The PLA at 99: how China’s military went from ragtag rifles to world-class force
As the People’s Liberation Army marks its 99th anniversary on August 1, one year from the deadline for its centenary goals, its evolution highlights...
Russia used North Korean missile in deadly strike on Ukraine village, Zelensky says
Russia used a North Korean missile for a strike on a village that killed five members of the same family, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
China’s exports feed the Global South’s industrial engines
A scaremongering narrative has taken root in Western corridors and financial press columns: China, having saturated developed markets, is now aiming to crush fragile...
US government map of Africa gets every country wrong at global conference
A US government map of Africa mislabelled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week,...
Trump weighs US$100,000 fee for foreign students to work in US after graduation
The Trump administration is weighing a plan to charge international students US$100,000 to stay in the country and work after graduating, according to a...
US sanctions Mahan Air’s China network over alleged support for Iran’s IRGC
The United States sanctioned two China-based companies and a Chinese executive on Thursday over their alleged support for Iran’s Mahan Air, which Washington described...
Selection for next UN chief gets underway with Grynspan early front runner
Rebeca Grynspan, the former vice-president of Costa Rica, emerged as an early front runner to be the next United Nations secretary general on Thursday,...
US dad who gave gun to high school shooter gets 15 years in prison
A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was...
Spain to deploy military, as migrants surge across Morocco border and enter Ceuta
Published: 1:23am, 31 Jul 2026Updated: 7:11am, 31 Jul 2026 Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta,...