FBI ‘analysed phone records of senators’ as part of Trump January 6 probe
The FBI in 2023 analysed phone records of more than half a dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by US...
Brazil’s Lula asks Trump to scrap tariffs as leaders agree to meet after ‘friendly’ call
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump agreed to meet in person soon after a friendly video call on...
China’s private firms face a difficult landscape. Can the 5-year plan help?
Published: 6:00am, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 6:15am, 7 Oct 2025 As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of...
China’s WTO concession only marks phase one of a protracted campaign
When Beijing announced in September that it would no longer seek the special benefits that come with developing-country status at the World Trade Organization...
Israel, Hamas hold indirect talks in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary
Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks on Monday at an Egyptian resort on a US-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in...
Asian student arrivals to US plunge to lowest level since pandemic
The number of students arriving from Asia to the US in August fell by nearly 24 per cent this year compared with last year,...
Illinois leaders sue to stop Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling
Illinois leaders went to court on Monday to stop US President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between...
Trump team presses unlikely buyers to snap up US soybeans
Shut out of China’s massive soybean market, the United States is pressing countries across Africa and Asia to step up purchases of American soybeans,...
Venezuela warns of alleged ‘extremist’ plan to attack US embassy complex
Venezuela warned on Monday of an alleged plan by extremists to attack the closed US embassy complex in Caracas with explosives, coming as bilateral...