NEW DELHI: Finland’s President Alexander Stubb recently distinguished India from Russia and China, calling New Delhi an “emerging superpower” and urging Western countries to engage more closely with it.In a Bloomberg Podcasts interview, Stubb was asked about his view on the growing alignment between India, Russia and China. He pushed back firmly saying, “India is […]
Super Typhoon Ragasa unleashed its fury, sweeping away humans, cars, roads, and even bridges in its path in Taiwan, Hong-Kong, Philippines & south China.One of the strongest in years, it has killed 14 people in Taiwan and 4 in Philippines, as it halted life on the southern Chinese coast. A terrifying video showed a towering […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that China has the potential to pressure Russia to end the war, following US calls for Beijing to halt its oil purchases from Moscow.“China is also represented here, a powerful nation on which Russia now depends completely,” Zelensky told the council, noting China’s status […]
Emirates cancelled 11 Dubai flights to Hong Kong and Shenzhen from September 23 to 25/Image: Emirates As Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches southern China, Emirates has announced widespread flight cancellations to Hong Kong and Shenzhen between September 23 and 25. The Dubai-based airline is suspending all services to the affected cities and restricting connections for passengers […]
What began as another ordinary evening at a cold-storage facility in central China’s Hunan province nearly turned into a tragedy when a 39-year-old woman found herself trapped inside a freezer set at minus 20°C. With no phone, no winter clothing, and no one around to hear her cries, she thought she would never make it […]
US PresidentDonald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday in a push to finalize a deal that would allow TikTok to keep operating in the United States, while also addressing broader trade disputes.“Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by telephone with US President Donald Trump,” state broadcaster CCTV and the Xinhua news […]
The US and China are nearing an agreement regarding their TikTok dispute, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s statement on Monday during renewed trade discussions in Madrid.“On the TikTok deal itself, we’re very close to resolving the issue,” Bessent said while talking to journalists as he arrived at Spain’s foreign ministry for day two […]
US President Donald Trump (AP images) US President Donald Trump on Sunday struck an ambiguous note on the future of TikTok, suggesting that China would ultimately decide the app’s fate just days ahead of a September 17 deadline for its parent company ByteDance to sell its US assets or face a ban.“We may let it […]
US president Donald Trump (AP photo) United States is considering expanding tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, including India, but only if the European Union takes similar steps, a US official told news agency AFP on Tuesday. According to the report, dialling in to talks between US and EU officials, president Donald Trump suggested […]
US president Donald Trump (AP photo) United States is considering expanding tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, including India, but only if the European Union takes similar steps, a US official told news agency AFP on Tuesday. According to the report, dialling in to talks between US and EU officials, president Donald Trump suggested […]
