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China massed fishing fleets in East China Sea in apparent Taiwan blockade test

Ship-tracking data shows that by January 11, about 1,400 Chinese fishing vessels had gathered into a tightly organized rectangular formation stretching roughly 200 miles.

A Taiwan Coast Guard vessel travels near a China Coast Guard vessel as China conducts military drills around Taiwan, in this handout image provided December 30, 2025.
 US economy

CEOs cautious on revenue growth despite steady confidence in global economy - poll

An employee at a business centre watches the Chinese national flag being raised, in Beijing, China August 26, 2025.

China joins world countries invited to join Trump's Board of Peace

Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Erez Eskel, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee at signing of joint AI statement

Israel, US sign joint statement on AI a month after Israel joins Pax Silica initiative


Which nations is Donald Trump targeting with new US tariff on Iranian trade? - explainer

Its top trade partners include China, other countries in East Asia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Germany.

 Valve on an Iranian gas pipeline (illustrative)

How post-war world order is collapsing under the weight of new US ambitions - opinion

The post-WWII world order is crumbling as the US, Russia, and China challenge global rules and institutions.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Maduro's fall decimates the Russia-Iran-China axis in Latin America - opinion

Moscow's collapse, Beijing's shock, and Tehran's fury at Maduro's capture reveal just how catastrophic this loss truly is.

VENEZUELA’S PRESIDENT Nicolas Maduro sits with Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez during a rally in November 2025.

China, Russia, Iran start 'BRICS Plus' naval exercises in South African waters

BRICS Plus is an expansion of a geopolitical bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - and seen by members as a counterweight to the US.

A Russian vessel arrives at the Simon's Town Naval base ahead of the BRICS Plus countries which include China, Russia and Iran for a joint naval exercises in South Africa's, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 9, 2026.

Chinese envoy visited Sa'ar in Israel, Abbas in Ramallah this week, ministry says

Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, was in Israel from Tuesday to Thursday and held talks with Israeli officials, including Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

Chinese and Israeli flags are seen on a table during a signing ceremony in Tel Aviv, 2014

Top Chinese official meets with Disney CEO amid strained US-China relations

Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang encouraged Iger to invest further in China, a notable shift from Beijing's threat last April that it would further restrict imports of Hollywood films.

BOB IGER, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of Shanghai Disney Resort's Zootopia-themed area at Shanghai Disney Resort on December 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China.

Chinese hacking group breaches email accounts of US House committee staff - FT

A person familiar with the campaign was cited as saying it was unclear whether the attackers had accessed lawmakers' emails in the intrusions, which were detected in December.

Illustrative image of a hacker with a China flag.

Animated Putin joins talking cat, dog for New Year's message in popular Russian cartoon

Residents of Prostokvashino, the fictional village that gives the show its name, are stunned when the animated version of the Kremlin leader, flanked by Sharik the dog and Matroskin the cat.

An image depicts the characters of Russian children's cartoon Prostokvashino, Sharik the dog and Matroskin the cat, and the animated version of Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a New Year message to the nation in Moscow's Red Square, in the undated footage released December 26, 2025.

Antisemitism in China is not accidental, or marginal - opinion

Israel must be firm in its rejection of China’s official denials that it has become a breeding ground of antisemitism.

Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister for Foreign Affairs of China speaks at Security Council meeting at UN Headquarters in New York on September 27, 2024.

Ukraine says Chinese satellites may be aiding Russian attacks

The US imposed sanctions on a Chinese company accused of providing satellite imagery of locations in Ukraine to Russia

The launch pad for the Long March-2F Y13 rocket is pictured behind Chinese characters reading "China Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center" before its launch carrying the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft in China's second crewed mission to build its own space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China October 15,