#Geopolitics

President Donald Trump's appointment of a special envoy to facilitate Greenland's annexation into the U.S. has triggered a major diplomatic conflict with Denmark, a key NATO ally.

Beijing lodges a protest with Tokyo over visits to Taiwan by senior Japanese LDP lawmakers, escalating tensions amid a downturn in bilateral relations and heightening regional security concerns.

In December 2025, peace talks to end the war in Ukraine are ongoing in Miami, attended by representatives from Russia, Ukraine, and the Trump administration. The world watches to see if a breakthrough is possible.

A leading expert, Diao Daming of Renmin University, warns that the U.S. tendency to analyze China through an 'American lens' leads to policy missteps and hampers efforts to build trust.

A car bomb in Moscow killed Russian Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov on Dec. 22, 2025. This is the third assassination of a senior general in a year, and Russian authorities are investigating a potential link to Ukrainian intelligence.

China's state media is highlighting the sentencing of two men for drug-related money laundering, a case that originated from a U.S. intelligence tip-off, signaling rare cooperation amid broader tensions.

A car bomb in Moscow killed Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov on Dec. 22, 2025. Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a murder investigation, citing Ukrainian intelligence as a possible orchestrator.

A new civilian-led political roadmap to end Sudan's war was announced in Nairobi, but it faces skepticism from domestic critics and international partners like the EU, who question its legitimacy and strategy.

President Donald Trump has appointed Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland, tasked with making the Danish territory part of the U.S., escalating geopolitical tensions in the Arctic.

U.S. and Ukrainian envoys held "productive" talks in Miami, but a major breakthrough to end the war remains out of reach amid conflicting signals from Russia and ongoing military attacks.

A new memoir by a former UK-based Confucius Institute director offers an insider's rebuttal to accusations that the centers are hubs for espionage and propaganda for Beijing.

A Kazakh woman's protest for her husband, who disappeared into China, has led to her house arrest and a crackdown on the rights group Atajurt. The case highlights Kazakhstan's difficult balance between Chinese influence and human rights.