U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday (September 1, 2025) expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will uphold President Donald Trump’s use of a 1977 emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs on most trading partners, but said the administration has a backup plan if it … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a meeting in Beijing, China, on September 2, 2025. Photo: Pool via Reuters Russia’s Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed an agreement to increase annual gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline as well as via the Far Eastern Route, … Read more
Damaged houses are seen after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from a strong earthquake in Afghanistan’s east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said Tuesday (September 2, 2025) as rescue teams scoured the area … Read more
After Venice shunned large cruise ships, many began to dock 100 miles east in Trieste. Residents now worry that tourists will overrun their city, too. Source link
The Marrah Mountains in the Darfur region pinned on Google Maps A landslide wiped out a village in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history, a rebel group controlling the area said late on Monday (September 1, 2025). The … Read more
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, has described as “troublesome” the show of unity between the leaders of India, Russia and China, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to be with Washington, Europe and Ukraine, not with Russia. Mr. Navarro’s remarks came after … Read more
Is China a neighbour to be feared, a friend to be wooed, or a stranger to be kept at arm’s length? Is China’s rise as a superpower a result of a unique political model? Is it an intangible civilisational feature? This collection of essays aims to demystify China and answer these questions. It is not … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh pose for a picture before a meeting in Beijing, on September 2, 2025. Photo: Sergey Bobylev/Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) that their countries’ ties were at an “unprecedented level” during talks in Beijing … Read more
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurates the foundation stone for the construction of the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium (JICS) in Mandaitivu, Jaffna, on September 1, 2025. Source: X/@OfficialSLC Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (September 1, 2025) laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first international cricket stadium in the … Read more
Belgium will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, its Foreign Minister announced on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Belgium will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, its Foreign Minister announced on Tuesday (September 2, 2025). “Palestine will be … Read more
