China is likely to thread the needle after US attack on Venezuela
China will be patient and play the long game as it views the new geopolitical chessboard, recalibrating carefully in the wake of US President...
Why China is still struggling to ‘invest in people’
As 2026 dawns, China has signalled a renewed crusade: persuading its citizens to spend more, for their own benefit and for the country’s. Yet...
Berlin mayor denounces attack on city’s power grid as ‘terrorism’
Mayor Kai Wegner has classified the major attack on Berlin’s power supply as terrorism: “This is not just arson or sabotage. This is already...
South Korea’s Lee Begins China Visit Amid Regional Tensions
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung this week began his first state visit to China since taking office last June, as Beijing seeks to...
Donald Trump tells Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez to cooperate, or else
US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on Sunday to Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, saying she would pay a potentially larger price...
Raw emotion as mourners pay tribute to victims of Swiss ski resort fire
A heavy pall of grief hung over Crans-Montana on Sunday as more than a thousand mourners walked in silence through the Swiss ski resort...
Loot in German bank vault break-in could exceed US$117 million
The loot from the spectacular break-in at a German bank may have exceeded €100 million (US$117.24 million), security sources said on Sunday, as new...
Rubio: US Won’t Tolerate Adversaries Controlling Venezuela, Its Oil Reserves
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said that the United States will not tolerate a country in the...
US Military Will Remain in Caribbean to Exert Leverage on Venezuela, Rubio Says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Jan. 4 that the Pentagon will maintain its military blockade around Venezuela to apply leverage to...