We are not Ukraine. That is the overarching message from officials in the Philippines, who say that they are certain they have the full backing of the United States despite President Trump’s dramatic shifts in foreign policy, including his stunning blowup with Ukraine’s leader.... Manila’s biggest deterrent against China is a mutual defense treaty with the United States.... Last month, Washington restored about$ 400 million in military assistance to the Philippines that had been suspended as p

He was also US Treasury attacheto Afghanistan between 2008 and 2010. Reconnecting with the financial system could be complicated by existing sanctions against the Taliban and the fact that a senior government minister heads a US-designated terrorist organisation." Afghanistan was considered high-risk by nearly all global financial institutions pre-Taliban takeover," said Jones....

Join our Whatsapp channelIF one day is a long time in politics, so it is in diplomacy.... The most striking example of this is the extraordinary speed with which the special relationship between the US and India has been unravelling.... Both effusively praised each other, and Trump talked about his “ special bond ” with Modi. Nevertheless, there were signs during the visit of the friction that lay ahead....

seeks to repair frayed ties with Washington." Our relationship with the United States has been

China blamed the United States on Monday for a" stalemate" in two-way ties, accusing it of creating

diplomatic ties, with some help from China.... Along with China, the UAE and Uzbekistan, Pakistan

some commercial relations, and express concerns about a recent crackdown on firms with foreign ties in

Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is seen on Nov.... The Chinese leadership has so far expected Fumio Kishida, who was re-elected as Japan's prime minister in parliament on Wednesday after his ruling coalition won resoundingly in the general election in October, to pursue a well-balanced diplomatic strategy toward Beijing, they said.... Kishida appointed Hayashi, a former defense and education minister who heads a cross-party lawmakers' group that promotes Japan-China relations, a

royal fray", commentators have claimed.... The Duchess of Cambridge's relationship with her sister

local independent parties joining the fray to challenge the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak( GPS) and