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Ukraine war

A cyclist passes a mail office destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Kurakhove, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on November 7. Photo: AP

Opinion | Trump may end the Ukraine war but no one is walking away a winner

No side remains unscathed, whether it’s Russia’s stagnation, Ukraine’s territorial loss and economic devastation, or the EU’s cost crises.

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US to boost Ukraine support ahead of Trump transition

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North Korea now has boots on the ground in Ukraine, US confirms

13 Nov 2024 - 1:25PMvideocam

Pentagon secrets leaker sentenced to 15 years in US prison

Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to six criminal counts and said ‘I’m sorry for all of the harm’.

13 Nov 2024 - 11:42AM

Jack Teixeira, 22, orchestrated the most damaging leak of US classified information in a decade. Photo: AFP

Russian security chief Shoigu tells Wang Yi that US ‘containment’ must be fought

Wang and Shoigu hold first meeting of high-level Chinese and Russian officials since Trump’s US presidential re-election.

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Opinion | Why US influence in Southeast Asia could decline under Trump 2.0

Despite Trump positioning himself as a peacemaker, his foreign policy agenda is likely to push allies in Asia further away.

13 Nov 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

EU’s next top envoy says China must pay ‘higher cost’ for supporting Russia

Kaja Kallas, former Estonian prime minister, talks tough in hearings to replace Josep Borrell as high representative for foreign affairs.

13 Nov 2024 - 12:36AMvideocam

Kaja Kallas, nominee for the post of the European Union High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, during her hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday. Photo: AP

South Korea’s Ukraine support strategy shifts with Trump’s re-election

Seoul’s pivot away from weapons shipments comes amid tepid public support for the move – and Trump’s vow to negotiate an end to the war.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:25PMvideocam

Ukraine says forces battling 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region

Ukraine rushes to reinforce east as pressure mounts in south and Russia’s Kursk.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:30PM

North Korea ratifies defence treaty with Russia

Pact seals deepening security cooperation between the nations as North Korea becomes one of most vocal backers of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:40PMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. Photo: Sputnik / Vladimir Smirnov / Pool via Reuters

China, Europe should ‘fix rifts’ or risk return to ‘law of the jungle’: diplomat

Diplomats and experts urge Brussels and Beijing to prepare for global turning point by healing differences and improving ties.

11 Nov 2024 - 2:26PMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump with his family onstage after his election victory. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | Trump will ask Asia-Pacific what it can offer. Leaders must think hard

From support for the US military industrial complex to countering China, leaders must start deciding their trade-offs, bottom lines and no-go areas.

11 Nov 2024 - 7:08AMvideocam

Kremlin dismisses reports Trump and Putin spoke in recent days as ‘pure fiction’

US reports said the two spoke in recent days, with Trump advising Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine.

12 Nov 2024 - 12:23PM

Opinion | South Korea may find itself stranded as North Korea’s sole adversary

Pyongyang is being emboldened by its defence pact with Moscow while US support for Seoul is expected to be diluted under Trump.

10 Nov 2024 - 9:44PMvideocam

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol gives a speech in Seoul on March 1. Photo: Kyodo

Ukraine attacks Moscow with 34 drones, biggest strike on the Russian capital

Flights were diverted from three of the city’s major airports, and the drones injured one person in what Russia has called a ‘terrorist attack’.

10 Nov 2024 - 10:54PM

Rescuers at the site of a drone attack in the village of Stanovoye, Moscow region, on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Trump strategist says realistic peace is priority in Ukraine: ‘Crimea is gone’

Trump’s team later distanced itself from Republican operative Bryan Lanza’s remarks, saying he did not speak for the US president-elect.

10 Nov 2024 - 3:41AM

Letters | Nuclear deterrence is mute on how to resolve root of conflict

Readers discuss Russia’s threat of nuclear strikes and North Korea’s role in the Ukraine war, Cheung Chau’s fading charms, and Hong Kong’s outstanding healthcare service.

9 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM

Asian Angle | Why Southeast Asia should worry about North Korean troops in Russia

The arrival of North Korean troops in Russia threatens to worsen and prolong the conflict in Ukraine, which would not be good for Southeast Asia.

9 Nov 2024 - 10:00AMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toast during a reception in Pyongyang on June 19. Photo: TNS

Opinion | Transactional Trump may well improve US-China ties

The new US president is likely to negotiate a second-phase trade deal, seek China’s help to end wars, and keep the Taiwan status quo.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:51AMvideocam

Elon Musk took part in Trump-Zelensky call, Ukraine official says

The world’s richest man, a major backer of the US president-elect, was physically present and was handed the phone by Trump, an insider says.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:51AM

In big shift, US lets contractors fix Pentagon-supplied weapons in Ukraine

Kyiv previously had to move US-provided arms out of the country for heavy repair or rely on videoconferencing and other creative solutions.

9 Nov 2024 - 4:36AM

Ukrainian soldiers reload containers for a launcher during a training course on the Patriot air defence system at a German base. Photo: dpa

Editorial | China to feel benefit of more visa-free visitors

Beijing’s extension of scheme to 25 countries aims to create warmer relations and boost struggling economy.

8 Nov 2024 - 11:10PM

Tourists pose for a photo after practicing Tai Chi at the Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) Park in Beijing. China is making up for its pandemic-related tourism losses by easing restrictions on foreign visitors. Photo: Xinhua

Opinion | Trump 2.0 signals more drawing of lines between West and the rest

In an all-of-economy bid to upgrade the US defence ecosystem, all global goods and services could be subject to security scrutiny.

8 Nov 2024 - 5:20PMvideocam

Zelensky, Putin vie for edge with Trump ahead of Ukraine pivot

US commitment to Ukraine’s war aid remains uncertain following Trump’s triumph in the 2024 White House race.

8 Nov 2024 - 4:27PM

Russia may hold military drills with North Korea

8 Nov 2024 - 3:03PM

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My Take | How North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia is changing attitudes in China

The Chinese public who once derided North Korea as a ‘neighbourhood hooligan’ is now hailing its decision to help Russia in the Ukraine war.

9 Nov 2024 - 4:04AMvideocam

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Pyongyang in June. Photo: Pool via AP

Opinion | US-China war diplomacy vital as North Korea complicates Ukraine fray

The scale and speed of Pyongyang’s reported troop deployment to Russia strongly suggests premeditation. The US and China must act to prevent escalation.

8 Nov 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Opinion | Trump’s return as president marks the end of American exceptionalism

Trump’s second term will mark a turn in US foreign policy towards a transactional approach and hasten the start of a multipolar world order.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:12AMvideocam

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Ukraine war

Russian forces invaded Ukraine in late February 2022, turning Moscow into a global pariah in the worlds of finance, diplomacy, sports and culture, as the West punished it with sanctions. President Vladimir Putin called Russia’s actions - which have triggered the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II - a “special military operation”. Nuclear-armed Russia has warned of consequences if Nato interferes in Ukraine, while strategic ally China urges a peaceful, diplomatic solution.

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16 October, 2024