Russian President Vladimir Putin has found himself in an uncomfortable defensive position in the face of global outrage over his government’s support for separatists in Ukraine.
Putin in the hot seat following Malaysia plane tragedy
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Ebola fear prompts Ivory Coast to block refugees
Ivorian refugees returning from Liberia were blocked from returning to their homeland by the Ivory Coast government on Tuesday because of fears they could spread the Ebola virus currently raging across West Africa.
Tide turning in favor of China as top world power
A new Pew Research Center survey shows that international public opinion is shifting in favor of the U.S.’s geopolitical rival China.
India’s new budget sparks outcry over plans for world’s largest statue
Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party have come under heavy criticism for a $33 million plan to build the largest statue in the world.
Egypt faces awkward reckoning amid escalating violence in Gaza
Sisi may find himself in the highly awkward position of negotiating with a group his government has been explicitly blaming for terrorism within Egypt.
U.S. spying claims throw wrench into India diplomatic efforts
Recent revelations by American whistleblower Edward Snowden are casting a pall over nascent U.S. efforts to reenergize relations with India.
Japan’s Abe presses ahead with defense resolution
In the face of mounting public opposition, the government of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to press ahead with a controversial effort to shift Japan’s decades-old pacifist defense policy.
India makes diplomatic inroads with new Bangladesh policy
The success of a high-level visit by Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj to Bangladesh this week marks a crucial milestone in relations between the two states and in the Modi government’s broader campaign for regional cohesion.
Is West Africa’s Ebola outbreak about to spiral out of control?
According to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the Ebola epidemic in western Africa is “out of control” and can only be prevented from spiraling further across the region if political and religious figures along with aid agencies immediately improve their response to the crisis.
Sisi defiant on Al Jazeera journalists’ verdict
The former military chief said he would not “interfere” with the country’s judiciary following calls for the leader to intervene in order to secure the journalists’ release.
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