3 h. ago China State Banks Plan $72 Billion Placements to Add Capital

China State Banks Plan $72 Billion Placements to Add Capital  Yahoo Finance

Economics

3 h. ago Hegseth announces plan for US command upgrades in Japan to deter China

Hegseth announces plan for US command upgrades in Japan to deter China  Fox News

Politics

4 h. ago China State Banks Plan Placements of $72 Billion to Add Capital

China State Banks Plan Placements of $72 Billion to Add Capital  Bloomberg

Economics

10 h. ago Trump says he won’t ‘fire’ anyone over Yemen war plan leak on Signal

The US president expressed confidence in his national security team amid Yemen strike revelations.

Events

24 h. ago US passenger plane, Air Force jet diverted from potential collision in Washington

The passenger flight had been cleared for take off while 4 Air Force planes were inbound, the authorities said, with ‘corrective instructions issued’.

Politics

27 h. ago China ‘century baby’ born at midnight on January 1, 2000, dies from heart attack at 25

Heartbroken mother says her ‘world has fallen apart’ as she calls for formal investigation into ‘serious medical accident’ without elaborating.

Events

27 h. ago Heart attack kills China ‘century baby’ born at midnight on January 1, 2000 at 25

Heart attack kills China ‘century baby’ born at midnight on January 1, 2000 at 25  South China Morning Post

Events

38 h. ago Elon Musk’s xAI buys social media platform X for US$45 billion

Tech billionaire plans to combine the ‘data, models, compute, distribution and talent’, saying the company will be valued at US$80 billion.

Economics

38 h. ago Elon Musk’s xAI buys social media platform X for US$33 billion

The tech billionaire plans to combine the ‘data, models, compute, distribution and talent’ from the app and start-up.

Economics

43 h. ago J.D. Vance slams Denmark for not keeping Greenland safe from China and Russia

As his vice-president visited a base in the territory, Trump told reporters the US needed Greenland to ensure ‘peace of the entire world’.

Politics

46 h. ago Trump Narrows Tariff Plans, Senator Daines Visits Beijing, and USTR Holds Hearing on Chinese Shipbuilding

Trump Narrows Tariff Plans, Senator Daines Visits Beijing, and USTR Holds Hearing on Chinese Shipbuilding  The US-China Business Council

Politics

47 h. ago Hegseth Announces US Missile Plan Likely to Inflame China Tensions

Hegseth Announces US Missile Plan Likely to Inflame China Tensions  Newsweek

Events

52 h. ago Hong Kong customs seizes 145kg of suspected gold bars worth HK$110 million in plane cargo

Officers find bullion hidden in 14 suitcases with Russian doll-like arrangement of smaller ones within each of them.

Economics

53 h. ago ‘Goofy’: declassified 1994 files show how world powers doubted North Korea’s Kim Jong

Newly released files show experts from the US and Russia were sceptical he could hold onto power in the wake of his father’s sudden death.

Politics

61 h. ago The Golden Dome is not ready to stop a Chinese attack on the US

The Golden Dome is not ready to stop a Chinese attack on the US  Defense News

Events

64 h. ago Era of close ties with US ‘over’, Canada PM says, as Trump asks to talk

Mark Carney says he expects to speak to the US president in ‘a day or two’, and that Canada will retaliate against planned US car tariffs.

Politics

66 h. ago China unveils planetary exploration roadmap targeting habitability and extraterrestrial life

China unveils planetary exploration roadmap targeting habitability and extraterrestrial life  SpaceNews

Events

67 h. ago Trump’s plan to take over Greenland is ‘serious’, Putin says

The Russian leader is concerned that Nato countries could use the Arctic as a springboard for future conflicts.

Politics

68 h. ago China sets dates for some of its most ambitious planetary missions

China sets dates for some of its most ambitious planetary missions  Ars Technica

Events

68 h. ago As NASA faces cuts, China reveals ambitious plans for planetary exploration

As NASA faces cuts, China reveals ambitious plans for planetary exploration  Ars Technica

Politics