Gulf gamble: will South Korea step up for Strait of Hormuz security?
The expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz under a US-Iran ceasefire framework could ease pressure on South Korea’s energy-dependent economy while creating a...
American flag blue? Algae turns Trump’s reflecting pool swamp green instead
One of President Donald Trump’s pet beauty projects for Washington was supposed to make the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool look blue, like part of...
SpaceX vaults past Amazon’s market value, briefly topping Microsoft
SpaceX roared past Amazon’s market valuation on Tuesday and briefly topped that of Microsoft, rapidly scaling the list of the world’s most valuable companies...
Latin America and Europe are bystanders in the US-China AI race, says Lula’s top adviser
The race for artificial intelligence has hardened into a two-power contest between the United States and China, fought over rare earths, data and the...
Europe is gearing up for a trade fight with China. But will it change anything?
As trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels continue to rise, China’s firms in the European Union have been forced to walk a delicate tightrope:...
Don’t count the Russia-India-China triangle out just yet
The Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue is back in the diplomatic conversation. It has not formally restarted, and no summit is on the horizon. But the...
Leader of Taiwan’s KMT Cheng Li-wun talks Beijing relations in Washington
The two-week US trip by Taiwan’s main opposition leader offered Washington a different take on cross-Strait relations, although whether it will change anything remains...
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says society needs ‘new social norms’ in the age of AI
Published: 4:47am, 17 Jun 2026Updated: 5:07am, 17 Jun 2026 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang – whose work helped enable artificial intelligence – stressed in an...
Trump to boost US weapons stockpiles as China, Pakistan discuss Iran war memo
US President Donald Trump invoked the Defence Production Act in an effort to bolster delivery of weapons whose stockpiles critics say have been strained...