• [Insights] Trump’s challenging comeback: Military setbacks abroad, political turmoil at home
    2025-05-16

    Just three months after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the United States finds itself entangled in multiple crises, both internationally and domestically. From escalating conflicts in the Middle East to mounting public discontent at home, Trump’s leadership is facing critical tests on all...

  • [Insights] Multiple Japanese politicians visit China: A pragmatic approach
    2025-05-16

    Recently, China and Japan have witnessed a wave of political exchanges, marked by visits from senior members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, Komeito, and a group of cross-party parliamentary members. At the heart of this trend lies growing concern over the United ...

  • Russian delegation arrives in Istanbul
    2025-05-16

    Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, stands outside the consulate general of the Russian Federation, in Istanbul, Turkiye, May 15, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] ISTANBUL — A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in more than three ye...

  • Beginning of the end of trade war good for all
    2025-05-16

    A press briefing is held by the Chinese side following the China-US high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 11, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] Many are debating whether the China-US agreement reached at their trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland, over the weekend and ta...

  • Supreme Court justices appear divided in birthright citizenship arguments
    2025-05-16

    The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case challenging the Trump administration's effort to limit who gets birthright citizenship. Andrew HarnikGetty Images The U.S. Supreme Court seemed at least partially divided on Thursday as the justices heard more than two hours of arguments d...

  • Former FBI Director James Comey under investigation for post seen as a potential threat to Trump's life
    2025-05-16

    Several Trump allies accused Comey of calling for the president's assassination in a now-deleted Instagram post. He denied it was meant as a threat. Then-FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, on July 7, 2016. WASHINGTON — The Department of Homel...

  • Pregnant US woman declared brain dead is being kept alive under state abortion law
    2025-05-16

    Doctors are keeping Adriana Smith on life support months after medical emergency until baby is ready, family says Midtown’s Emory University hospital on Thursday in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Brynn AndersonAP A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain dead after a medical emergency and do...

  • The struggle to rescue children from Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala: '12-year-old girls being married off against their will'
    2025-05-16

    In an emotional Knesset hearing, families and officials urged swift action to rescue children from Guatemala’s Lev Tahor cult: 'They face imprisonment, starvation and rape—time is against them'; A 1.5 million shekel aid package was allocated to support rescue efforts Knesset lawmakers and family me...

  • BRI cooperation plan positive to promote Colombia's development, connectivity: ministers
    2025-05-15

    Edwin Palma, Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy, introduces potential investment opportunities at a Colombia-China investment meeting on sustainable transportation and energy transition in Beijing on May 14, 2025. Photo: Liu CaiyuGT China and Colombia signed a cooperation plan on the Belt and...

  • Musk’s AI Grok bot rants about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa in unrelated chats
    2025-05-15

    X chatbot tells users it was ‘instructed by my creators’ to accept ‘white genocide as real and racially motivated’ Elon Musk at the White House in Washington DC, on 11 March. Photograph: Kevin LamarqueReuters Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was malfunctioning on Wednesday, repea...

  • Cybercrime spree that hobbled British retailers now aimed at U.S., Google says
    2025-05-15

    At least three top British retailers have experienced cyberattacks in recent weeks. Marks Spencer's flagship store in London in London on Jan. 7.Mark Kerrison In Pictures via Getty Images Hackers behind a series of destructive, financially motivated cyberattacks against some of the U.K.’s larg...

  • L. America needs right choice amid turmoil
    2025-05-15

    Photo taken on Oct 30, 2019 shows the modern Chinese-built floating dry dock delivered to Cuba in Havana, Cuba. [PhotoXinhua] The vast majority of Latin American countries have surpassed two centuries of existence as republics. But no country in the region has developed to the level of being on p...

  • New stealth fighter jet to play 'crucial role' in nation's defense
    2025-05-14

    Project leader of J-35A says aircraft will detect 'hostile objects', strengthen network Wang Yongqing, chief designer and top researcher at the Aviation Industry Corp of China's Shenyang Aircraft Design and Research Institute, during work. [Photo provided to China Daily] China's new stealth figh...

  • UnitedHealth CEO suddenly steps down for 'personal reasons'
    2025-05-14

    Stephen J. Hemsley returned as CEO after Andrew Witty's surprising decision to leave the insurance giant. UnitedHealth's stock fell 17% on Tuesday. Andrew Witty, in Washington last May.Jacquelyn Martin AP file UnitedHealth Group announced a new chief executive Tuesday, a sudden and surprising c...

  • Microsoft to lay off 6,000 employees in cost-cutting move
    2025-05-14

    Microsoft on Tuesday said it's cutting 3% of its workforce across the board. The layoffs are expected to impact all levels and geographies, but will focus on reducing management levels, the company said in a statement. Notices went out on Tuesday. The tech giant didn't disclose the total amount ...

  • Taiwan people trace family roots on mainland
    2025-05-13

    Ancestral connections across Strait stretching back generations form unbreakable link LIANG LUWENFOR CHINA DAILY Editor's note: The Taiwan question is a key focus for China and the international community. China Daily is publishing a series of reports to track hot Taiwan-related topics and addre...