The United States issued a seizure warrant to Starlink this week related to satellite internet infrastructure used in a scam compound in Myanmar. The action is part of a larger US law enforcement interagency initiative announced this week called the District of Columbia Scam Center Strike Force. Meanwhile, Google moved this week to sue 25…
China now has the largest naval fleet in the world, and its growing numbers of nuclear-powered submarines are an integral part of its efforts to project power beyond its coastal waters. But the view from Beijing is growing more complex as a handful of US allies in the Pacific also ramp up deployment of nuclear-powered…
The fight against a Florida law restricting property purchases by Chinese citizens may hinge on finding new challengers – and on persuading a conservative judiciary unlikely to reverse course, legal experts say. In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday, the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld two provisions of the 2023 law –…
Talks between the Chinese and South Korean leaders have renewed diplomatic momentum, but what happens next could hinge on how Seoul balances its relations with Washington, according to analysts. A lighthearted exchange before their state banquet drew media attention. After Xi presented Lee with a gift of two Chinese Xiaomi smartphones with South Korean-made displays,…
Pakistan has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s explosive claim that the country has been secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests, saying it “was not the first to carry out nuclear tests and will not be the first to resume them.” US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal…
Chinese leader meets Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing just days after his summit with US President Donald Trump. Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share China seeks to deepen relations with Russia despite a “turbulent” external environment, President Xi Jinping has said. Xi made the…
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (R) arrives at the airport of Hangzhou on November 3, 2025. Dmitry Astakhov | Afp | Getty Images Russian officials appeared eager Monday to reaffiirm Moscow’s alliance with China following U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Xi Jinping….
US president claims China, Russia have carried out secret nuclear weapon tests as he seeks to justify return to testing. China has denied it has been secretly testing nuclear weapons, refuting a claim from United States President Donald Trump. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning insisted on Monday that Beijing has not broken the informal…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held talks on Saturday, discussing ways to advance practical cooperation between the two countries and the progress on the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. It was the first one-on-one meeting between Xi and Lee since the latter assumed office in June. The meeting took place…
Just as nuclear war, in all its sheer insanity, has returned to Hollywood and public attention, the leaders of the world’s two atomic superpowers seem to be doing their best to make the jitters worse. First, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who’s been breaking nuclear taboos for at least three years, boasted about a (new-ish) torpedo…