global politics

global politics

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attend a plenary session as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, 31 August, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

US irks G20 ministers by bringing back Russia, barring journalists

Asheville meeting comes amid an Iran-fuelled energy shock, China trade tensions and uncertainty over the AI boom.

Illustration: TBS

Failed talks, strategic gains: Pakistan's quiet rise and Bangladesh's delicate balancing act in a fracturing South Asia

Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from right meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second left, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2026. Photo: AP

China, Germany vow closer cooperation despite differences amid global uncertainty

US President Donald Trump meets with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US on 7 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Trump sets 10% hike in tariffs on Canada after ad airs during World Series

FILE PHOTO: A person casts a ballot in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Paris, France, July 7, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

How this year of elections is set to reshape global politics

The leaders of the BRICS bloc are holding their annual summit in Johannesburg this week.Photographer: Michele Spatari/Bloomberg

Putin, Xi and BRICS allies see chance to shake up world order

China's return to global stage checked by national security focus

China's return to global stage checked by national security focus

Photo: UNB

Bangladesh number one place to engage 3 big powers and play a bridging role: Prof Kanti Bajpai

Infographic: TBS

A Chinese sphere of influence

Sketch: TBS

Summit for Democracy: A Deceptive Lure

Bolsonaro’s buffoons. Photographer: Sergio Lima/AFP/Getty Images

Progressives are beating populists yet again, but don't celebrate

McCarthy had to bend a knee. Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Why fringe figures are holding democracies hostage

Every little bit helps.Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg

Mind the gap between the west and the rest