From Mao to now: why China’s Communist Party is intent on control over the military
Having marked its 99th anniversary on August 1, the People’s Liberation Army is now just one year away from its centenary goals, with its...
China’s next export is the world’s factory itself
China’s export boom is reaching its limits. The country’s next phase of growth will come not from shipping more goods abroad, but from exporting...
Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on sightseeing flight
At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, police said on Saturday....
Trump disputes his own Justice Department’s findings on Reflecting Pool
US President Donald Trump posted on Saturday that he disagrees with his own Justice Department’s findings that a flawed installation, not vandalism, caused the...
3 dead, 21 injured in bombing at Moscow restaurant
Published: 3:28am, 2 Aug 2026Updated: 5:34am, 2 Aug 2026 An explosion at a Moscow restaurant on Saturday that killed three people and wounded 21...
Truck explodes outside Colombia police base, injuring 11 officers and killing a dog
Colombia’s government on Saturday blamed the nation’s largest remaining rebel group for an explosion outside a police base that injured 11 officers and killed...
White House uses anti-Trump singer Bad Bunny’s song for ICE video
The White House has used a song by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, a well-known opponent of US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, as...
Israel says it killed several Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon
Published: 1:29am, 2 Aug 2026Updated: 1:35am, 2 Aug 2026 The Israeli military said on Saturday that it killed several Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon...
US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East
US embassies in capitals across the Middle East on Saturday warned American citizens to beware of an “unforeseen escalation” in the regional conflict and...