European Union and China tooling up for trade war that could hurt both
Global Briefing: It may prove difficult for the EU to reconcile the enthusiasm of member states led by France with the reticence of Germany and Spain
Armenians look towards EU, but Russia is watching
Armenia’s foreign policy direction has become a big issue in advance of Sunday’s parliamentary elections
Surprise in Colombia gives Trump another Latin American boost
Abelardo de la Espriella’s win in the first round of presidential election suggests country could become latest in region to swing right
‘Every day feels exhausting’: Four students confront China’s high-stakes college entrance exams
Four Chinese students on sitting the gaokao, a challenging national test that will shape their futures
Singapore mobilises international response over fears seabed becoming global battlefield
Underwater fibre-optic cables carry more than 95 per cent of intercontinental data traffic
China’s quiet reform could reshape life for hundreds of millions of migrant workers
A long-awaited easing of residency restrictions may boost consumption – and begin to level the playing field for China’s urban workforce
Alberta is flirting with independence. Is Canada facing a messy break-up?
Prime minister Mark Carney has warned of a Brexit-like mistake
Bolivian president Rodrigo Paz struggles to quell powerful anti-austerity protests
Global Briefing: Major cities see protests and road blockades in the past four weeks over measures that hurt poorer Bolivians and benefit the wealthiest
Are diverging geopolitical interests among Quad members making it an irrelevance?
Trump has shown little interest in group comprising the United States, India, Japan and Australia that was at core of US efforts to counter China
Iran looks to have won important concessions in Trump’s ‘largely negotiated’ peace deal
Tehran has reportedly made no commitment ‘to hand over nuclear stockpiles, shut down facilities or not to build a nuclear bomb’
Moving to a new beat: China’s businesses buoyed in Brazil
Struggling in a flat domestic market, many businesses are expanding overseas
EU moves toward idea of talking to Russia but needs to decide on envoy and mandate
Mood in EU has shifted in recent weeks as Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine conflict appear to have stalled
Beijing’s split-screen diplomacy underscores shifting global alignments
The protocol on Trump and Putin’s visits to China was almost identical – but the tone and the body language were strikingly different
Xi Jinping and Putin warn against return to ‘law of the jungle’
Russian and Chinese presidents meet in Beijing and say western powers can no longer dominate global affairs in spirit of the colonial era
Ebola outbreak in DRC made worse by impact of conflicts in region
Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed conflicts are driven by an international scramble for mineral wealth