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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

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GLOBAL HEADLINES

Carney: Canada now 'at war,' to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods

US AI companies cut prices as competition in large models intensifies

WORLD IN VIEW

01:25

Carney says Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods

World's first autonomous tennis-playing humanoid robot takes to the court

US teacher helped Chinese woman fight desertification. 27 years later, he's back

NEWS ANALYSIS

27:10

Exclusive with AU Permanent Representative to China

A new Gulf security dawn?

GLOBAL IN-DEPTH

Liu Chunsheng

China's rising imports show shared opportunities for all economies

23-Aug-2026

Li Lun

The opportunity cost of America's $40 trillion debt

21-Aug-2026

Jessica Durdu

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

16-Aug-2026

Jennifer Ruiz

Agreements with China: A step forward for Ecuador's development

23-Aug-2026

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

Iran says Pakistan's army chief to visit Tehran on Monday

Second edition of World Humanoid Robot Games gets underway in Beijing

01:26

DR Congo orders Ebola testing of bodies before burial

Authorities say the requirement is intended to detect infections that may otherwise go unnoticed and prevent funeral ceremonies from becoming new points of transmission.

German foreign minister makes unannounced visit to Kyiv

PRO TALK

Exclusive with Fields medalist Martin Hairer

How Japan is hollowing out its pacifist constitution

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

First Voice

Save Japan from destroying itself and others again

GLOBAL TRADE WATCH

Trump announces pause on 50% tariffs on Canada, claims deal close

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that 50% tariffs on Canada, scheduled to take effect Wednesday, had been paused for three days.

19-Aug-2026

Chinese official calls for more APEC efforts to remove trade barriers

22-Aug-2026

China, Switzerland complete free trade agreement upgrade negotiations

21-Aug-2026

After UAE cuts trade ties, Iran warns Gulf countries against aiding US

19-Aug-2026

Graphics: China's trade balance in numbers

20-Aug-2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Firsthand stories shaping the region

Japan's territorial claim beyond post-war order could open floodgate

23-Aug-2026

Japan's right wing turns AI into a new tool of historical revisionism

22-Aug-2026

Japan's record defense spending plan piles pressure on FY 2027 budget

Japan's fiscal 2027 budget requests are expected to top 130 trillion yen (about $818 billion), driven largely by a record defense expenditure request of around 8.9 trillion yen, Kyodo News reported on Friday.

22-Aug-2026

Activists urge Japan to confront 1923 earthquake massacre

22-Aug-2026

Russia holds missile drills near disputed islands

22-Aug-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

Iran warns against US economic pressure as Hormuz diplomacy continues

Tensions between Iran and the United States remained high on Saturday as Tehran responded to Washington's latest economic pressure while continuing diplomatic contacts with neighboring countries over regional security and the Strait of Hormuz.

23-Aug-2026

Türkiye-Israel tensions deepen over Syria, Netanyahu Interpol request

Tensions between Türkiye and Israel have intensified following Ankara's request for an Interpol Red Notice against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, days after Israeli strikes on a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border.

23-Aug-2026

Iran slams new US economic pressure campaign

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Saturday criticized US President Donald Trump's planned new economic pressure campaign against Tehran, saying Washington was seeking to force other countries to comply with US sanctions.

22-Aug-2026