Beijing has also shown its interest in Turkey's electric vehicle and energy projects. Turkey is focusing to position itself as a hub for European trade.

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

According to Ushakov, Moscow will not have a presence at the inauguration because Russia's possible candidate for Russian ambassador to the U.S.—Alexander Darchiev, the head of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry—has still not received an agrément from Washington.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the human casualties caused by the earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. This is reported by the Kremlin website.

Sen. Marco Rubio, the likely next secretary of State, said Wednesday that Ukraine must have leverage to deter future Russian invasions.

In our news wrap Friday, Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem faced questions from senators at a confirmation hearing, President-elect Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will 'solve many problems together' after the two leaders spoke on the phone and Russia and Iran deepened their ties with a “comprehensive strategic partnership treaty.

President-elect Trump said Thursday he’s working to set up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “He wants to meet. And we’re setting it up,” Trump told Fox

The Trump-Xi phone call came hours before the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a U.S. law that effectively bans TikTok starting Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday expressed his "sincerest condolences" to Chinese President Xi Jinping over a devastating earthquake in Tibet that killed at least 95 people. "Russia ...

President Putin wants to meet. He said that even publicly, and we have to get that war over,' says US president-elect - Anadolu Ajansı

John Bolton, President-elect Trump’s former national security adviser, said Trump’s unwillingness to rule out military force on Greenland could bolster the positions of Chinese President Xi

At least four people have been killed in Kyiv following a deadly nighttime attack which saw Putin’s forces launch a barrage of drones and missiles in the early morning on Saturday. The four were killed after a shot-down missile fell over the Shevchenkivskyi district,