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China's Xi Jinping and French president Emmanuel Macron attend a tea ceremony at the Guandong province governor's residence in Guangzhou last week,. Photogrpah; Thibault Camus/AFP
Former US president Donald Trump has accused French presiden…

China's Xi Jinping and French president Emmanuel Macron attend a tea ceremony at the Guandong province governor's residence in Guangzhou last week,. Photogrpah; Thibault Camus/AFP
Former US president Donald Trump has accused French presiden…

National What we know so far on the leaked Pentagon documents Overall, the leaked documents present a "very serious risk to national security," a top Pentagon spokesman told reporters Monday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to reporte…

National What we know so far on the leaked Pentagon documents Overall, the leaked documents present a "very serious risk to national security," a top Pentagon spokesman told reporters Monday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to reporte…

April 12, 2023
The Chinese oil giant Sinopec acquired a stake in a field owned by Qatar’s state-owned energy firm on Wednesday, as Beijing increases its influence in the region.
The official Qatar News Agency reported that QatarEnergy will transfer a 5…

April 12, 2023
The Chinese oil giant Sinopec acquired a stake in a field owned by Qatar’s state-owned energy firm on Wednesday, as Beijing increases its influence in the region.
The official Qatar News Agency reported that QatarEnergy will transfer a 5…

Surely no one should see the war in Ukraine as a net positive. The toll in lives on both sides, the destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure and the Russian human rights violations, not to mention the high cost to western economies in an era of ballooni…

Surely no one should see the war in Ukraine as a net positive. The toll in lives on both sides, the destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure and the Russian human rights violations, not to mention the high cost to western economies in an era of ballooni…

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Borrowers across the country breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as the BBC, Sky News, the Telegraph and the Mirror reported the International Monetary Fund’s prediction that we will soon see the “return of ultra-l…

C hina is preparing to “launch a war” against Taiwan, a senior politician from the island nation has warned.
After Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen met with US speaker of the house Kevin McCarthy last week, Beijing conducted military drills around the …

China plans to close airspace north of Taiwan next week, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said on Wednesday, which could disrupt flights in the region amid rounds of intense military drills by Beijing.…
This data comes from the ChinaPulse…

China plans to close airspace north of Taiwan next week, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said on Wednesday, which could disrupt flights in the region amid rounds of intense military drills by Beijing.…
This data comes from the ChinaPulse…

Other likely but undeclared GOP candidates include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. With so many big names potentially running, fellow G…

Other likely but undeclared GOP candidates include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. With so many big names potentially running, fellow G…

Finland officially joined the NATO alliance last week to great fanfare after a year-long accession process marked by a distinct lack of debate. The Nordic country, nestled between Sweden and Russia, long has championed a neutral foreign policy, but as …

Ian Buruma is the author, most recently, of The Churchill Complex: The Curse of Being Special, From Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit.
No one seems to know how the United States would react if China were to invade Taiwan.…
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The Pentagon is racing to find the source behind the leaking of a slew of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war.
Bizarrely, the documents somehow surfaced on an online gaming forum.…
This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com me…

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meets Liberal MP John McKay, who is leading a Canadian parliamentary delegation for a visit, at the presidential office in Taipei, April 12, 2023.TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE/Reuters
Days after China staged military drill…

Ouster, Inc. (OUST) (NYSE: OUST) announced the filing of a patent infringement complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against Hesai Group (HSAI) on Wednesday.
The complaint alleges the Shanghai-based company unlawfully imported Li…

Elon Musk has said his dog has replaced him as Twitter's chief executive after appearing to back away from a pledge to step down.
The billionaire SpaceX boss took over the day-to-day running of the social media platform after buying it for $44bn …

The Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Recent Chinese air and sea drills simulating an encirclement of Taiwan were intended as a “serious warning” to pro-independence politicians on the self-governing island and their foreign supporters, China said Wednes…