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Beijing has formally dismissed US tech leaders’ calls for a coordinated AI slowdown as "Cold War playbook".

The drill coincided with Taiwan wrapping up its largest and most realistic annual military exercises, the 10-day Han Kuang war games.

Japan's first centralized intelligence agency since WWII places a renewed focus on security, cyber defense and foreign threats.

The penalty follows a six-month investigation launched in January 2026, but authorities found that the anti-competitive conduct stretched back as far as 2020.

The typhoon struck during a period of heightened seasonal flood risk, adding pressure to local authorities already managing summer weather hazards.

Analysts interpret WAICO as part of a broader effort by China to shape international norms around AI, in parallel to existing Western-led initiatives.

China’s slowdown comes amid a complex external environment, including uneven global demand, ongoing trade frictions, and supply chain realignments.

CXMT, China’s leading DRAM manufacturer, is moving ahead with one of the most consequential tech listings of the year, China's largest in 2026 so far.

China’s launch of a long-range submarine-fired ballistic missile across the Pacific has jolted regional security dynamics.

Bavi stands out not just for its strength, but for how long it has remained a major cyclone and how far its effects have spread.

Putin’s state visit to Beijing underscored Beijing’s emergence as a central hub of global diplomacy, just days after hosting US President Donald Trump.

The historical and ongoing conflict between the US, China, and Taiwan is defined by decades of shifting diplomatic recognition.

The high-stakes trip focused primarily on the ongoing Iran war, trade relations, AI controls and the cross-strait tensions surrounding Taiwan.

This was the first KMT-CCP leader-level meeting in a decade.

Tô Lâm’s radical reform agenda has seen Vietnam transition from a "collective leadership" model to a "dual-mandate" system.

Since the failure of this resolution, diplomatic focus has shifted toward a two-week ceasefire announced on 8 April.

It will be the first visit by a sitting KMT leader to China since 2016, when then-leader Hung Hsiu-chu met with Xi.

NATO and several key member nations have currently ruled out a collective military mission to the Strait of Hormuz.

The conflict was triggered by a series of militant attacks in Pakistan followed by retaliatory airstrikes and a massive cross-border offensive.

The February 2026 visit by Chancellor Friedrich Merz focused on stabilizing relations and addressing a record €90 billion trade deficit.

The 2026 Munich Security Conference was defined by a shift from the post-WWII "rules-based order" to an era "under destruction."

Trump has pushed for any new deal to include China alongside Russia, viewing Beijing's growing arsenal as a key factor.

Accompanied by a delegation of nearly 60 business and cultural leaders, Starmer focused on boosting UK growth.

In early 2026, China carried out high-profile executions of core members from two major Myanmar-based crime families, the Ming and Bai families.

The US declared a national emergency over Cuba, citing the Cuban government’s alignment with hostile states and threat to US interests.

In Jan 2026, Chinese leader Xi Jinping escalated what analysts are calling the most significant military purge in half a century.

In January 2026, President Donald Trump escalated his long-standing ambition to acquire Greenland from Denmark, asserting that the United States will take control of the island "one way or the other".  

The Jan 2026 state visit by South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to China was characterized as a "full-scale restoration" of bilateral relations.

Nasry Asfura of the National Party won the 2025 Honduran presidential election and was sworn into office on Jan 27, 2026.

China-Japan relations have fluctuated between cooperation and conflict for centuries, yet economic interdependence often tempered escalation until the 2025 crisis sparked by PM Takaichi’s remarks.

President Xi Jinping’s attendance at the 2025 APEC summit in Gyeongju marked his first visit to South Korea in 11 years. 

President Donald Trump ordered the immediate resumption of nuclear weapons testing, ending a 33-year moratorium observed by the US since 1992. 

On Oct 30, Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a one-year trade truce in a meeting in South Korea. Both sides agree to reduce their reciprocal tariffs.

The agreement would open the door to greater market access in agriculture, the digital economy, and pharmaceuticals between the two parties.

The 80th UN General Assembly in 2025 took on the theme of "Better Together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights". 

The 2025 BRICS summit in Rio was focused on locking in BRICS’ role as a Global South governance bloc across AI, climate finance and others.

In early Feb 2025, President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, citing illegal immigration and the flow of illicit fentanyl.