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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      Alleged plot to assassinate Sikh separatist complicates US-India ties

      Concerns of New Delhi involvement in attempted killing on US soil come as Washington has been seeking closer relations

      A protester against Sikh separatism holds a banner depicting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun at a rally in New Delhi in September
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      US thwarted plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil

      Joe Biden raised concerns of New Delhi involvement with India’s Narendra Modi in September

      Narendra Modi and Joe Biden at the G20 meeting in Delhi in September
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Inside Biden’s ‘excruciating’ effort to secure Israeli hostage release

      Diplomatic breakthrough came after weeks of talks brokered by Qatar, US and Egypt

      US President Joe Biden
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Constanze Stelzenmüller
      US and Germany risk owning Ukraine’s stalling war effort

      The onus is on European allies to step up support and chart a path for Kyiv towards Nato and EU membership

      Olaf Schholz and Joe Biden at the G7 in June 2022
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Asia maritime tensions
      US and Philippines launch joint air and sea patrols to counter China

      Closer military co-operation by Washington and Manila comes amid growing tensions with Beijing

      A member of the Philippine Coast Guard observes a nearby Chinese Coast Guard vessel during a mission to the Second Thomas Shoal
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      ExplainerIsrael-Hamas war
      How public opinion on the Israel-Hamas war has shifted

      Surveys have picked up significant changes in the US and Europe that are rippling through national politics

      Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters in New York and Washington
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Zelenskyy fires head of Ukraine’s medical forces as US defence chiefs visit Kyiv

      Washington offers continued support in war against Russia

      Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks with Major General Tetiana Ostashchenko and Major General Anatoly Kazmirchuk
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      US and Qatar say deal closer over Hamas hostages

      Any breakthrough is expected to lead to a multi-day pause in Israel’s offensive in Gaza

      An Israeli armoured vehicle rolls past Palestinians fleeing the fighting in war-torn Gaza  on Salaheddine road in the Zeitoun district of Gaza City
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      The Big Read
      A hint of thaw in the new cold war

      The summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping was a sign of progress after a period of high tensions. But the roots of the growing rivalry remain

      A black and white photo of President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping shaking hands
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      ‘There needs to be a purge’: Trump’s plan for a second term

      More tariffs on imports, mass deportations, and a retreat from global conflicts are also on the menu

      Donald Trump at a campaign rally in New Hampshire
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      InterviewIsrael-Hamas war
      Iran told US it did not want Israel-Hamas war to escalate

      Hossein Amirabdollahian says Tehran has used back channels to convey fears of conflict in Gaza spreading across region

      Hossein Amirabdollahian said messages had been exchanged between Iran and the US, via the US interests section at the Swiss embassy in Tehran
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A tentative reset between Washington and Beijing

      Despite mutual mistrust, both sides have an interest in trying to calm tensions

      Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in California. Their meeting provided encouraging signs that both sides are attempting to manage relations
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      Joseph Nye
      America should aim for competitive coexistence with China

      The relationship between the two superpowers is fraught but manageable if the US plays its cards right

      Rear view of Joe Biden with his hand touching Xi Jinping’s back as he ushers him through a door
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      US-China relations
      US business elite welcomes Xi with standing ovation

      China’s president projects friendly tone but analysts say increasing scrutiny has rattled foreign groups

      China’s President Xi Jinping speaks at a dinner for US business executives on Wednesday
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      US-China relations
      Biden and Xi agree to resume high-level military communication

      US and China pledge co-operation to control drug trafficking and add commercial flights

      Xi Jinping, left, and Joe Biden
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      US-China relations
      Biden and Xi meet in effort to stabilise relations

      Summit ahead of Apec forum in San Francisco comes amid mounting trade and diplomatic tensions between US and China

      US President Joe Biden shakes hands with China’s Xi Jinping in Woodside, California
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Biden under pressure to rein in Israel’s military campaign within ‘weeks’

      Alarm at death toll sparks debate in administration and unease among allies about US stance on war

      Joe Biden, centre, with vice-president Kamala Harris, left, and secretary of state Antony Blinken
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      US trade
      Biden halts plan for Indo-Pacific trade deal after Democrat opposition

      White House had planned to announce pact at Apec forum in move to counter China’s economic power

      Joe Biden
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      US-China relations
      China and US to agree crackdown on fentanyl trade

      Plan to curb supply of opioid’s precursor chemicals comes ahead of summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping

      A display of fentanyl and methemphetamine seized by Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry in Arizona
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      ExplainerIsrael-Hamas war
      The ‘Axis of Resistance’ pushing US to ramp up Middle East defences

      Iran-backed network triggers fears that Israel-Hamas war could spread within region

      Montage of an armed man loyal to Yemen’s Houthi rebels against a background showing a map of countries involved in the ‘Axis of Resistance’
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Taiwan
      Taiwan says US using ‘all possible ways’ to support defence against China

      Taipei’s top national security official hails Washington for urgently ‘taking action’ to deter Beijing

      Soldiers brandishing guns move along a pier at Taipei Port
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Biden urges ‘protection’ for hospitals as Israelis surround Gaza facility

      US president’s comments come as pressure builds in Arab world and some western capitals for a ceasefire

      Patients lying on beds at al-Shifa hospital
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      FT Swamp Notes
      Don’t get too optimistic about Biden-Xi Premium content

      The core economic agendas of the two nations simply don’t work well together

      Xi Jinping, left, and Joe Biden shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit on November 14, 2022
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      Gideon Rachman
      China, Russia, Iran and the prospect of American retreat

      The US faces simultaneous challenges to its dominant security role in Asia, Europe and the Middle East

      James Ferguson illustration of Uncle Sam throwing his policeman uniform in a recycling bin
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      News in-depthUS-China relations
      Xi and Biden to try to ease tensions as Taiwan looms over US-China talks

      Leaders meet in San Francisco to manage increasingly tense geopolitical and economic competition

      Chinese fighter jets conduct combat training exercises around Taiwan in August
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