Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is lobbying hard for Canada to win a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council. He might do better if his Liberal government had a more coherent foreign policy. Trudeau was in Africa this week making his pitch. Next week he is...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, speaks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a meeting in Addis Ababa on Feb. 8. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way back from Africa, where he was attempting to drum up support among African states for Canada’s...

Nigeria's forward Odion Ighalo celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off football match between Tunisia and Nigeria at the Al Salam stadium in Cairo on July 17, 2019. Odion Ighalo, who recently signed with Manchester...

Chinese premier Li Keqiang at last year's EU-China summit in Brussels, with then EU Council president Donald Tusk (Photo: "Westlessness" is the slogan of this weekend's Munich Security Conference (MSC) and a tribute in no small part to China: Beijing's rise and its...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has advised Ghanaian students in Wuhan to remain in the epicentre of the deadly Coronavirus in China, saying after careful considerations, evacuating them is not an option for now. The Service explained that the current conditions in the...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party needs to make a politically fraught decision: Admit a viral outbreak isn’t under control and cancel this year’s highest-profile official event. Or bring 3,000 legislators to Beijing next month and risk fueling public anger...

In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo provided by the Anti-Poaching Special Squad, police look at items seized from store suspected of trafficking wildlife in Guangde city in central China's Anhui Province. As China enforces a temporary ban on the wildlife trade to contain...

Looking for food Before now news stories about pangolins, the endangered ant-eating scally mammal found in West and Central Africa and Asia, has been how China’s insatiable thirst for its meat and scales has led to a rapid decline in its global population . The recent...

China struggles to return to work after the coronavirus lockdown While China did act quickly following Xi's intervention, placing several major cities on lockdown and pouring resources into the battle against the virus, it has maintained tight control over information...

watch now The next two weeks will be crucial in determining the economic impact of the coronavirus, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. In that time, factories are due to reopen in China , which would give a “better...

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in several other Asian countries, Europe and the United States. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health emergency of...

The coronavirus outbreak has killed almost 1,400 people in China, spread to over two dozen countries and created a global health crisis. It is also the biggest challenge yet facing President Xi Jinping since he became leader of China in 2012. Some say it may be the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is offering technical assistance to China to help battle the coronavirus epidemic but no new loans, the development lender’s president, David Malpass, said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David Malpass attends the...