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Iran protest crackdown: What are the US's military options?

Since the start of the latest wave of protests in Iran, Donald Trump has been back and forth on US intervention. With the situation changing constantly, what do experts think are the options for the U...

2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine

In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Women’s African ...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

China's trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump's tariffs

China's trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald ...

4dNPR NewseconomicsImpact

Iranian goes on trial in France ahead of possible prisoner swap

An Iranian went on trial in France Tuesday accused of promoting "terrorism" on social media in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held by the Islamic republic for over ...

5dFrance 24Politics

‘Playing straight into Russia’s hands’: Expert warns Trump’s Greenland push strains NATO

President Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland is creating a rift between the US and other NATO allies, fracturing the alliance and “playing straight into Russia’s hands,” said Jean-François Bélanger, ...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Trump warns Iran to ‘show humanity’ or face ‘very strong action’

US president set to meet top aides at the White House about a possible intervention...

4dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

Iran deploys riot police to shut down protests

Iranian authorities deployed riot police Thursday evening on Tehran's main square and avenues to prevent protests, FRANCE 24's correspondent Siavosh Ghazi said. Ghazi also reported that Iran has not y...

2dFrance 24Politics

Several European countries and NATO allies send troops to Greenland

Military personnel from several NATO countries including Germany, France, Sweden and Norway headed to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared ⁠for exercises to try to assure US Presid...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

EU ambassadors hold emergency meeting to discuss response to US tariff threats over Greenland

European Union ⁠leaders on Saturday warned of a "dangerous downward spiral" over US President Donald Trump's vow to implement increasing tariffs ​on European allies until the US is ‍allowed to buy Gre...

7hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Nigeria reopens some schools in the north despite kidnap threats

Schools across parts ​of northern Nigeria started reopening on January 12, after months of closure triggered ⁠by the abduction of hundreds of students in November 2025. The move follows a circular fro...

5dFrance 24education

Beijing launches antitrust investigation into Trip.com ahead of Lunar New Year break

China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday d...

4dSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact

China warns of covert mapping by foreign forces to steal sensitive geodata

China’s top counter-espionage agency has warned that overseas entities are attempting to steal the country’s geographic data through covert mapping operations that threaten national security. Foreign ...

4dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Chinese firm Sinovac to supply vaccine to Chile ahead of flu season

The Chilean government has awarded a contract to Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech to supply its influenza vaccine ahead of the southern hemisphere winter. The vaccine will be part of Chi...

5dSouth China Morning PostHealth

Live: UN rights chief 'horrified' by Iranian crackdown amid reports of hundreds killed

UN ​human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...

5dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Chinese short-video giant Kuaishou taps global debt market with US dollar, yuan bonds

Chinese short-video platform Kuaishou Technology is pitching its debut offshore bond sale to professional investors, joining a wave of domestic tech companies raising funds in the global debt market. ...

4dSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact

China, Canada poised to reset trade ties after Trump’s tariffs force rethink

Canada and China appear ready to kick-start trade talks after years of strained relations, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing this week coinciding with both countries question...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

NATO at a 'crossroads': Does the IGO military alliance need to 'reinvent' itself?

Emmanuel Macron is convening an ⁠emergency defence cabinet to discuss Donald's Trump's intent to acquire Greenland and Iran's brutal ​crackdown on mass protests. For in-depth analysis and insight, Oli...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

'US can't politically engineer a new status quo inside Iran, it must be self-sustaining'

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman led a diplomatic effort to dissuade Donald Trump from launching a high-risk military strike on Iran. For in-depth analysis, Genie Godula welcomes Jon Hoffman, Research Fe...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Hong Kong corporate governance activist David Webb dies at 60

David Webb, the corporate governance activist renowned for his free public database and his explosive “Enigma Network” exposé that rocked the Hong Kong stock exchange, has died aged 60 of metastatic p...

5dSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact

Hong Kong’s Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao to cease operations in Canada

Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is winding up its operations in Canada by the end of this month, marking the closure of all newsrooms run by the city’s major print publications in the North American coun...

5dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact
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