Canada and Mexico tell US they want free trade deal renewed
Canada and Mexico on Tuesday called for a 16-year renewal of the North American free trade agreement with the United States, in hopes of...
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How China’s ‘Excalibur of the East’ souvenir swords sparked airport security warning
During mainland China’s recent May Day holiday, a 2,500-year-old sword went viral on Chinese social media – but not for the reason you might...
Why China’s C909 jet is rapidly being deployed in Xinjiang
China’s domestically made regional jet, the C909, has struggled to compete with market leaders Airbus and Boeing since it launched a decade ago. But...
Trump team abandons US$1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to compensate supporters
The US Justice Department on Tuesday dropped a contentious plan to create a US$1.8 billion compensation programme that critics had denounced as a “slush...
DOJ Not Moving Forward With $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund: Blanche
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told a congressional committee on June 2 that the U.S. Department of Justice is scrapping the proposed Anti-Weaponization...
Schumer Reaffirms Platner Endorsement as Some Democrats Voice Concerns
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) reaffirmed his endorsement of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on June 2, telling reporters he had met with...
Can China fill funding and leadership gaps after America quit the WHO?
Vanuatu had a clear goal at last month’s annual assembly of the World Health Organization in Geneva – securing new international aid for the...
Trump-Netanyahu relationship under growing strain over Iran: ‘you’re crazy!’
Published: 5:41am, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 5:51am, 3 Jun 2026 They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s relationship is...
China-Kazakhstan grain-trading deal shows shifting Asian food order
In a move that could rattle global grain markets, China and neighbouring Kazakhstan – Central Asia’s largest grain producer and a key Belt and...