How the Middle East crisis is expanding China’s agrochemical influence
As the Middle East conflict spreads uncertainty among farmers around the world, Chinese farmers are carrying out their spring ploughing as usual and appear...
Person shot by officers near Washington Monument, Secret Service says
The US Secret Service said a suspect who opened fire on Monday on the National Mall did so after being confronted by officers. Secret...
How US tech hegemony is locking out the Global South
In global discourse, a script has been handed to us: the United States and China are locked in a “tech race”. But this is...
Russia orders 2-day ceasefire in Ukraine war to coincide with Victory Day
Published: 3:44am, 5 May 2026Updated: 4:07am, 5 May 2026 Russia has ordered a two-day ceasefire in the war against Ukraine to coincide with Victory...
China consul in Mexico calls protectionism a ‘dead end’ as trade tensions with US escalate
Published: 3:40am, 5 May 2026Updated: 4:00am, 5 May 2026 China’s top diplomat on the US-Mexico border denounced protectionism as a dead end at the...
Britney Spears admits to reckless driving in plea deal to avoid jail
Published: 3:02am, 5 May 2026Updated: 3:42am, 5 May 2026 Britney Spears on Monday admitted to reckless driving involving alcohol, in a plea deal that...
Chloe Zhao, Stellan Skarsgard and Demi Moore among Cannes Film Festival jurors
Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao, whose films from Nomadland to Hamnet have become awards-season favourites, will join the jury for the Cannes Film Festival, which...
US’ Bessent urges China to help open Strait of Hormuz
Published: 1:42am, 5 May 2026Updated: 2:41am, 5 May 2026 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday pressed China to ramp up diplomatic pressure on...
Fatal 2022 China Eastern Airlines plane crash points to deliberate fuel cut-off
The China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed into a hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, had its fuel supply cut mid-flight,...