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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been president since 2012, previously holding the position between 2000 and 2008.
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A truck is filled with diesel at a station in Bayonne, New Jersey, on October Friday. Photo: AFP
United States

Trump pauses Russian sanctions package after striking diesel deal with Putin

Named after late senator Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought to clamp down on the flow of financial resources fuelling the Ukraine war.

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Ukraine war

From hospital, Pope Leo pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city

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Ukraine war

Trump rebukes Zelensky, calls strikes on Russian refineries a ‘disgrace’

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China-Russia relations

Could Trump join Xi and Putin for 3-way meeting at next month’s Apec summit?

Foreign ministers Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov say they discussed relations with the US during their latest meeting in Baku.

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Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov pictured ahead of their meeting in Baku. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

‘We’re done’: Ukraine resumes Russian refinery strikes, defying Trump

Kyiv targets Ryazan refinery after the Ukrainian leader lashes out at US intelligence cuts and continued Russian strikes on the power grid.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

Open Questions | Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis

AI dialogue and security issues are among the most difficult bilateral points amid ‘fragile stability’, former senior American diplomat says.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

US holds ‘unusual’ civil-military meeting in Tokyo ahead of Trump’s China trip

Diplomatic, administrative and military officials said to have exchanged intelligence and aligned Asia-Pacific priorities and messaging.

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Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of US Indo-Pacific Command (second from right), briefs senior American officials at the US naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, on October 9. Photo: Handout
China-Japan relations

Chinese business visit to Russia-held Kuril Islands prompts protest from Japan

The trip to Etorofu aimed at identifying joint Russia-China investment opportunities in the disputed southernmost part of the archipelago.

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Ukraine war

Russia batters Ukraine’s power facilities amid Kyiv’s growing strain with US

Zelensky blasts Moscow for ignoring Trump’s truce, as Kyiv cites missing early warnings and throttled Starlink access.

US-China relations

Why China is likely to be cautious about recent Trump-Putin diesel deal

The US may still try to target major buyers of Russian energy despite the deal aimed at cutting American fuel prices, analysts warn.

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The US has announced the deal despite threatening to penalise other buyers of Russian oil. Photo: Reuters
Energy

Global diesel shortage: why Gulf refined fuel exports lag crude oil shipments

From shipping bottlenecks to strikes on refineries, analysts warn the market faces a prolonged recovery.

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A truck drives past a sign advertising gas and diesel prices along Interstate 5 in Williams, California, the United States, on September 28. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Trump demands Ukraine get new president, lashes out at Zelensky

A day after unveiling a diesel deal with Putin, Trump accused Kyiv of contributing to global fuel shortages by striking Russian refineries.

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Ukraine war

Russian attacks kill 20 in Ukraine after Trump-Putin diesel deal

The diesel deal contrasted a sweeping Russia sanctions law Trump signed last month to clamp down on Russia’s oil and gas revenues.

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Australia

Australia says it won’t buy Russian fuel despite Trump’s diesel deal with Putin

Canberra will maintain its import ban to block revenue for Moscow’s war effort, citing sufficient domestic petrol and diesel reserves.

Australian Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen in Nadi, Fiji on Thursday. Bowen has ruled out buying fuel from Russia, emphasising Australia's committment to energy sanctions against Moscow. Photo: AFP
US midterm elections 2026

Trump announces diesel deal with Russia ahead of US midterm elections next month

Shock move reverses years of US pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war, as the president seeks to lower spiralling fuel costs.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday. Photo: AP
Science

Russia lifts plague lab-related quarantine measures. Should China be relieved?

Moscow says the incident is over but questions remain among Chinese commenters and others on social media globally.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US-Japan-Poland strategic triangle can encourage a ‘peaceful war’

The catalyst for this new architecture of deterrence in an age of fragmented interdependence lies less in China than in Russia.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, September 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits US and India and prepares to meet US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Apec summit.

China’s first lady, Peng Liyuan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and US first lady Melania Trump look on during a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House on September 24. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Zelensky accuses US of inaction as Russian strikes kill nearly 80 in 2 days

Ukraine seeks expanded Starlink satellite access to boost air defences as Rubio says war is at a stalemate.

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China-Russia relations

Kremlin aide visits China amid speculation about potential Xi-Putin-Trump meeting

Nikolai Patrushev will hold maritime talks, but his trip is being watched for signs that a summit is planned for November.

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Russia

Russia says no risk of epidemic following plague institute worker’s death

Russia’s health watchdog says it is winding down precautionary measures it put in place and has shared its latest information with the WHO.

The Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East, in the city of Irkutsk. Photo: AFP
India

Why India is getting serious about ending the Ukraine war

US tariff threats and drone strikes on an Indian-owned factory are pushing Delhi to shift from passive advocacy to active peacemaking.

A Russian drone strike damaged a manufacturing facility belonging to Indian pharmaceutical firm Kusum Group in Ukraine on Sunday morning, killing one person and injuring several others. Photo: Instagram/kusum.ukraine
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serb separatist Dodik declares victory for his party in Bosnia election

Milorad Dodik credits support from Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as ally secures seat in country’s tripartite presidency.

Russia

Police detain dozens at Russian Communist Party rally in Moscow

Demonstration marking 1993 uprising sees arrests after protesters chant slogans including ‘For fair elections’ and ‘Down with the Tsar’.

North Korea

North Korea test-fires intermediate-range missile amid mine blast tensions

The launch came a day after she had ridiculed South Korean demands for the North to apologise over the September 21 landmine blasts.

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People watch the news about North Korea’s missile launch on a television screen at a station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday. Photo: EPA
China-Russia relations

Chinese troops line up for Russia’s Tsentr-2026 exercise as military ties tighten

The mass drill involved tens of thousands of personnel from SCO countries to apply lessons from Ukraine war, Moscow says.

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Russian military drones fly during military drills in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Photo: Getty Images
China-Latin America relations

Brazil’s Lula hails Chinese investors as rival pitches rare earths to Trump

Brazilian president names China a possible partner in his critical minerals plans, as Flavio Bolsonaro courts Trump, with election looming.

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Japan

Ukraine war: Japan’s new sanctions on Russia target oil exports

The 35 sanctioned vessels are believed to transport Russian crude oil to countries, providing a major source of revenue for Moscow.

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