The American leader’s move to strongarm Venezuela threatens to open up new flashpoints between the US and China.

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The new security partnership between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan—likely including a nuclear deterrent for Riyadh—illustrates ...

As 2025 draws to a close, CDT editors are compiling a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding ...

S. Korea's push to develop a national artificial intelligence model has exposed a fundamental question the government has yet ...

In a rebuke to the president, the Senate narrowly agreed to bring up a War Powers Act resolution for a vote next week. The measure would require Mr. Trump to seek congressional authorization for ...

Maduro’s capture sends a warning beyond Venezuela. For India, it raises urgent questions on strategic autonomy, energy ...

Economists say the U.S. selling Venezuela’s backlogged crude supply could help bring the country out of the shadows.

Under international law, regime change, coercive economic measures and military intervention are unlawful unless authorised ...

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Even if it emerges victorious in Ukraine, Russia can still sow the seeds of a future war of expansion in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

Hong Kong. People around the world walked into 2026 carrying a fragile hope that this year would be better than 2025 and 2024, years defined by the ...