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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

Qatar denies claims of detaining Iranian pilots

Death toll from Indonesia's Flores earthquake rises to 47

WORLD IN VIEW

Iran says US forces expelled, barred from Strait of Hormuz

Five years of Taliban rule: security restored, progress lags

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo worsens, long transmission warned

NEWS ANALYSIS

How Japan is hollowing out its pacifist constitution

Russian experts: Japan's militarization hardens Moscow's stance

GLOBAL IN-DEPTH

Ma Lirong

China-Iran 55 years: From ancient Silk Road to modern partnership

16-Aug-2026

First Voice

Save Japan from destroying itself and others again

15-Aug-2026

Lyu Yue , Chen Yanbing

How China's upgrading empowers the Global South

16-Aug-2026

James M. Dorsey

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

02:45

Yasukuni's ghost: Japan's self-inflicted wound

81 years after surrender: Japan downplays wartime aggression

01:23

Seoul photo exhibition honors 13 Korean 'comfort women'

China deplores Japan's negative moves regarding Yasukuni Shrine

PRO TALK

Five years of GDI – from concept to practice

Wang Yichen

As Hiroshima remembers peace, Japan moves towards remilitarization

Xu Ying

Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper: Rearmament in the name of prosperity

Cao Cong

Japan's nuclear moves at odds with public opinion

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

00:45

Economist: Diversified markets sustain China's robust foreign trade

10-Aug-2026

China's foreign trade expands 19.2% in July

07-Aug-2026

Brazil accuses US of extending trade powers on 'baseless' claims

30-Jul-2026

Global governments respond to US's new Section 301 tariff regime

24-Jul-2026

'World's supermarket' Yiwu sees double-digit trade growth in H1

29-Jul-2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Firsthand stories shaping the region

01:26

Why WWII Stories still captivate Chinese youth

16-Aug-2026

Japan risks repeating history by downplaying wartime aggression

16-Aug-2026

Japan's security shift and the test for Northeast Asia's postwar order

The Kuril Islands dispute has recently been thrust back into the international spotlight. Moscow regards the islands as Russian territory based on the settlement emerging from World War II, while Tokyo continues to assert sovereignty over four islands.

16-Aug-2026

Chinese embassy condemns Japanese politicians' Yasukuni Shrine moves

16-Aug-2026

What signals does Putin's visit to Iturup island send?

15-Aug-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

Yemeni govt forces launch 181 operations against Houthis in 24 hours

Yemeni government forces said Sunday they had launched 181 military operations against targets in Houthi-held areas over the past 24 hours, marking a sharp escalation in fighting between the two sides.

16-Aug-2026

Hamas delegation holds talks over Israel's compliance with roadmap

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said Sunday that its delegation is holding meetings in the Egyptian capital Cairo to ensure Israel's compliance with a roadmap agreed upon with the US-led "Board of Peace."

16-Aug-2026

At least 14 killed in attack near El Obeid in central Sudan

At least 14 civilians were killed and dozens injured on Friday after an attack on Um Arada, about 15 kilometers southwest of El Obeid, the capital of Sudan's North Kordofan State, according to Sudanese sources.

15-Aug-2026

DRC, Rwanda advance Washington Accords implementation

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed on additional measures to strengthen the monitoring and verification of commitments under the Washington Accords, as both countries seek to advance their peace process.

15-Aug-2026