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Beijing targets former US secretary of state and 27 others for violating its sovereignty
White House seeks arms control pact even as it warns of consequences for Navalny arrest
Downing St says ‘it is up to the president’ to decorate Oval Office as he wishes
German chancellor says relief at new US administration should not stop Europe assuming more responsibility
To counter Beijing’s strategy of divide and rule, the US and its allies need consistent policies
Resetting relations will be near the top of Joe Biden’s agenda — three new books look at the challenge
The incoming president could face problems with traditional US allies such as Israel, as well as with adversaries
Trump administration accusation is backed by Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state
From trade to climate, the new president has vowed to restore US leadership and repair relations with allies
Russia’s Putin, India’s Modi and the UK’s Johnson, will find relations with the US more challenging
Biden must give banks cover to help all countries participate in rollout of Covid jabs
China’s economy is growing strongly while the US is mired in a political crisis
Havana’s reluctance to make concessions and US electoral politics complicate detente
The US secretary of state has delivered a deluge of last-minute measures that will impede the incoming administration
Last-ditch measures will complicate next administration’s efforts to reset global relations
Trump administration ratchets up pressure on Beijing in its final days
PM hopes shared international policy interests will overcome Biden’s unfavourable initial impressions
Moscow’s decision effectively cripples the 2002 treaty following US withdrawal last year
Chinese group has had time to hedge smartphone revenue with low-tech products before blacklisting
Britain’s departure from the EU reopens a difficult debate over its place in the world
‘Novel’ deal comes in exchange for excluding Chinese groups from the country’s telecoms networks
The new president’s most important decisions will be about the domestic economy
Dozens of soldiers reported killed in big bombing raid ahead of Trump’s departure
The deal with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other neighbours ends a three-year blockade of the emirate
Ex-state department official Kurt Campbell expected to serve in new administration role
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