North Korea tests electromagnetic weapon and carbon fibre bomb: state media
North Korea conducted a slew of new weapons tests, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said, including one involving an electromagnetic weapon system and...
Behind China’s Mediator Role: Oil, Hormuz, and US Talks | China in Focus
Iran has moved toward cease-fire talks, and three Iranian officials told The New York Times the push came from Beijing. We take a closer...
House Democrats Will Seek Iran War Powers Vote
WASHINGTON—House Democrats will try to place guardrails on the Iran war when the floor is briefly open during a two-week break for Easter. House...
White House Says Cuban Regime Is ‘Bound to Fall’
WASHINGTON—White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the situation in Cuba, where the population of nearly 10 million are impacted by rolling blackouts and...
AI fuels global trade growth as China-US flows shift, McKinsey finds
Artificial intelligence has emerged as the driving force behind global trade growth, fuelled by a surge in data-centre buildouts at a time when geopolitical...
Chile exposes smuggling ring that shipped US$917m in stolen copper to Chinese buyers
Chinese buyers were the end destination of a five-year smuggling pipeline that drained an estimated US$917 million worth of stolen copper from Chile, authorities...
House Democrats Threaten Contempt for Bondi If She Doesn’t Testify in Epstein Probe
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on April 8 threatened to file contempt of Congress charges against former Attorney General Pam Bondi if she...
Iran war: is the US shifting away from its strategy of precision strikes?
Whether the US-Israeli war on Iran wraps up quickly or drags on, the repercussions will be felt for years, reshaping warfare, geopolitics and energy...
Bondi won’t appear before US lawmakers over Epstein files, Justice Department says
Former US attorney general Pam Bondi does not plan to appear for a planned interview with a House of Representatives committee on the release...