• [Insights] Trump’s tariff obsession: A self-defeating addiction
    2025-02-24

    US President Donald Trump’s fixation on tariffs has become an addiction — one that mirrors a drug dependency, where each new round of duties offers diminishing returns while causing greater damage.

  • Russia launches largest drone attack on Ukraine on eve of third year of war
    2025-02-23

    Russia launched a record 267 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday destroying infrastructure and killing at least 3 people, one day before the world marks the third year of Moscow's full-scale invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media that it was "the largest attack...

  • Billionaire Perot sees ‘big concern’ on Trump tariff threats
    2025-02-21

    Ross Perot Jr., a billionaire Texas real estate developer and longtime Republican donor, said President Donald Trump’s tariff threats are emerging as a “big concern” and forcing business leaders to think twice before approving investments.

  • Trump reinstates the death penalty
    2025-02-21

    Trump began implementing sweeping rollbacks of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the federal government.At the federal level, he has also reinstated the death penalty.

  • Europeans urged to strengthen defense, unite for lasting peace
    2025-02-21

    French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evening urged Europeans to increase defense spending to ensure their own security and bolster collective European efforts for a solid and lasting peace.

  • 200 Chinese fraud suspects repatriated to Nanjing from Myanmar via Thailand, marking milestone in multinational crackdown
    2025-02-21

    A chartered flight repatriating the first batch of Chinese nationals totaling 200 suspected of being involved in fraud crimes from Myanmar landed in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, via Thailand on Thursday afternoon.

  • Chinese, Russian FMs meet on bilateral ties
    2025-02-21

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed China-Russia relations with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Thursday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa.

  • More Americans identify as LGBTQ+ than ever before, poll finds
    2025-02-21

    The proportion of American adults whoidentify as LGBTQ+has risen to 9.3% of the population, according toa Gallup Pollreleased Thursday.

  • China ranks 2nd in global soft power index
    2025-02-21

    China has become the world's second most influential soft power nation after the United States, according to the sixth annual Global Soft Power Index released here by Brand Finance on Thursday.

  • Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war’s end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead
    2025-02-20

    MIAMI AP — President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he “better move fast” to negotiate an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or risk not having a nation to lead. The rhetoric from Trump toward Ukraine comes amid an escalating back-and-forth between th...

  • Film debut bridges cultures in Hollywood
    2025-02-20

    Hu Mei left, director of the film Dream of the Red Chamber, with 98-year-old actress Lu Yan, who portrays Jia Mu, at the film's debut screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb 10. RENA LICHINA DAILY When the melancholic, touching music faded on the big screen, accompanied by the ...

  • Warding against asteroid hit wise precaution
    2025-02-20

    Near-Earth Object Telescope at Purple Mountain Observatory captures 2024YR4 on Jan 7, 2025. The small bright spot pointed to by the red arrow is the asteroid. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Those worrying about the 2 percent likelihood of 2024 YR4 — a near-Earth asteroid discovered in Dece...

  • European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine
    2025-02-20

    Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland express reluctance after Britain says it is prepared to commit forces The US’s European allies, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron, are racing to respond to Donald Trump’s shock announcement of talks with Russia © T...

  • Myanmar, China, Thailand discuss repatriation of detainees in Myawaddy, KK Park
    2025-02-19

    Representatives from Myanmar, China, and Thailand are in discussions regarding the repatriation of foreign nationals detained in Myawaddy, Shwe Kokko, and KK Park, according to reports.

  • Australia to ban foreign purchase of built homes
    2025-02-19

    Australia will impose a two-year ban on foreign investors purchasing existing homes, starting April 1, in a bid to ease housing supply pressures and improve access to affordable dwellings for local residents.

  • President of Slovakia: Macron is tearing apart the EU over peace talks about Ukraine
    2025-02-19

    This article has been translated by Artificial Intelligence AI. The news agency is not responsible for the content of the translated article. The original was published by TASR. Peter Pellegrini criticized Emmanuel Macron because of summits with selected EU country leaders. President of the Slov...