US unveils plan for oil and gas auctions off California and Alaska
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a five-year plan to hold as many as 34 auctions for oil and gas drilling rights leases in...
As China’s tech rises, companies must rethink their R&D strategy
For years, many foreign companies treated China as a vast consumer base or a low-cost manufacturing hub. Now that paradigm is shifting dramatically. China...
Judge orders US government to end National Guard deployment in Washington
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its months-long deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital....
Fire disrupts Cop30 talks in Brazil as negotiators reach critical last days
Fire disrupted United Nations climate talks in Brazil on Thursday, forcing evacuations of several buildings with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet...
US honours Republican titan Dick Cheney, with Trump off the funeral guest list
Dick Cheney, celebrated as a master Republican strategist but defined by the darkest chapters of America’s “war on terror”, was honoured on Thursday in...
US is not attending G20, White House says, denying South African leader’s comment
Published: 2:09am, 21 Nov 2025Updated: 2:52am, 21 Nov 2025 The United States government has indicated that it has had a “change of mind” and...
UK PM Keir Starmer to visit China in January, Sky News reports
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit China at the end of January, Sky News reported on Thursday, in what would be the first...
‘Too little, too late’: Former UK government slammed for initial Covid response
A public inquiry released on Thursday slammed the former UK government’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic as “too little, too late”, and said...
Trump to host New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at White House on Friday
US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are set to meet at the White House on Friday, the president said...