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US President Donald Trump has urged the House of Representatives to adopt a spending bill and end the government shutdown. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS

United States & Canada

Trump urges ‘no changes’ to spending bill to end 3-day government shutdown

Several conservative Republicans are not happy with the deal and have threatened to vote against the Senate-backed package on Tuesday.

Belfast university cuts ties with US lawmaker George Mitchell over Epstein links

Starmer faces backlash over China trip amid claims he was ‘tricked’ by Beijing

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Middle East

Iran’s Pezeshkian orders nuclear talks with US as Trump hopeful of deal

Trump has urged Iran to reach an agreement on its nuclear programme, which the West believes is aimed at making an atomic bomb.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, Iran on January 31. Photo: Iran’s Presidential website / WANA / handout via Reuters
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, Iran on January 31. Photo: Iran’s Presidential website / WANA / handout via Reuters

Diplomacy

China targets Brazil minerals as Chalco, Rio Tinto take over CBA for US$886m

Acquisition of Brazilian flagship aluminium firm reinforces China’s growing footprint in the country’s strategic mineral assets sector.

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Football

Fifa boss sorry for offending British football fans, defends Trump peace prize

Gianni Infantino, who awarded Trump the inaugural Fifa peace prize, had said the Qatar World Cup was special because ‘no Brit was arrested’.

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Europe

Russian captain found guilty over crew member’s death in US tanker crash

Vladimir Motin was captain of the Solong when it hit the US tanker near the UK in March. Crewman Mark Pernia’s body has never been found.

Smoke rises from the Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the coast of Withernsea, east of England, on March 11. Photo: AFP
Smoke rises from the Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the coast of Withernsea, east of England, on March 11. Photo: AFP

Europe

Chinese man on trial in Munich for raping sedated partner, echoing Pelicot case

The 27-year-old faces trial for drugging, raping, and filming his Chinese girlfriend, and is charged with attempted murder and aggravated rape.

Europe

UK’s Mandelson faces scrutiny over Epstein ties and leaked government briefing

Starmer seeks to oust the ex-ambassador to the US after the discovery of an email suggesting Mandelson sent a government document to Epstein.

Diplomacy

Brazil gold push, Peru’s China scandal: 7 Latin America relations reads

From China’s rise in Latin America to a US$1 billion gold push, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in January 2026.

One of China’s largest mining companies took control of three gold mines in Brazil in January, as gold prices hit historic highs. Photo: Shutterstock

Europe

Norwegian royal scandal deepens as Crown Princess’ son arrested before trial

Marius Borg Hoiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, faces 38 charges including rape, strangulation, knife threats, marijuana trafficking.

Norway’s Marius Borg Hoiby in Oslo in June 2022. Photo: AP
Norway’s Marius Borg Hoiby in Oslo in June 2022. Photo: AP

Middle East

Gaza’s Rafah crossing sees ‘limited’ reopening amid truce, but challenges remain

Restoring the Rafah-Egypt crossing is a vital milestone for the peace process, concluding the long closure enforced by the Israeli military.

Middle East

Trump hopeful of deal after Iran’s top leader warns of regional war

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issues ‘regional war’ warning as the United States ramps up its naval presence in the Middle East.

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Europe

Fergie called Epstein ‘brother’ and ‘legend’, new emails reveal

Ex-wife of UK’s former prince Andrew asked late sex offender for rent money and joked ‘just marry me’ in 2009 exchanges, documents show.

Sarah Ferguson leaves St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle after the Easter Mattins Service on March 31, 2024. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Screenwriter of Oscar-nominated Iranian film arrested in Tehran

Mehdi Mahmoudian and others detained after signing a statement calling Iran’s crackdown an ‘organised state crime against humanity’.

A scene from the Oscar-nominated film ‘It Was Just an Accident’. Photo: Neon via AP
A scene from the Oscar-nominated film ‘It Was Just an Accident’. Photo: Neon via AP

World

Korean travel boom in China, PLA tightens fuel rules: 5 weekend reads you missed

From China’s visa-free access drawing Koreans to Hong Kong’s seat belt law U-turn, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

United States & Canada

‘Total loser’: Trump vows to sue Trevor Noah over Grammys Epstein comment

Trump warns Trevor Noah to ‘get his facts straight’ after 2026 Grammys monologue linked the president to the disgraced Jeffrey Epstein.

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Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s inner circles

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

United States & Canada

After killings in Minneapolis, Trump says will ‘de-escalate a little bit’

US ‘border tsar’ meets with Minnesota leaders after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti sparks a full-blown crisis.

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United States & Canada

Trump says US used secret ‘discombobulator’ weapon in Maduro raid

He said the device made enemy equipment ‘not work’, and the Venezuelan forces were unable to use their ‘Russian and Chinese rockets’.

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US President Donald Trump gestures after a signing ceremony for his Board of Peace initiative in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. Photo: AP
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Open Questions series

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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How an iconic Indian comic series stays ‘immortal’

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