WAR & PEACETensions between the European Union and Russia have reached a boiling point, with growing indications that the EU is bracing for a potential military conflict with Russia.

ASIAThousands of people are feared dead in a powerful Myanmar Earthquake on Friday. Construction workers in Bangkok are trapped under the rubble after a skyscraper collapsed.

BRICS & BRIOn March 19th, the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden arranged a webinar on "EU-China Relations in a Rapidly Changing World."

WAR & PEACEPatrick Lancaster was almost killed by an Ukrainian kamikaze drone during a combat operation. Two days later, a news correspondent for Russia's Channel One, Anna Prokofieva, died in the Belgorod Region.

AFRICAThe former ambassador of the African Union to the US, argues that the demise of USAID is a big relief to Africa and a cause for celebration. “They're using that open access, sounding humanitarian, to constantly destabilize governments”.

CHINAIn a dual push to enhance global communication and cultural ties, China has launched a pioneering Global Language Services Platform. At the same time, TV BRICS has introduced a television project to teach Russian to foreigners.