Quiet clash over Afghanistan may presage more US-China tensions at the United Nations
Published: 6:28am, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 6:55am, 15 Feb 2025 The US and China are facing off at the United Nations over control of Afghanistan...
Why China’s loss could be South Korea’s gain as Southeast Asia seeks new weapons suppliers
Published: 6:00am, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 6:34am, 15 Feb 2025 China has been a major arms supplier to Southeast Asia, but geopolitical frictions have spurred...
Brazil’s Lula chides Beijing, EU, US for practices that gave China its tech edge
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cast China in a harsh light on Friday, assigning blame to Beijing, along with American and European...
Trump says car tariffs coming around April 2
Published: 4:42am, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 5:02am, 15 Feb 2025 US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would unveil new tariffs on cars,...
‘No point negotiating’ with Putin, Navalny’s widow warns amid Ukraine talks
The widow of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny warned Friday that there was “no point trying to negotiate” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid talks...
Zelensky says he doesn’t want to be leader who handed Ukraine land to Putin
Published: 3:15am, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 3:51am, 15 Feb 2025 Volodymyr Zelensky said he does not want to be remembered as the president who handed...
DR Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu
Published: 2:39am, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 2:59am, 15 Feb 2025 Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of...
Wang Yi tells security forum China will respond ‘resolutely’ to any ‘bullying’ by US
Published: 2:28am, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 2:51am, 15 Feb 2025 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed confidence Friday concerning the outlook for US-China relations but...
Scammers may be sending SMS messages with ‘#’ sign, Hong Kong agency warns
Published: 12:20am, 15 Feb 2025Updated: 1:05am, 15 Feb 2025 Scammers could be using illegal radio jammers to transmit text messages with a sender ID...