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HONG KONG — Guam boasts it is “Where America’s Day Begins.” If the war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jung-Un is not toned down, and if China —seized by the looming peril to its own strategic and economic interests — does not put a check on North Korean behaviour, Guam’s catchy tourist slogan […] → Read More
With so much else going on in Asia and elsewhere today, China scored a huge victory at the ASEAN summit that almost went unnoticed — its incursions into the South China Sea → Read More
Almost everyone with an opinion on Trump regarded Kelly’s appointment as the president’s right-hand man as a poisoned chalice → Read More
Sunni resentment across the Middle East has only grown with every Shia victory. So does Israeli anxiety → Read More
‘That shot, coming from more than three-and-a-half kilometres away so surprised the ambush that (ISIL) had no idea where it came from’ → Read More
After years of crisis before and since the civil war, NGOs say there is a 'compassion fatigue' when it comes to aid and support for the African nation → Read More
Trudeau appears to be the only Western leader who has been able to establish cordial — even friendly — relations with the often blunt, mercurial president → Read More
A NATO official familiar with the issue said the alliance was privately deeply frustrated at Canada’s unwillingness to meet its obligations → Read More
The most vexing topic, and the subtext that will lurk behind every discussion in Brussels, is the perception → Read More
At or near the top of Trump’s potential hit-list would most likely be North Korea, Iran, Russia and China. Another possibility is a wider war against ISIL → Read More
I was thunderstruck to see Malmo beset today with raw ethnic tensions between what Quebecers might call ‘Old Stock Swedes’ and newcomers → Read More
Matthew Fisher: Brilliant performances from the main characters — the athletes — and a raucous closing ceremony turned Rio 2016 into something special → Read More
If Japan, Germany, France and Italy actually make good on this commitment it would represent a shift in policy - and Trudeau’s most tangible impact at his first G7 meeting → Read More
The chairman of the Philippine Red Cross confirmed police on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines → Read More
The defence of the north matters far more than it did a few years ago because Vladimir Putin is spending massively to build up his military forces there → Read More
While a shooting war between Russia and Turkey or between Russia and NATO seems highly unlikely at this point, the incident sets a new post-Cold War low in their relations → Read More
Der Spiegel magazine wondered last week why it was that Syria was at the top of the West’s agenda yet it was Putin who was restoring order there → Read More
The chief concern was whether Canada had given itself enough time to conduct the rigorous vetting required to ensure refugees were not connected to terror groups → Read More
The refugees here say they understand the challenge facing anyone assessing who really is a refugee and who isn’t. ‘Every one of us has heard about fake passports and ID cards’ → Read More
If the resettlement door is shut by countries such as Canada, Syrian exiles in Lebanon who did not join this year’s exodus to Europe may face a difficult lifetime → Read More