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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

Iran defiant over Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran tensions continue

Japanese PM makes offering to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII surrender anniv.

WORLD IN VIEW

00:30

At least 20 dead after M7.7 quake hits off Indonesia's Flores Island

DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to a sixth province

UN: 650,000 refugees in South Sudan could lose food aid within weeks

NEWS ANALYSIS

How Japan is hollowing out its pacifist constitution

Japan's war memory: Remembering pain, forgetting responsibility

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

China deplores Japan's negative moves regarding Yasukuni Shrine

15-Aug-2026

Two killed in 7.7-magnitude Indonesian quake: emergency official

15-Aug-2026

Why the world must jointly curb Japan's remilitarization

Historical memory is not about remaining trapped in the past. It is a safeguard for anchoring the future.

15-Aug-2026

01:57

Is Japan's new intelligence bureau a return to wartime secret police?

15-Aug-2026

Archives on wartime sexual slavery victims donated in Nanjing

14-Aug-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

USS Abraham Lincoln to be replaced amid supply, mental health concerns

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, deployed in the Middle East, will be replaced.

15-Aug-2026

Iran-US tensions remain in focus amid diplomatic activities

Regional tensions involving Iran remained in focus on Friday as Tehran continued diplomatic contacts over developments in the Middle East, while reports emerged that Iranian forces had downed a US drone over southern Iran.

14-Aug-2026

Strait of Hormuz reopening remains uncertain as Iran, US hold firm

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz remains uncertain as Iran and the United States continue to hold firm to their positions, with neither side showing signs of backing down.

14-Aug-2026

Iran and US both claim control of Strait of Hormuz

Both US and Iran say they control the Strait of Hormuz, while renewed fighting in Yemen is raising fears that the wider Middle East conflict could escalate further

13-Aug-2026