More than six months have passed, and Bruna Ferreira still does not understand why she was arrested. Nor does she understand why the Donald Trump administration labeled her a “criminal illegal alien” after her detention. What she does know for certain is that she has lived through a true “nightmare” ever since. She thanks God…
Hong Kong property tycoon Gordon Wu Ying-sheung has predicted that China will overtake the US as the world’s largest economy in the next decade or so, propelled by rapid technological advances while Washington is weighed down by massive defence expenditure and national debt. Yet the 90-year-old founder and chairman of Hopewell Holdings, who rarely speaks…
Amid stalled negotiations between the United States and Iran, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will not demand the inclusion of Lebanon in a peace deal. Trump’s remarks come as Israel continues its attacks on Beirut, despite a ceasefire agreement between Tel Aviv and the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. Lebanese security…
Since US President Donald Trump launched a tariff war against China during his first term in office, Washington has steadily expanded restrictions on Chinese access to advanced technologies, targeting semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, aerospace systems, supercomputers and a broad range of dual-use technologies. These export controls are aimed at slowing China’s rise in…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said Iran has not yet agreed to a deal with the United States to end the ongoing war because its leaders are “strong” and “proud”, though he maintained that Tehran would eventually have to come to the negotiating table. US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air…
US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Iran’s Supreme Leader is not possible, a close aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has said. Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military adviser to Khamenei, said such a meeting would not happen and accused Trump of bringing the negotiations to a standstill. The US and Iran peace deal is…
EVs are prepared for export overseas through frame transportation in Taicang Port Area, Suzhou Port, Jiangsu Province, China, on May 11, 2026. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicles face crippling tariffs, stringent regulations and fierce opposition from lawmakers and the American auto industry, but there’s a growing possibility that Chinese EVs will…
People watch a TV screen showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 5, 2026. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during a signing ceremony with Russian President Vladimir Putin at…
The European Commission has presented a sweeping tech sovereignty package to boost homegrown technologies and reduce dependency on American and Chinese companies. Whether it will make a meaningful difference — and how the two superpowers will react — remain open questions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We live in a world where geopolitics and technology are inseparable. Those…
A worker pans through ore at a tungsten mine, operated by Trinity Metals Group, in northwest of Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday, May 23, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Iran war has caused well-documented price spikes and shortages on a range of items Americans depend upon. Oil and gas, of course, but also…