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In addition to meeting with the United States' top diplomat in her country, Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez made several key appointments to her presidential cabinet
On a frozen Himalayan ridgeline, Indian and Chinese troops still stare at each other through rifle sights. Thousands of miles away, Indian factories hum along on Chinese parts. Few rivalries in the world look this schizophrenic — or have lasted this long without snapping.India’s approach to China tests whether asymmetric interdependence gives countries strategic options that more deeply integrated economies lack. India’s import-based exposure with minimal corporate presence in China enables strategies prohibitively costly for other countries, whose firms are embedded in Chinese production networks.India has shifted from its longstanding policy of separating economic and security issues with China to The post The Indispensable Adversary: India’s Approach to China appeared first on War on the Rocks
The Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centred Health System for India presents a timely and comprehensive assessment of India's health system.1 Although noting India's progress in reducing infant and maternal mortality and increasing life expectancy, the report also highlights persistent gaps in health-care delivery, and identifies that the main challenges are fragmented governance, poorly coordinated delivery, and a system organised around facilities rather than patients. The Commission's equal emphasis on equity and efficiency is also crucial
US envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday said he had "productive and constructive meetings" with Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic adviser and special envoy, in Florida. The talks came a day before a scheduled meeting in Abu Dhabi between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators amid the Trump administration's drive to end the Ukraine war
Scheduled peace talks between Russia and Ukraine this weekend have been delayed to Wednesday as frequent strikes on Ukrainian soil continue
Solar power, electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of. The post Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025 appeared first on Carbon Brief
French authorities have revealed the identity of a 79-year-old man accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 minors over five decades
Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. A matter of human rights and equity, UHC also underpins inclusive and sustainable economic growth by supporting a healthy and productive workforce, and contributes to better education, poverty eradication, stronger social protection, and equality for all—critical foundations for human development. Japan's achievement of UHC in 1961, which contributed to social stability and rapid economic growth, shows the importance of promoting UHC at an early stage of economic development
Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russia is focusing on attacking "primarily railway infrastructure." Meanwhile, the Kremlin has said talks with Ukraine will continue in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. DW has more
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said that Washington and Moscow on Thursday agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue, following talks in Abu Dhabi, a move which could signal a move towards normalizing some ties between the United States and Russia. The United States halted military-to-military communication with Moscow just before Russia invaded Ukraine. The conflict, which began in 2022, is the deadliest war in Europe since World War Two and the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the depths of the Cold War
The world’s two largest nuclear superpowers no longer have limits on their arsenals
A brutal civil war between Sudan's army and paramilitary forces is causing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, the UN has said