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
People participate in a Labour Day protest in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on September 1, 2025. Protesters march through the streets in anticipation of DHS agents coming to Chicago to enforce immigration raids. | Photo Credit: Reuters Protesters took to the streets in multiple U.S. cities on Labour Day to criticize President Donald Trump and demand … Read more
A drone view of the city of Sweida, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Syria, on July 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amnesty International said Tuesday (September 2, 2025) that it had evidence of Syrian government personnel and affiliated forces executing 46 members of the Druze … Read more
Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday (September 1, 2025), killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory’s largest city, according to health officials. Leading genocide scholars, meanwhile, joined other rights groups in accusing Israel of genocide, allegations it vehemently rejects. Airstrikes and artillery shelling … Read more
Rudy Giuliani delivers remarks before Donald Trump rallies with supporters in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., on September 28, 2016. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday (September 1, 2025) he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honour two days after his political ally was … Read more
Nestle CEO Laurent Freixe (left) and Nestle chairman Paul Bulcke (right) attend a general shareholders meeting of Swiss food giant Nestle in Ecublens, near Lausanne, on April 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Swiss food giant Nestle on Monday (September 1, 2025) dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an “undisclosed romantic … Read more
Afghan nationals board a bus as they arrived in Germany from Pakistan at Hannover Airport, after legal and diplomatic pressure pushed Germany to resume a scheme that allows the entry of vulnerable Afghans, in Hannover, Germany, September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A group of 45 Afghans who fled the Taliban arrived in Germany … Read more
