Hong Kong’s top court reviews law criminalising calls to boycott elections
Hong Kong’s top court has been asked to abolish an “extraordinary” and “inexplicable” law prohibiting calls to boycott the city’s “patriots-only” elections on the...
SMILE in space: China, EU joint planet defence satellite defies earthly tensions
China and Europe on Tuesday launched their first jointly developed satellite, a space mission that will explore the precise mechanism of the Earth’s defence...
Putin Meets Xi, Both Hail Progress In China–Russia Strategic Ties
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the strength of China–Russia ties on May 20 during talks in Beijing, presenting their...
Why Trump’s face is popping up on Indian autorickshaws
In New Delhi’s chaotic traffic, where the backs of autorickshaws sometimes double as mobile billboards, some commuters are now being greeted by an unlikely...
Trump-Backed Andy Barr Wins GOP Nomination in Kentucky Senate Race to Replace McConnell
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) will face former Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker in the race to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the...
US and China must talk to manage dangers of AI contest in a nuclear age
In the wake of the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, the China-US relationship is, in one critical respect,...
Iranian public get basic gun training amid Trump’s threats to restart war
Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the capital feature military vehicles...
‘Phantom limb’: report blames China shock for Germany’s industrial malaise
Germany has been warned that a “China shock” to its trade economy is the biggest driver of its industrial slump, in a new report...
China-US trade talks saw Washington commit to tariff ceiling, Beijing says
Washington would not raise future tariffs on Chinese goods above the level stipulated in a trade truce the two countries hammered out late last...