Stephen Muss, Developer Who Helped Revive Miami Beach, Dies at 97
The scion of a New York family of builders, he rescued the Fontainebleau hotel from bankruptcy, spurring a real estate boom. Source link
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for military parade alongside Putin, Xi
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, disembarks from a train as he arrives at a railway station, in Beijing, China, on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing by train on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) to attend … Read more
Pakistan Army chief Munir meets China’s Prezident Xi for the first time after taking over as Field Marshal
Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir had his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) during which the two sides held wide-ranging talks on bilateral and regional cooperation. Mr. Munir … Read more
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent expects Supreme Court to uphold legality of Trump’s tariffs but eyes Plan B
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
Russia-China sign agreement to boost gas supplies via Power of Siberia pipeline
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
Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 900, over 3,000 injured
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
Trieste Residents Worry Their City Will Be Overrun With Venice-Bound Tourists
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
Landslide in Sudan’s Darfur wipes out village, killing more than 1,000 people
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
Peter Navarro slams Modi’s SCO ties with Xi, Putin; terms them ‘troublesome’
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
China: Indian perspectives on China’s politics, economy, and foreign relations
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