Biden, Xi agree to restore military ties at ‘productive’ summit

US President Joe Biden hailed his "most constructive" talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday, as they agreed at their first summit in a year to restore military-to-military communications and ease tensions. The leaders of the world's biggest economies shook hands and smiled as they met at a historic estate in

What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic

While climate change is relentlessly progressing, threatening life on earth, world leaders continue to meet while planning for a future where this immense menace to human existence remains a minor item on the agenda. Recently, the BRICS countries held their 15th annual summit in Johannesburg. BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India,

How Xi Jinping’s 10 years in power changed China

As President Xi Jinping approaches 10 years in power, experts say his rise has brought dramatic changes in China and abroad. But his revisions may now pose a self-made dilemma. When Xi Jinping assumed office, almost a decade ago, there were expectations that he would be a reformer, but as he