Trump Declares National Emergency to Shield Venezuelan Oil Revenues Held in US Custody
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 9 declaring a national emergency to block courts or private creditors from seizing Venezuelan oil...
US says it carried out new ‘large-scale’ strikes against Isis in Syria
US and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, in the...
Trump declares US national emergency to protect Venezuela oil money
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting US-held money derived from sales of Venezuelan oil, after the ousting of Nicolas Maduro,...
How the AI race could play out for the US, China and the world
The global artificial intelligence (AI) race remains one of the most hotly contested spheres of international competition. Few would bet today on an eventual...
Trump’s Venezuela and Greenland threats make Canada fear it’s next
For months, many Canadians hoped Donald Trump had lost interest in making their country the 51st US state – his plate full with turning...
Xi Jinping Slammed, Hotpot Horror, Huawei Scandal, and Shenzhen Blaze
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
US Operations in Venezuela Shatter Beijing’s Influence in Latin America: Analysts
Beijing’s failure to defend its “all-weather” ally Venezuela following the United States’ capture of the nation’s leader Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3 illustrates its...
Minneapolis ICE shooting: mayor urges activists to avoid Trump’s ‘bait’
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Saturday urged demonstrators protesting the fatal shooting of a motorist by a US immigration agent to stay peaceful, saying...
Sudden Shift! Xi Becomes Public Enemy No.1, China’s Anti-Xi Movement Grows, Calls for His Ouster
This was a rare moment when Chinese people collectively broke through the Chinese Communist Party’s official censorship. On December 13, 2025, after the 40th...