Putin and Modi hold hands as leaders gather for China summit Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi held hands as they greeted Xi Jinping at a summit in China on Monday, 1 September. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Trump aide Navarro asks why Modi is ‘getting into bed’ with Putin and Xi Peter Navarro says Brahmins are profiteering at the expense of the Indian people The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Peter Navarro’s Brahmin remark sets off a meltdown Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s favourite tariff warrior, has a gift for provocation. He has now dipped into India’s caste politics to explain why Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is, in his telling, “bankrolling” Russia’s war machine with oil purchases. Newslaundry · Sep 1, 2025
Putin says he and Trump came to ‘understanding’ about how to end Ukraine war at Alaska summit Putin addresses leaders gathered in China for the SCO summit The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Xi Jinping criticises ‘bullying behaviour’ and Putin blames west for Ukraine war at Shanghai summit China’s leader urges attendees to oppose ‘cold war mentality’ while Russian president claims Ukraine war was ‘provoked by the west’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2025
What Does North Korea's Kim Want From Rare China Trip? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to visit China this week, a rare step beyond his country's borders, for prospective meetings with President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. International Business Times · Sep 1, 2025
China's Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization with development bank Chinese President Xi Jinping says China would accelerate the building of a SCO development bank as he seeks to expand the organization’s influence and scope The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
Putin blames West and NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine at China summit Russian President Vladimir Putin once again defended the full-scale invasion in early 2022 as a response to a Western-supported coup and NATO's influence, a claim he never backed with evidence. Euronews · Sep 1, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Top EU leader’s plane forced to land blind after suspected Russian GPS jamming Pilots driving a plane carrying European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen were forced to use paper maps to land The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025
China’s Victory day military parade: why are Putin and Kim Jong-un there, and what is the ‘axis of upheaval’? The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president, a grouping dubbed the axis of upheaval The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2025
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects new missile production line Kim Jong Un’s visit comes ahead of planned trip to China to attend military parade with Xi Jinping. Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2025
Leaders Gather With China's Xi For Summit Ceremony Around two dozen Eurasian leaders will gather on Monday morning for a ceremony hosted by President Xi Jinping on the final day of a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations. International Business Times · Sep 1, 2025
Putin given the red carpet treatment as he discusses Trump talks with Xi on sidelines of China summit Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi are among the 20 leaders meeting in China for a security summit The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025
China Hosts Largest-Ever Global Summit, Showcasing Challenge To US Leadership At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Tianjin, Xi Jinping welcomed Putin, Modi, and other leaders as China pushed for a multipolar world order. International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025 Voices: The West neglects the other half of the world at its peril COMMENT: Given the presence of 25 global leaders in China, including those of Russia, India, Iran and North Korea for the SCO summit, you might well ask why the West seems to have shown so relatively little interest – or alarm, writes Mary Dejevsky
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025 Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi Chinese president holds bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin
Euronews · Aug 31, 2025 Putin arrives in China for key regional security summit amid stalled Ukraine peace talks Putin is among a dozen leaders attending the regional security summit, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over his war on Ukraine, and for a summit thats demonstrating a strong show of unity among Global South leaders.
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025 Modi and Xi vow to improve ties as Trump’s tariffs push India and China closer Indian prime minister says rival neighbours have reached agreement on border management and intend to resume direct flights
Euronews · Aug 31, 2025 China’s Xi and India’s Modi vow stronger ties in landmark meeting ahead regional summit The visit to China is Modi's first visit since relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in deadly border clashes in 2020.
Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2025 India committed to improving ties with China, Modi tells Xi before SCO meet Indian leader appears to mark waning of strategic ties with US after Trump slapped punishing tariffs on Indian goods.
International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025 Putin Lands In Tianjin For Summit Hosted By China President Vladimir Putin landed in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday to attend a summit hosted by counterpart Xi Jinping with around 20 other world leaders.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 31, 2025 Putin and Modi in China for Shanghai Cooperation summit hosted by Xi President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit could shed light on intentions of member states Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of eight other nations are set to meet in northern China for the latest summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2025 US trade war, India-China ties loom large at SCO summit in Tianjin The China-led bloc will give members a chance to air common grievances, especially against Washington.
Euronews · Aug 30, 2025 China's support for multilateralism is essential, says UN chief Antonio Guterres at key summit Guterres, who was welcomed by Xi to the Chinese port city of Tianjin, the venue of this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, gave a veiled criticism of the US amid the challenges facing the United Nations.