A senior Chinese diplomat indicated that talks aimed at easing tensions between China and Japan did not go well, suggesting the dispute over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan is unlikely to fade soon. Liu Jinsong, director-general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Asian Affairs Department, said he was “dissatisfied” with the result of his…
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued his ruling Tuesday after the historic antitrust trial wrapped up in…
Three years ago, Chinese Premier Li Qiang took on a role largely stripped of its former glory. Now, in a surprise twist, he’s becoming President Xi Jinping’s top emissary on the world stage. When China’s No. 2 official steps out in Johannesburg at the first Group of Twenty leaders’ meeting ever held in Africa this…
Beijing denies the claim, which comes weeks before the government must decide whether to approve a new Chinese embassy. Published On 18 Nov 202518 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Britain’s domestic intelligence agency is warning the country’s lawmakers and universities of espionage attempts by China using spies posing as headhunters, among…
EL PASO, Texas — A federal court in El Paso ruled on Tuesday that Texas cannot use the new congressional maps redrawn this summer. A three-judge panel enjoined the state from using the updated maps and said that Texas should instead use the previous maps created in 2021. The ruling was a blow to President…
WASHINGTON — Building on an initiative that began during the Biden administration, the United States, Canada and Finland have strengthened their shared commitment to increase the building of icebreaker ships. Representatives of the three countries met in Washington on Tuesday to sign a joint statement of their intention to leverage one another’s expertise and counter Chinese…
LONDON — Britain’s domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned lawmakers that Chinese spies were “actively” reaching out to them via recruitment headhunters. Writing to lawmakers, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said a new MI5 “espionage alert” warned that Chinese nationals were ”using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale” on behalf of the Chinese…
Tuesday 18 November 2025 1:01 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Dubai has been a popular destination for brain drain quitters of UK Fears that the UK is in the grips of a ‘brain drain’ escalated on Tuesday after…
Recent comments by Japan’s leader about the possibility of military action around Taiwan show Japan is returning to the path of militarism, Chinese state media said in a commentaryBloomberg Terminal, adding that any “militarist fantasies” would blow up in Tokyo’s face. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statement that Chinese military action in the Taiwan Strait could…
Chinese state media says distributors made ‘prudent’ decision to postpone releases due to audience sentiment. Published On 18 Nov 202518 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Chinese film distributors have suspended the release of two Japanese anime films amid an escalating diplomatic row over Taiwan. Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super…