8 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Ukrainian soldiers walk nonchalantly in Bakhmut city, a strategic hub, amidst Russia’s attacks, Donetsk, Oct. 2, 2022
The in...
Why Biden thinks he needs a new Cold War
October 8 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
United nations or a return to new Cold War? Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via The Conversation
“We do not seek a Col...
A dream? The Palestinian Republic of Gaza
October 8 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Gaza City skyline, 2007. Photo: Wikipedia
There is hardly a conflictual environment in the Middle East that is not subject to fore...
N Korea’s latest missile salvo exposes US impotence
October 5 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
This screen-grab image taken from North Korean broadcaster KCTV in 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watching the launch of...
Attack on Nord Stream kills prospects for dialogue in Ukra...
September 30 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
The three leaks that were discovered on Monday at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia with Ge...
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