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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...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Japan and the Philippines sign defence pact to counter 'growing China threat'

According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the new pact would assist both countries in responding to natural catastrophes, a shared concern, and taking part in UN peacekeeping missions, which wil...

Jan 15EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Qatar confirms personnel movement out of key US air base as a precaution amid regional tensions

Qatar has confirmed “the departure of certain personnel from Al Udeid Air Base” due to current regional tensions, after reports that the US military is evacuating a part of its key base as Washington ...

Jan 14EuronewsPolitics

Will Iran’s instability force China to rethink its Middle East strategy?

Iran’s streets have once again become a site of uncertainty, but this time the tremors extend far beyond its borders. Unrest that began in late December spread across multiple provinces and continued ...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

'A lot of contradictory information': Syrian and Kurdish forces clash along the Euphrates River

As the Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces trade accusations of breaking a troop withdrawal agreement in the country's north, FRANCE 24 Damascus correspondent Dana Alboz breaks down how the Syrian mili...

Jan 17France 24PoliticsImpact

Trump hopes to chart course for Greenland to join the US as he head for Davos

Trump is arriving for the World Economic Forum at Davos on the heels of threatening tariffs on Denmark and seven other allies unless they negotiate a transfer of the semi-autonomous territory — a conc...

5dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

REPLAY - France's Emmanuel Macron maps out his vision for the military in 2026

France has already deployed "an initial team of soldiers" to Greenland as part of a European military mission, and will send new "land, air and sea resources" to the autonomous Danish territory covete...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Hong Kong must tackle the challenges of a super-aged society head on

Mainland China’s and Hong Kong’s birth rates fell to record lows last year, despite extensive government incentives to encourage larger families. In Hong Kong, registered births fell 14 per cent to a ...

1dSouth China Morning PostsocietyImpact

Russia, UK, Ukraine sit for tense talks in Abu Dhabi

US.-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia resumed on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as part of rare trilateral negotiations aimed at ending the nearly four-...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

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...

Jan 13South China Morning PostHealth

Israel agrees to reopen Rafah crossing only for Gaza pedestrians

Israel announced it would reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt for pedestrians once it recovers the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian territory. This limited reopening is part...

11hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

US forces seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela

US military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday, as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to take control of the South American cou...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

China urges Taliban to tighten security after suicide attack on restaurant in Kabul

China has condemned Monday’s suicide attack on a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, urging the Taliban to take further measures to protect the safety of its citizens in Afghanistan. Foreign ministry spokesm...

6dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Greenland: Meeting set in Washington as Trump mulls taking the island

Talks are set to take place today between Danish and US officials over the future of Greenland, following remarks by Donald Trump suggesting the Danish territory should become part of the United State...

Jan 14France 24PoliticsImpact

Air travellers urged to ditch power banks as more airlines ban in-flight use

Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as a group of South Korean airlines becomes the latest to ban the use of the portable batteries ...

3dSouth China Morning PostlifestyleImpact

‘Singing for Stolen Children’ Escaping Russian Abduction. A Ukrainian teeenager’s account.

France 24's Gavin Lee is joined by Liza, a teenager who escaped Russia after being forcibly displaced from Ukraine. Around 20,000 children have been taken from their homes and sent to Russia or occupi...

1dFrance 24world_newsImpact

Arms makers say that the fast-moving war in Ukraine is changing how they design and upgrade weapons

Milrem Robotics is among the companies making its weapons so they can be upgraded as easily as possible. Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images The battlefield in Ukraine is changing constantly, and weapon...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Amnesty calls for global diplomatic action amid unprecedented mass killings to crush dissent

Amnesty International Iran Researcher Raha Bahreini paints a harrowing portrait of a nation under siege by its own government. Amid an internet blackout, reports of systemic, indiscriminate violence h...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Why this NATO fighter wing says its American-made Hornets work well for front-line air patrols

Spain has deployed roughly a dozen EF-18 Hornet fighter jets to Lithuania in support of NATO air policing operations. Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images Spain has deployed a fighter wi...

3dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

LEGO Reveals a New Soccer Ball Set for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

LEGO recently started dipping into more sports-themed sets with the Nike collaboration last year, but it looks like the company is taking it even further in 2026 ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The LEGO ...

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