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Ukrainian soldiers train in trench assault tactics with French servicemen in Poland. Photo: AFP

Europe

US threatens to quit Ukraine war mediation effort unless ‘concrete proposals’

State Department says ‘complete, durable ceasefire’ needed, not a ‘three-day moment’ to ‘celebrate something else’.

30 Apr 2025 - 10:32AM

UK military launches air strikes with US targeting Yemen’s Houthis

30 Apr 2025 - 11:11AM

US, Philippines flex military muscle with show of Himars firepower

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China

Canada likely has more room to work with China if US tensions persist: analysts

‘Almost certain’ that electoral victory led by Prime Minister Mark Carney will prompt review of Ottawa’s commercial relations with Beijing.

30 Apr 2025 - 10:04AMvideocam

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Tuesday. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP

Europe

Germany’s Merz to form government after coalition deal clears last hurdle

Friedrich Merz to take oath as Germany’s chancellor on Sunday after the SPD approved coalition deal.

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Big Tech

TSMC triples down on Arizona with construction on new US plant ahead of tariffs

The world’s most advanced chipmaker announced the third phase of its US expansion the same day Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick toured the site.

30 Apr 2025 - 1:00PM

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United States & Canada

Trump eases car tariffs burden as Lutnick touts first foreign trade deal

The US Commerce secretary declined to name the country with whom an agreement had been reached, saying it was pending local approval.

30 Apr 2025 - 9:19AM

A hoist is shown at an empty Paslin facility on April 23, 2025, in Shelby Township, Michigan. Photo: AP

Europe

Sweden arrests teen after deadly gun attack kills 3

Swedish media reported that at least one of the dead had connections to organised gang crime.

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Russia & Central Asia

Ukraine’s Zelensky calls for fair peace with no ‘rewards’ for Putin

The president’s remarks come amid reports that the US wants Kyiv to cede Crimea to Russia as part of a deal to end the war.

30 Apr 2025 - 4:41AMvideocam

Europe

Danish king arrives in Greenland, as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island

The monarch is expected to meet the new Greenlandic government and attend a ‘kaffemik’, or coffee break, to meet local residents.

30 Apr 2025 - 3:08AM

Denmark’s King Frederik (right) and Greenland’s head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen are pictured in front of an iceberg during a boat trip in Nuuk fjord, in Greenland, on Tuesday. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix via Reuters

United States & Canada

Trump fires Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff from Holocaust board

The former US second gentleman, who is Jewish, responded by saying Holocaust remembrance should never be politicised.

30 Apr 2025 - 7:22AM

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff wave as they depart from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in April 2022. Photo: AFP

Science & Technology

US is urged to mine seabeds for critical minerals in counter to China

Witnesses tell Congressional panel that to break Beijing’s rare earths dominance, Washington must promote ocean mining of elements.

30 Apr 2025 - 5:32AM

Diplomacy

Meeting in Brazil, Brics foreign ministers fail to issue joint statement

Objections to expansion of UN Security Council by new, African members overshadowed consensus on ‘protectionist’ trade measures.

30 Apr 2025 - 4:55AMvideocam

Diplomacy

‘We will win this trade war’: victorious Carney’s message to Trump from Canada

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election, influenced by Trump’s threats, while his Conservative rival, Pierre Poilievre, lost his seat in Parliament.

29 Apr 2025 - 10:21PM

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at his campaign headquarters on election night in Ottawa. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP

Big Tech

Elon Musk teases Grok 3.5 hours after Alibaba’s Qwen3 generates buzz

Musk said the latest version of xAI’s Grok model can answer technical questions about rocket engines and electrochemistry.

30 Apr 2025 - 7:28AMvideocam

Elon Musk said the latest version of xAI’s Grok model can answer technical questions about rocket engines and electrochemistry. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

US consumer confidence hits a low not seen since the pandemic

Trump’s tariffs have triggered economic anxiety, fuelling recession fears and inflation expectations.

30 Apr 2025 - 1:19AMvideocam

China

Amazon scraps plan to list tariff costs after Trump official calls it ‘hostile’

E-commerce giant says plan ‘never approved’ following White House complaint; Senate confirms David Perdue as US ambassador to China.

30 Apr 2025 - 7:24AM

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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.

20 Mar 2025 - 2:37PM

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.

14 Jan 2025 - 1:00PM

Diplomacy

Trump hails tariffs – achievement list from administration barely mentions them

In a 90-minute speech in Michigan, Trump justifies ‘China tariffs’ as an effort to curb ‘the greatest job theft in the world’.

30 Apr 2025 - 10:30AMvideocam

China

Trump’s immigration crackdown chills speech of foreign students, scholars in US

Critics say ‘America is shooting itself in the foot’ as many of the country’s brightest minds rethink their long-term investment.

29 Apr 2025 - 12:40AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

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Open Questions series

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

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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Trump hails his tariffs policy as end of ‘era of economic surrender’

Trump justifies ‘China tariffs’ as US effort to curb ‘greatest job theft in the world’

Is the Catholic Church ready for an Asian pope?

Choosing the next pope: could the Catholic Church soon be led by its first Asian pontiff?

At least 11 killed in Vancouver car-ramming incident

‘He just pushed the gas all the way’: car ploughs into crowd in Vancouver, killing 11

Pope Francis dead at age 88

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