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GLOBAL HEADLINES

WORLD IN VIEW

NEWS ANALYSIS

GLOBAL HEADLINES

Turkish parliament passes landmark legal framework for PKK disarmament

00:27

At least 132 killed after strong quake hits western Colombia

WORLD IN VIEW

00:21

2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily

Corgis race for glory at California sprint series

Trees engulfed in flames as Bald Range wildfire rages in Canada

NEWS ANALYSIS

05:52

Japan's Remilitarization: The Unraveling of a Pacifist Facade

05:33

Climate change hits the poor first, China tries to change that

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

Hua Gesheng

Harnessing artificial intelligence for human good

06-Aug-2026

Han Bing

Beyond political divide: The enduring bonds across Taiwan Strait

08-Aug-2026

HOT TAKES

PRO TALK

HOT TAKES

US expands intelligence presence in Cuba: media

Nobel laureate Demis Hassabis named Alphabet chief scientist

US federal judge allows Trump administration to end TPS for Haitians

A federal judge in Washington DC on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitians – a decision that places them at risk of deportation to a Caribbean nation where hunger is considered alarming.

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

25 US states sue Trump administration over Section 301 tariffs

A coalition of 25 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, arguing that US President Donald Trump exceeded his legal authority by imposing sweeping new tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, according to a court document.

04-Aug-2026

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

29-Jul-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

00:55

China, EU set for new round of trade talks this autumn

31-Jul-2026

ASIA-PACIFIC

Firsthand stories shaping the region

Japan's 2026 Defense White Paper is 'reinvasion-minded': KCNA

11-Aug-2026

China rejects illegally established 'Arunachal Pradesh' by India

10-Aug-2026

Takaichi's nuclear ambiguity signals Japan's remilitarization drive

Commitments to peace should not be selectively upheld. Japan's past aggression inflicted profound suffering on Asian countries and the world, which is why international concerns over Japan's military developments have a strong historical basis.

10-Aug-2026

01:59

Japanese civic groups urge government to declare ban on nuclear arms

09-Aug-2026

Thailand school shooting: Nine dead as probe reveals more details

09-Aug-2026

MIDDLE EAST

Local stories, global relevance

Hopes for Hormuz deal fade as Trump demands Iranian reparations

US President Donald Trump on Monday responded to Iran's conditions for a peace deal with his own demands that Iran pay compensation for people killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a rhetorical escalation likely to complicate efforts to reopen the Strait of ‌Hormuz.

11-Aug-2026

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