Henry Kissinger meets China’s defence minister in surprise visit to Beijing
Ex-US secretary of state’s meeting with Li Shangfu comes amid hopes of improved ties between two countries The veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger has met...
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‘Ukrainian strategy has become a model’: Taiwanese beef up military to face China threat
Conscripts will serve longer in attempt to improve current crop of ‘strawberry soldiers’ who bruise too easily For many people in Taiwan, the threat of...
US warns against efforts to interfere with Guatemala election result
Frontrunner Sandra Torres alleged votes were manipulated after centrist Bernardo Arevalo claimed surprise runner-up spot The US has issued a warning over possible efforts to...
Antony Blinken in China: all eyes on whether US secretary of state will meet Xi Jinping
A meeting is yet to be confirmed, a day after ‘candid’ talks with China’s foreign minister, who said ties were at their lowest point since...
Antony Blinken and Xi Jinping hold ‘candid’ talks in Beijing
Meeting between China’s president and US secretary of state takes place at time of heightened tension The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has wrapped...
Blinken will seek China’s cooperation in curbing fentanyl at high-stakes visit
US secretary of state ‘held candid, substantive, and constructive talks,’ state department spokesperson says US secretary of state Antony Blinken will seek China’s cooperation in...
China has used Cuba as spy base for years, US official says
Chinese intelligence collection from Cuba predates the Biden era, with facilities upgraded in 2019, White House official says China has been spying from Cuba for...
China reportedly reaches secret deal with Cuba to host spy base on island
Eavesdropping facility on island 100 miles from Florida would allow China to gather electronic communications from the US China has reached a secret deal with...
US may restrict visas for Ugandan officials in wake of anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Antony Blinken says he’s looking to ‘promote accountability’ for Ugandan officials who have violated rights of LGBTQ+ people The US may restrict visas issued to...
Kissinger at 100: The ‘bloody, dreadful, filthy’ Angolan civil war – in pictures
The Guardian visited Angola in 2001 as the long civil war – aggravated by the interventions of Henry Kissinger – between Unita and the government...
