China ready to play leading role in Asia-Pacific
As President-elect Donald Trump promises to pull the US out of the TPP, China is ready to form its own Asia-Pacific trade pact.
Merkel to seek fourth term as chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would seek a fourth term in elections next year to defend democratic principles.
Pacific leaders urged to defend free trade
A summit of top world leaders was urged to fight rising protectionism after Trump's victory stoked fears that free trade is under threat.
Assad: Trump could become Syria’s ‘natural ally"
Syrian President said that if US President-elect Donald Trumpl sticks to his promises, the US may become Syria’s “natural ally”.
Google, Facebook take aim at 'fake' news
Google and Facebook to cut off advertising revenue to fake news sites, after cases of misinformation during the US presidential election.
Nazarbayev discussed agreements with Serbian PM
Meeting of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić was held in Astana.
Putin, Trump to normalise US-Russia ties
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on the phone on Monday and agreed on the need to normalise ties between Washington and Moscow.
Trump gets booed as he and Clinton trade biting jokes
Taking a break from the nastiest campaign in recent memory, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton came together Thursday for a New York white-tie soiree intended to bring some levity just weeks before the November 8 vote.
Last Soviet boss standing, Kazakh leader still lacks heir
76-year-old Nazarbayev is now the last surviving Soviet-era leader to still be in charge of one of the countries that emerged from the USSR.