Ukrainian ambassador calls for Novak Djokovic’s father to be banned from Australian Open over Russian flag incident
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia has called for Novak Djokovic’s father to be banned from the Australian Open, after he posed…
Duterte’s China gambit to Bongbong’s balancing act
Author: Jenny Balboa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Hosei University Former president Rodrigo Duterte dramatically changed the foreign policy…
On an empty tarmac, America’s chief hostage negotiator swapped a sport star for the ‘Merchant of Death’
When US basketball star Brittney Griner was taken from a Russian penal colony and flown to Abu Dhabi, America’s chief hostage…
Biden trades notorious arms dealer for Brittney Griner in Russia-US prisoner swap
Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout,…
Iran arrests top soccer player for criticising government
Iran has arrested a prominent former member of its national soccer team over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple…
American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia
US basketball star Brittney Griner is on her way to a Russian penal colony after being transferred from a detention centre outside Moscow,…