How Israel’s exit from US aid signals wider decline in Washington’s alliances
Israel’s efforts to phase out American military aid signal the decline of US alliances under the demands of Washington’s “America first” position, according to...
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Trump Calls on Putin to Reach Deal With Ukraine After Zelenskyy Meeting
GENEVA—U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off his G7 summit meetings on June 16 in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains, joining a roundtable discussion...
China’s AI outpaces global rivals but trails in trust, survey shows
Published: 8:41pm, 16 Jun 2026Updated: 8:56pm, 16 Jun 2026 Many people believe Chinese artificial intelligence models are leading the global tech race – even...
Is Europe declining faster than Qing China? A Chinese-French debate
Is the economic decline of Europe worse than the last decades of the Qing dynasty? That’s a question posed by Luis Vassy, director of...
Najib’s 1MDB plunder made Attila the Hun ‘look like a choirboy’: Malaysian judge
The judge who convicted former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak over the 1MDB scandal said the plunder of the sovereign wealth fund was so...
Hong Kong police arrest 150 over HK$320 million illegal online betting syndicate
Published: 8:19pm, 16 Jun 2026Updated: 10:07pm, 16 Jun 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested 150 people in a three-day crackdown on an illegal bookmaking...
World’s Second Poorest Economy Emerges: China’s Leading Companies Cut 50% Jobs as Survival Collapses
In 2026, China’s unemployment wave and layoff wave are spreading across all social levels. Job pressure has expanded from blue collar workers to white...
Key Takeaways From US–Iran Preliminary Deal
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with France’s President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in...
Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 1995
Japan’s central bank on June 16 raised its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in more than three decades, citing broadening inflation pressures...