Chinese science diplomats are making the case in Brussels and elsewhere that Europe should swing back to Beijing after US President Donald Trump’s threat last month to forcibly seize the Danish territory of Greenland.Although Trump climbed down, for now, at a charged Davos summit in Switzerland at the end of January, the previously unthinkable idea…
Sebastian Hoeneß’ VfB Stuttgart have managed to avoid the European fate of their Bundesliga counterparts Borussia Dortmund. The Bundesliga Europa League representatives are through to the 2025/26 UEL Round-of-16 after besting Celtic 4-2 on aggregate. Stuttgart concluded a mixed week for German footballing representatives still alive in European competitions in Thursday’s home second round playoff…
Briefing reporters in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said any strike against civilians anywhere – or any civilian buildings or other infrastructure is “unacceptable and unjustifiable.” “Between yesterday and the early hours of today, an overnight large-scale drone and missile attack across Ukraine and frontline hostilities resulted in dozens of residential buildings damaged in…
China’s ongoing military corruption purges have created serious deficiencies in the command structure of its armed forces and are likely to have affected the readiness of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to a leading defence research centre. The purges, led by the Chinese president Xi Jinping, which have spanned the supreme central military commission,…
President Donald Trump smiles. Charles Sykes/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Sykes/AP President Donald Trump smiles. Charles Sykes/AP President Trump’s White House ballroom project can proceed for now, after a court ruling Thursday. A US District Court judge denied a preservation group’s effort to put a pause on construction, but left the door open to…
A Leapmotor electric vehicle at the Turin Motor Show in September. (Giuliano Berti/Bloomberg) February 26, 2026 9:33 AM, EST | Updated: February 26, 2026 11:39 AM, EST Stellantis NV is considering tapping electric vehicle technology from its Chinese partner Leapmotor to help lower costs across its mass-market European brands such as Fiat, Opel and Peugeot,…
The Hong Kong Government’s 2026/27 Budget, delivered on 25 February, pledges continued support for new air-service agreements and confirms that the long-awaited departure level of Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 2 will open in May. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) says the facility will lift the hub’s capacity from 75 million to 90 million passengers…
Nicholas Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, emphasized the impact that the two countries have on the global order and how that influence could be directed towards addressing climate change. Credit: MIT Energy Initiative “[The United States and China] are the two largest emitters of carbon in the world,” said Nicholas…
While everyone is buzzing about Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s impressive Privacy Display, I’m currently losing my mind over the upgraded Super Steady with Horizontal Lock video mode. It’s essentially a digital gimbal inside your smartphone. As advertised by Samsung and announced during Galaxy Unpacked in February 2026, this new mode, an upgrade from the previous…
Feb. 26, 2026, 9:47 a.m. ET Stellantis NV is considering tapping electric-vehicle technology from its Chinese partner Leapmotor to help lower costs across its mass-market European brands such as Fiat, Opel and Peugeot, according to people familiar with the plans. The manufacturer is weighing an expansion of the scope of its joint venture with Leapmotor…