Reports suggest Donald Trump is considering a new \"Core-5\" bloc including China and Russia, a stark contrast to his previous stance. This idea, though

The U.S. administration is exploring new global power arrangements, potentially forming a 'Core 5' group including China and Russia.

O N DECEMBER 4th, as The Economist went to press, Vladimir Putin was due to touch down in Delhi for the 23rd instalment of the India-Russia summit, an annual affair with many manly hugs and lots of bonhomie.

President Donald Trump has opposed removing Russia from the G-8. Russia was expelled from the G-8 in 2014 after the invasion of Ukraine's Crimea.

US President Donald Trump’s targeted attacks against three of the world’s major emerging economies are prompting leaders of those countries to forge closer ties and push back against his aggressive trade policies.

Washington is debating reports that the US may be exploring a ‘Core 5’ grouping with China, Russia, India and Japan, based on claims that an unpublished version of the National Security Strategy outlined such a framework.