The Hong Kong publisher’s fate will reveal whether democracies still have the resolve to defend their own values.

China’s increasingly assertive behavior toward Japan has attracted surprisingly little public attention in the United States.

It’s clear to all but the determinedly ignorant that Europe and the United States under Donald Trump are no longer allies. Trump is prepared to go to war ...

China’s rise is unstoppable, president tells central economic work conference, hails ‘moral backbone’ in rare allusion to US ...

As military tensions between China and Japan reach the highest level in more than a decade, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines. Sitting just 110 kilometers ...

Jimmy Lai, the publisher of a popular tabloid, was convicted of national security charges on Monday after spending decades ...

The talks on Sunday, December 14, 2025, took place under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to reach an agreement.

Despite US tariffs, China's trade surplus hit a record $1 trillion, driven by global demand for its goods. Exporters pivoted ...

The US voiced its military support for Japan in response to joint Chinese-Russian military exercises, after Donald Trump ...

As peace talks continue in Berlin, what - if anything - could potentially change Putin's mind? And could Europe do anything ...

Hong Kong’s High Court convicts pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai of colluding with foreign forces, highlighting concerns over ...

Mr Lai’s case looks likely to establish new precedents both legally and socially. The party’s control centres on a national-security law ( NSL ). It was promulgated by the national parliament in ...