37 h. ago Putin offers Moscow as mediator in Iran crisis amid tensions with Israel, Trump threat

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Iran in separate calls on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and said that Moscow was willing to mediate in the region, the Kremlin said. Tehran has cracked down hard on nationwide protests that broke out late last month, prompting US President Donald Trump to warn he might intervene. Last year, Israel and the United States both bombed Iranian nuclear sites, and Iran fought...

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38 h. ago How tiny Singapore ties China and Taiwan in training for war

How tiny Singapore ties China and Taiwan in training for war  Defense News

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64 h. ago US aircraft carrier steams from South China Sea to Mideast after Trump threat against Iran

A US aircraft carrier has reportedly left the South China Sea after a live-fire drill and is heading to the Middle East amid anti-government protests in Iran. US cable news network NewsNation reported on Thursday that the Pentagon ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group, which includes Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, to leave their position in the South China Sea and sail towards the Middle East. According to the US Naval Institute’s carrier tracker, there...

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64 h. ago India’s aim to diversify trade via Iran faces US tariff threat

US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on countries that do business with Iran has dented India’s ambition for the strategic Chabahar port and affected Delhi’s trade with Tehran. Trump’s latest threat could curtail shipments of Indian basmati rice to Iran, but is likely to have a limited impact on India’s trade competitiveness since Iran accounts for about 0.3 per cent of its overall exports, according to analysts. Shipments of the rice, one of India’s biggest exports...

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64 h. ago The New Food Powers: How China and Russia Are Filling America’s Retreat

The New Food Powers: How China and Russia Are Filling America’s Retreat  War on the Rocks

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3 d. ago Does Trump’s Nvidia chip flip reveal anxieties on both sides of China

When US President Donald Trump gave his blessing to sales of Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, he sparked a national security backlash in both countries. Rather than seeing it as an olive branch, many Chinese commenters interpreted the move as a sophisticated Trojan horse-style trap that aimed to make Beijing dependent on American technologies in advanced semiconductors and other chokepoint sectors. Trump’s green light for the H200 – a template that he said would be...

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3 d. ago Does Trump’s Nvidia flip reveal anxieties on both sides of China

Does Trump’s Nvidia flip reveal anxieties on both sides of China-US tech war?  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago Trump’s Trade War Spectacularly Flops as Key Target of China Surges to Record High

Trump’s Trade War Spectacularly Flops as Key Target of China Surges to Record High  The Daily Beast

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4 d. ago Europe Signals a Truce in Its Electric Vehicle Trade War With China

Europe Signals a Truce in Its Electric Vehicle Trade War With China  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

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4 d. ago South China Sea: claims of coercion, deception as Beijing and Manila wage new war of words

China and the Philippines have again exchanged barbs over confrontations in the disputed South China Sea, with each accusing the other of provocation and escalating tensions. The Chinese embassy in the Philippines on Tuesday said a statement the day before by the National Maritime Council – a government body created by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr in 2024 to address the nation’s maritime challenges – was “unfounded and misleading”. It accused Manila of “provoking trouble and...

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4 d. ago China vows to safeguard interests after Trump Iran tariff threat

China vows to safeguard interests after Trump Iran tariff threat  The New Arab

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4 d. ago Trump risks end of China trade war truce through Iran tariffs

Trump risks end of China trade war truce through Iran tariffs  Sky News

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4 d. ago China vows to defend interests amid Trump's tariff threat on Iran trade partners

China vows to defend interests amid Trump's tariff threat on Iran trade partners  news.cgtn.com

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4 d. ago 25% tariff threat: Trump’s Iran move rattles Xi; will it upend US

25% tariff threat: Trump’s Iran move rattles Xi; will it upend US-China truce?  Times of India

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4 d. ago 'No winners in tariff war': China vows to protect interests after US tariff threat over Iran trade

'No winners in tariff war': China vows to protect interests after US tariff threat over Iran trade  TRT World

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4 d. ago China vows to ‘firmly protect lawful interests’ over Trump’s 25% tariffs on Iran trade

China vows to ‘firmly protect lawful interests’ over Trump’s 25% tariffs on Iran trade  Anadolu Ajansı

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4 d. ago China condemns Trump threat of tariffs on Iran's trade partners

China condemns Trump threat of tariffs on Iran's trade partners  Nikkei Asia

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4 d. ago China says will 'safeguard' interests after Trump tariff threat over Iran

China says will 'safeguard' interests after Trump tariff threat over Iran  Hürriyet Daily News

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8 d. ago Latest Pentagon Report: China’s Military Advancing Amid Churn

Latest Pentagon Report: China’s Military Advancing Amid Churn  War on the Rocks

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8 d. ago Amid historical tensions with Japan, Hong Kong must engage for the future

I attended a memorial service last month for victims of the Nanking massacre, held at the Hong Kong government offices in Admiralty. Such occasions are solemn reminders of history’s darkest moments, forcing us to pause and reflect on the scale of the tragedy that unfolded after the city was seized on December 13, 1937, and the broader suffering inflicted on China during World War II. Government figures estimate that military and civilian casualties exceeded 35 million, with 21 million lives...

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