However, it also poses a dilemma for China, which has strong relations with both countries, including a long-standing collaboration with Riyadh on its civilian nuclear programme. Analysts suggested Beijing would not wish this nuclear partnership to develop further to avoid provoking the US or giving the impression it was encouraging nuclear proliferation. When asked whether…
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. government shutdown tops investors’ agenda next week as markets head into the seasonally strong fourth quarter, with equities near record highs bracing for an earnings-season test later this month. A deep partisan rift in Washington led to a federal government shutdown that risks delaying crucial economic…
Charlie Kirk’s death in the United States was a major political shock. But what followed was more revealing: employees disciplined for social media posts, celebrities facing backlash for controversial remarks and businesses scrambling to distance themselves from the fallout. The controversy highlighted a broader truth of the digital age: a single comment, whether in jest…
The US military’s expanded joint cyber and AI-integrated exercises with Japan and South Korea pose a risk to regional security, a Chinese military commentary has warned. The opinion piece – by Ji Cheng from the People’s Liberation Army Academy of Military Sciences and published in the PLA Daily on Tuesday – referred to the growing…
Beneath the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean lie small, black, potato-sized treasures – polymetallic nodules rich in valuable metals and rare earth elements – waiting to be unearthed. Strewn across the sea floor of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, the coveted nodules and other forms of ocean deposits are gaining widespread attention. Yet…
Hong Kong’s markets hit their lowest point in more than a decade in 2022, squeezed by rising friction between Washington and Beijing. With the US Federal Reserve tightening monetary policy aggressively, Asian markets were starved of liquidity. Hong Kong’s benchmark fell below 16,000 points in 2022, one of the steepest drops among global indices. Three…
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a sharp warning over the issue of Taiwan in his annual National Day address on Tuesday, saying Beijing must firmly oppose “external interference” and safeguard its territorial integrity. Xi also used his speech to pledge to “practice true multilateralism”, in what has been a consistent message from Chinese officials framing…
Trump and Xi are expected to meet at the Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea later this year. (Source: X) Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing to press Donald Trump to change long-standing US policy on Taiwan during a planned series of meetings in the coming year, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal….
The US military launched a covert strike on Iranian nuclear facilities in June, dropping several massive bunker-busting bombs on a single target. While US officials claimed the sites were completely destroyed, some reports suggested the core of these facilities might have survived. This scenario underscores a persistent challenge in modern warfare: even the most powerful…
The cause of death of Travis Decker, the man accused of killing his three young daughters earlier this year in Washington state before disappearing and sparking a monthslong manhunt, “may never be known,” the local county coroner told CBS News on Friday. Chelan County Coroner Wayne Harris told CBS News that Decker’s “cause and…