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Trump's subsequent push for trilateral "denuclearisation" talks involving China elicited a firm refusal from Beijing, underscoring challenges to extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) amid fears of a fresh nuclear arms race,
Army Times on MSN
China and Russia conduct joint sub patrols — should America worry?
While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance.
China hit back at the claim by Keith Kellogg that Russia's war in Ukraine would end very quickly if Beijing withdrew its support for Moscow, saying the trade relations are "normal" and that China has promoted peace talks.
The outgoing head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency has given a wide-ranging speech on the threats facing the West as he prepares to leave office later this month.
The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN
Gas exports to China rise 11% as Russia supplies record 4.25 bcm in July 2025
According to China’s General Administration of Customs, the previous peak in Russian gas deliveries came in January at 4.06 billion cubic meters. “Thanks to Gazprom’s planned increases via the Power of Siberia pipeline,
Trump shared the post on Truth Social after Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Russian and Indian counterparts to a summit in Tianjin this week.
Pakistan and its key neighbours China and Iran have joined Russia in opposing the establishment of any “military bases in and around Afghanistan”, and called for respect of Kabul’s “sovereignty” and “territorial integrity”,
Leaked Russian documents show Moscow selling China parachutes and assault vehicles, potentially boosting Beijing’s airborne invasion plans for Taiwan.