China has maintained a close relationship with the Taliban for years, and following the fall of Ashraf Ghani’s government and the ouster of the US, Beijing has been looking for greater role in the country.

Russia plans to stop "unfriendly" countries from investing in its its major businesses.

Amid heightened tensions between the West and Russia over the latter’s military operation in Ukraine, the US on Wednesday rolled out fresh sanctions on Russian officials and entities.

The regime in Riyadh has rarely released statistics on the level of poverty, although it is estimated that around 20 percent of the country’s population live in poverty, mostly women.

The Trump administration considers barring investments in China’s two most valuable companies, Alibaba and Tencent.