China has completed the maritime safety system for the approaches to the Pinglu Canal, officially releasing its nautical map and fully installing aids to navigation along the canal’s seaward stretch on Monday,
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s threat to unleash an “economic D-Day” against Iran risks placing the United States on a collision course with China, Tehran’s main trading partner and the buyer of
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China is expanding a global network of gold vaults and accelerating central bank gold purchases as Beijing seeks to strengthen the yuan’s role in international trade, according to an S&P Global Ratings
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Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, has reached a position few would have predicted for a country long defined by isolation and international sanctions. Donald Trump wants to meet him again,
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He does not wear a white coat and he is not a doctor. Yet for the past twenty years, Marcos has been a familiar presence at Madrid’s Fundación Jiménez Díaz, attending an
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China’s Alibaba said on Sunday it plans to raise HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) through a share placement to finance the development of artificial intelligence, in what would become the largest-ever primary follow-on
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A fleet of Chinese J-16 fighters has arrived in Egypt for the Eagles of Civilisation 2026 exercise, marking the aircraft’s first-ever deployment to Africa and providing a significant test of the People’s
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For centuries, the Arctic was less a highway than a barrier. European explorers searched for a northern maritime passage to Asia from the 1500s onwards, repeatedly confronting ice, distance and extreme conditions.
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Tesla and eight other automakers will recall about 4.3 million vehicles in China over concerns that emergency door-release mechanisms could be difficult to locate or operate, marking the country’s largest automotive recall
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Japan is preparing to give its military and police new powers to counter cyberattacks at their source, marking a significant expansion of the country’s security posture and raising questions about the limits
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The self-immolation of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen (Lobsang Palden) outside the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York on July 2, 2026, triggered renewed protests and solidarity actions among Tibetan communities and
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