Israeli PM claims the regime is in a state of "cold war" with Iran, in an apparent passive admission of its inability to stage direct military action against the Islamic Republic.

The US Central Intelligence Agency says it has created a top-level working group on China.

China says it sees 'Cold War mentality' in the new security pact announced by the US, Britain and Australia focused on security in the Indo-Pacific region.

Putin and Biden will meet in Geneva within hours with wide disagreements likely and expectations low for any breakthroughs.

Former US national security adviser Henry Kissinger warns that persisting tensions between Washington and Beijing pose “the biggest problem” for the world and will lead to a “cold war” if the two economic powers fail to mend ties.

The Western “empire” is in decline in the face of a growing Russo-Chinese alliance and the Western hegemony’s mistakes vis-à-vis the two.

Ukraine is pressing the EU to impose tougher sanctions on Russia over alleged human rights abuses. Some EU lawmakers however say the bloc doesn’t want to start a new cold war with Russia.