
- 14h ago
China condemns Rubio's Tiananmen remarks as Taiwan and US mark 37th anniversary of 1989 crackdown
Beijing accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of distorting history and interfering in its internal affairs after he said censorship could not erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

- 20h ago
Oil steadies near $97 as Lebanon-Israel ceasefire offsets Iran strike fears and US House votes to curb Trump war powers
Brent crude eased to $97.14 a barrel on Thursday after a Lebanon-Israel ceasefire deal raised hopes for a broader de-escalation, even as the US House approved a symbolic resolution to block President Trump from continuing the war against Iran.

- 2d ago
US strikes Iranian drone site as Hormuz ceasefire talks stall and oil prices climb
The U.S. military struck a drone ground station in Bandar Abbas and shot down four attack drones, hours after President Trump dismissed an Iranian report of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- 4d ago
Japan's defence chief rejects China's 'new militarism' label, warns of Beijing's opaque military buildup at Singapore summit
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi dismissed Beijing's accusations of 'new militarism' as hypocritical during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, while criticising China's rapid and opaque military expansion.

- 4d ago
Poland Dispatches Military Medical Plane to Bring Home Student in Coma from Beijing
Poland's defense minister authorized a special military medical flight to evacuate a 24-year-old Polish student from a Beijing hospital, where she has been in a pharmacological coma since mid-April. The aircraft, with a military medical team on board, is set to depart early on June 1.

- May 26
Germany's Dependency on China for Critical Goods Deepens, Contradicting Government Diversification Goals
A new study reveals that Germany's import dependence on China for strategically vital goods, including lithium batteries, solar panels, and antibiotics, has increased sharply, undercutting Berlin's de-risking strategy.
