Chinese and Indian troops skirmish on the border;
GOP governors ban TikTok on state devices;
EU takes China to WTO over Lithuania trade dispute;
Iran summons Chinese Ambassador over islands dispute;
China militia vessels aim to "Cut the Philippines off"
Ukraine braces for a new offensive;
Russia seeks an alternative in the Americas...
...And formulates an answer to the west's price cap;
Moscow conspires to keep its new territories weak
Kadyrov's war corps;
The Islamist threat to the UK;
The Taliban clamps down further;
Hezbollah and the Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s abrupt mid-December visit to Washington dominated U.S. headlines and commentaries ahead of the holiday season.
The West targets Russian oil…
...as Moscow mulls a workaround;
Putin health rumors swirl;
Knowledge declines in Russia