From France to the UK, governments across the globe are scrambling to take a range of measures to cushion consumers from increasing energy costs

Beijing presents itself as a responsible and reluctant hegemon, as Xi Jinping meets leaders from UAE, Vietnam and Spain

Blockade is primarily an instrument of economic coercion to gain leverage in talks process that remains alive

Election victor Peter Magyar opposes accelerating Kyiv’s EU admission and rejects the migration and asylum pact

Xi Jinping tells Cheng Li-wun that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait ‘are all Chinese’

Discretion about the role it may have played in persuading Iran to accept the ceasefire reflects China’s general approach to mediation

To Lam gets greater authority to push through reforms aimed at maintaining Vietnam’s high economic growth

Iran could emerge from this conflict in a much stronger geopolitical position than it was

Excessive border restrictions limit trade, investment and tourism

Leo uses Easter Sunday address to urge peace; Trump threatens to bomb Iran’s civilian infrastructure in expletive-stuffed post

As red songs ring out on a Sunday afternoon, a friend shares a story of pandemic loss and the search for solace

US president declares Iran military operation is almost complete but will continue for another two or three weeks

Beijing’s restraint in current conflict reflects its economic links with Gulf states and its strategic partnership with Iran

Global Briefing: Protests have continued for months over high prices, fuel shortages and plans for a highway to ease Ulaanbaatar traffic

Invite from China’s Xi Jinping comes amid tension over Taiwan’s rising defence spending