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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

Iran vows to keep Hormuz Strait closed until US meets demands

00:32

Rare total solar eclipse wows European spectators

WORLD IN VIEW

Elon Musk : "China is awesome. I encourage people to visit"

Inside El Nino – Indonesia’s farmers brace for palm oil impacts

US students connect with Chinese peers through sports

NEWS ANALYSIS

Mecca agreement: Rethinking Mideast security amid a multipolar shift

05:52

Japan's Remilitarization: The Unraveling of a Pacifist Facade

GLOBAL IN-DEPTH

Imran Khalid

A triangular hedge of regional security

09-Aug-2026

Xiang Haoyu

$A fractured consensus: Beware of Japan's nuclear ambitions$

A fractured consensus: Beware of Japan's nuclear ambitions

09-Aug-2026

Saxon Zvina

Africa's new generation sees a better partner in China than US

11-Aug-2026

CGTN

28:26

China's Economy: Resilience, Innovation and Opportunities

11-Aug-2026

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

Etna eruption draws tourists, disrupts flights in Sicily

White House Press Secretary Leavitt to leave position

00:27

At least 132 killed after strong quake hits western Colombia

The death toll from a magnitude-7.5 earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday has risen to 132 nationwide, with more than 570 others injured, the Colombian government said in its latest update.

Serbia battles wildfires as extreme heat, drought intensify

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

Putin says NATO, Japan's moves pose security threat

13-Aug-2026

ROK top court upholds compensation order over WWII forced labor

12-Aug-2026

ROK's independent counsel indicts Yoon for justifying martial law

The independent counsel of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Wednesday indicted former President Yoon Suk-yeol for justifying his martial law declaration, according to local media.

12-Aug-2026

Vietnam's tragedy: The man-made famine perpetrated by Japanese troops

12-Aug-2026

Japan's corporate bankruptcies wave deepens

11-Aug-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

Iraqi PM: Sep. 30 deadline for complete withdrawal of US-led coalition

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi on Wednesday told visiting Commander of US Central Command Brad Cooper that September 30 remains the firm deadline for ending the US-led coalition's military mission in Iraq and completing its troop withdrawal.

13-Aug-2026

EU, 26 countries issue joint statement

12-Aug-2026

Pakistan pushes for US-Iran talks, Israel's twin strikes on Lebanon

Pakistan working to prevent efforts to undermine the peace process as US says it will sponsor talks between Israel and Lebanon.

12-Aug-2026

IEA cuts 2026 oil demand forecast amid Hormuz disruption

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday cut its forecast for global oil demand in 2026, citing the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and elevated fuel prices that are weighing on consumption.

12-Aug-2026