3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1121+ words) Chinese president Xi Jinping skipped the gala dinner hosted by prime minister Narendra Modi during the Brics summit as leaders of the developing world gathered in Delhi and adopted a watered-down joint statement. India hosted the Brics summit at a…...

16+ hour, 4+ min ago   (360+ words) President Donald Trump dismissed concerns on Sunday over a report alleging Chinese entities helped Iran carry out a strike that killed three American troops. He framed global espionage as a two-way street rather than a diplomatic red flag. Speaking to…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (803+ words) A cross-party group of MPs, peers, and international human rights leaders has written an open letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to take a stand on Hong Kong, as pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong faces the prospect of life…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (320+ words) This public intervention highlights a growing divergence in how global superpowers view the risks of frontier AI. While Western AI executives call for a voluntary slowdown to mitigate existential risk, Beijing views the technology primarily through the lens of political…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago   (319+ words) Clearly, this doesn't seem to be just about niceties anymore, and what China aims to gain from BRICS is more institutional than rhetorical. There are three key aspects to this momentum, especially in the run-up to China's own presidency starting…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago   (226+ words) BEIJING: Beijing will ban the possession of drones within city limits under new rules from November, further tightening regulations that already prohibited the sale of the devices. The rules, announced on Sunday (Sep 13) and due to take effect on Nov…...

8+ hour, 30+ min ago   (153+ words) China Daily Qingdao vice-mayor probed for suspected serious violations of Party discipline Gao Jian, vice-mayor of Qingdao, Shandong province, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of Party discipline and the law, the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago   (687+ words) Trump's tariffs and transactional diplomacy are binding Brics together and expanding India's strategic space Prime Minister Narendra Modi should consider sending a ‘thank you’ note to Donald Trump. The success of the 18th edition of the Brics summit under India’s chairship…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (54+ words) TOKYO: A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling party won a gubernatorial election in Okinawa, bringing to power a leader who approves of a contentious US military base relocation plan for the first time in 12 years.In…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago   (118+ words) MLex Summary: China's Ministry of Commerce said it strongly opposes what it called expanded US espionage against Chinese companies in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and biotechnology, after CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis reportedly described them as legitimate intelligence targets. In a…...