This week is crucial in terms of the protests. Many issues are coming together at the same time as Iran’s regime seeks to ride out the challenge. Iran has pursued a variety of policies since protests broke out in late December. It initially sought to ignore the protests, hoping they would come and go after…
For much of the last two decades, the story of international students in the United States came with a familiar refrain: China set the rhythm, the rest followed. But the refrain has changed. Open Doors 2025—the annual snapshot of international enrolments published by the Institute of International Education—puts hard numbers to that shift. The US…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the Justice Department’s investigation is another attack on the central bank’s independence. The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.80%) inched higher on Jan. 12, despite reports that U.S. prosecutors are investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell concerning his testimony about the ongoing renovation of two central bank buildings. News of the…
2 Rodrigo Ribeiro to FC Augsburg is a done deal, according to Sky Germany. The 20-year-old forward is currently finalising his move at Augsburg, with confirmation of the move expected soon. The Sporting B player will first sign a loan deal for the remainder of the season, with an option-to-buy clause attached. As per Transfermarkt,…
NEW DELHI: China’s fresh assertion that the Shaksgam Valley “belongs to China” has reopened a largely forgotten but strategically explosive fault line in the long-running Kashmir dispute. Beijing’s defence of infrastructure construction in the region — tied closely to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — has drawn a sharp response from New Delhi, which has…
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As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China’s state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States — what it calls “strategic autonomy.” Canada…
What happens with Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 shot now that Novo Nordisk has come out with a GLP-1 pill? If you bought Eli Lilly (LLY 1.00%) shares five years ago, you are sitting on some massive gains. The stock is up over 470% compared to a gain of roughly 85% for the S&P 500 index and…
Two workers were killed and three others injured in two separate Hong Kong construction site accidents on Wednesday. One of the men died after being hit by gas cylinders that fell out of a metal cage being hoisted by a tower crane at a site on Po Fung Road in Tsuen Wan. Police received a…
US-bound shipments did fall sharply after Donald Trump raised duties in 2025. But under Xi Jinping’s guidance, Chinese exporters responded with speed and ingenuity. Sales surged instead to Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. In many cases, goods were routed through third countries, blunting the effect of US tariffs altogether. China closed 2025 with…