Pentagon Holds Press Briefing (March 13)
The Pentagon holds a press briefing at 8 a.m. ET on March 13. …
US Could Deploy Naval Escorts for Commercial Shipping in Hormuz, Bessent Says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 12 that Washington could deploy naval escorts for commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as...
US Opens New Trade Probes Targeting 60 Countries Over Alleged Forced Labor Practices
The United States has initiated new trade probes into 60 economies to determine whether their trade practices have enabled imports made with forced labor,...
Will Paracels dispute overshadow China and Vietnam’s drive for stronger strategic ties?
China and Vietnam are to hold their first high-level ministerial talks under a new platform next week. This comes as the neighbours seek to...
21 hurt in 4-vehicle crash on Hong Kong’s Yuen Long Highway
Twenty-one people have been injured in a crash involving two buses, a truck and a car on Yuen Long Highway in Hong Kong. Police...
Strait of Hormuz transiting ships flash ‘China owner’ signals to evade Iran blockade
Ships near the Strait of Hormuz are broadcasting Chinese affiliations in an apparent bid to avoid attack, at a time when Iran’s new supreme...
Cuba confirms talks with US as island gasps under Trump’s energy blockade
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Friday that his government has held recent talks with the US, marking the first time the Caribbean country...
US-Israeli war on Iran makes a mockery of global governance rules
The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have profound implications for the global governance order. For America, the world’s mightiest power, to attack another nation without...
Indian man in 13-year vegetative state allowed to die by Supreme Court
India’s Supreme Court has allowed the parents of a 31-year-old man to withdraw life-sustaining treatment after more than a decade in a vegetative state,...