China
China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, Xi Jinping tells island's opposition leader
Xi Jinping told Taiwan's opposition leader that China "won’t tolerate" independence, as military tensions rise around the island during talks on cross-strait relations.
89-year-old in China scrambles down high-rise exterior to escape locked bedroom
Hacker breaches Chinese supercomputer, attempts to sell stolen intel - report
Backlash in China as company uses ex-employee data to forge an AI stand-in that never clocks out
China denounces deadly Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support to Pakistan
An attacker opened fire at the gates of the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan's capital in more than a decade.
Voices from the Arab press: Davos 2026, Trump's Board of Peace, Saudi Arabia, feminism
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
US accuses China of secret nuclear testing as it calls for broad new arms treaty after New START
The accusations at a global disarmament conference highlighted serious tensions between Washington and Beijing at a pivotal moment in nuclear arms control.
Taiwan teams up with US firm Kratos to build Mighty Hornet IV attack drones to counter China
The Mighty Hornet IV is being developed as a low-cost, cruise missile-like weapon, and the two sides aim to base a "large quantity" of the systems in Taiwan as both a deterrent and a wartime asset.
Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate
Trump also endorsed a MAGA prosecutor in Georgia against Marjorie Taylor Greene, stepped back from a major media merger fight between Netflix and Warner Bros, and faced Human Rights Watch criticism.
RSF condemns detention of Chinese reporters following corruption story
RSF said journalists Wu Yingjiao and Liu Hu, known for exposing high-profile corruption, were detained Sunday in Sichuan province, China.
Taiwan to deepen trade with democracies as Lai warns against reliance on China
Senior Taiwanese and US officials discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence, tech and drones at a high-level forum launched during the first Trump administration.
Trump warns Britain on China business ventures, as Starmer calls for closer relationship
In three-hour talks with President Xi Jinping on Thursday, the British leader called for a "more sophisticated relationship" with improved market access, lower tariffs and investment deals.
RISK Initiative: Taiwan's bold step to safeguard undersea cables - opinion
Undersea cables are an extremely crucial, yet often overlooked, element of the infrastructure making up the world of today.
Purges, investigations in China’s PLA: Is Xi preparing for war or weakening the army? - opinion
Since 2012, Xi has been raising the banner of the war on corruption and leading a campaign to purge the ranks of the party and the military of corrupt people.
