Tuesday, 9 June 2026 05:05 ? Follow Trump100 on your podcast app ? The World Cup is days away. Instead of a party atmosphere, we have players detained, fans from certain countries banned and a referee denied entry into the US. Is Donald Trump’s America ruining the world’s biggest sporting event?…
Chinese embassy in Washington, DC condemns designation, calling it ‘discriminatory’. Published On 9 Jun 20269 Jun 2026 The United States has designated Chinese corporate giants Alibaba, BYD and Baidu as companies that support China’s military, expanding its blacklist to some of the country’s best-known commercial brands. The Pentagon included the firms in an update on…
A cheering crowd dressed in festive attire welcomes the Chinese leader at Pyongyang’s main square. Published On 8 Jun 20268 Jun 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang, marking a rare state visit to North Korea for a leader who has steadily cut down his travels in recent years. Amid a 21-gun salute…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A spearfisher was killed on Saturday in Australia’s third fatal shark attack in four weeks, police said. The 35-year-old man was spearfishing with family off Michaelmas Island near the port city of Albany in Western Australia state when he was attacked before noon, a police statement said. The man was brought…
The Chinese leader’s visit on June 8-9, his first in seven years, comes as Pyongyang strengthens relations with Russia. Published On 5 Jun 20265 Jun 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on June 8-9 following an invitation from Kim Jong Un, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The visit, announced on Friday, comes…
Gasgoo Munich- With 2026 marking the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, China’s auto industry stands at a pivotal juncture in its shift from sheer scale to strength. At a June 3 press conference for the SAE-China Annual Meeting and the AITX Auto Innovation Technology Exhibition, Hou Fushen, vice president and secretary-general of the society,…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes economies, labour markets and public services, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is making a clear bet: the defining skill for tomorrow’s public leaders will not be coding, but judgment. At the helm of its…
China says the MPs’ visit sends the ‘wrong signals’ to Taiwan’s ruling party. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 China has banned four New Zealand lawmakers for visiting Taiwan in May, saying they disregarded Beijing’s “serious concerns, resolute opposition and repeated prior warnings”. In a statement released on Thursday, the Chinese embassy in Wellington…
STOCKHOLM, June 4 (Reuters) – Brazil has expressed an interest in potentially buying 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden’s Saab, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday. The aircraft would be manufactured in Brazil, Jonson told a joint press conference in Stockholm with his Brazilian counterpart, Defense Minister Jose…
The China and Australia flags. Photo: 123rf Australia could be hit with a new 12.5 percent US tariff after the Trump administration accused dozens of countries of failing to crack down on goods made with forced labour. The proposed tariff was announced by the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday, as part of an investigation…