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It’s no surprise the Nato secretary general’s trip to Washington to rally support finds no traction with the US right-wing, whose real enemy is the liberal order, not Putin or Xi.
Interest rates can be expected to come down this year, if not as quickly as the most bullish people hoped.
Abuse and constant references to Chinese Communist Party by senator right out of McCarthyite era and reason for world to be wary of America.
On Washington’s telling, Beijing is spreading authoritarianism through producing goods and building infrastructure around the world while the US is promoting freedom and democracy by bombing and selling weapons.
Beijing and Washington need each other’s support or cooperation to address key global issues such as securing vital international shipping routes
- Donald Trump has until February 12 to appeal ruling to the US Supreme Court
- Ruling affirms former president is no different legally than any other US citizen
Ma Yansong is arguably China’s most globally prominent architect, with his studio, MAD Architects, behind many eye-catching projects. A new Hong Kong exhibition gives insight into several of them.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas narrowly escaped impeachment over the US border crisis, in a party-line vote dismissed by Democrats as a political stunt ahead of a presidential election.
Liu Pak-wai, an economics professor and former government adviser, says city’s 6 per cent debt-to-GDP ratio could easily go up to 10 per cent without problems.
Chen Liren, 27, had been hospitalised since his arrest on January 16 for beating his wife, Yu Xuanyi, another Google employee, to death in their home in Santa Clara, California.
Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley had a duty to prevent her son – who was 15 when he killed 4 students in 2021 – from harming others.
While Prince Harry and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez were just named a Living Legends of Aviation, these Hollywood celebrities have learned how to fly aeroplanes and helicopters
Kurt Campbell’s selection for the position reflected the importance of the US-China relationship.
Investigators say the Alaska Airlines incident apparently involved a door plug that had not been properly installed when it was delivered by the manufacturer.
Roberts may be known for playing a single woman looking for love in some of Hollywood’s most iconic romantic comedies, but IRL the actress has been married to husband Daniel Moder for decades
He played the role of Elvis Presley in Priscilla and made waves when he starred in Saltburn – so who are his supportive family members from Australia, and what do they do?
Israel said it was examining Hamas’ response to a plan to halt nearly four months of fighting in Gaza.
Landmark court ruling brings the former US president a step closer to an unprecedented criminal trial.
TSMC’s second chip fabrication plant in Japan marks a major victory for Prime Minister Fumio Shikida, as his government seeks to boost domestic production of integrated circuits.
The 81-year-old US president confused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron with France’s long-dead former leader Francois Mitterand, who died in 1996.
New Zealand is sending a small defence team to the Middle East to join an international alliance against Houthi militants targeting civilian ships in the Red Sea.
From the return of Gérald Genta and Daniel Roth to Frédéric Arnault taking on the role of CEO of LVMH Watches, here’s what you need to know
Swift, who will play 7 shows in Australia this month, has been cited by experts as a factor in temporarily spurring inflation in the countries she tours, including the United States.
Billions of dollars in Ukraine, Israel aid hangs in the balance amid opposition from Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump.
Following the furore over the United States Postal Service’s 2024 Year of the Dragon commemorative stamp, we look at rival stamp designs from Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan, Thailand and the Isle of Man.
Critics have accused the South Korean government of playing into Japan’s narrative on Dokdo, which Tokyo claims as the Takeshima islands, amid pressure from Washington for the two to set aside their historical quarrels.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Riyadh at the start of his first trip to region since Washington brokered an offer, with Israeli input, for first extended ceasefire of the war.
Whitney Wright faced accusations of promoting propaganda for Iran’s government after posting pictures which have since been removed at sites including the former US embassy in Tehran.
Announcing the policy, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the misuse of commercial spyware ‘threatens privacy and freedoms of expression’.
When Palm Springs in California, a city dependent on tourism, capped the number of private rental properties, house prices fell and property sales slowed.
His collection includes pieces from Rolex and Richard Mille, but the basketball legend has a keen eye on less known haute horologists like A. Lange & Söhn and Urwerk, too
The UN agency responsible for delivering aid to Palestinian refugees is under fire over accusations by Israel that 12 staff members were involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
Under biting US sanctions, Iran denies any ambition to develop a nuclear weapons capability.
