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Xi’s Military Purge May Set Back His Taiwan Ambitions
By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control but also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan.
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South Korean Stocks, Kospi Index Are Trading at a Record High
Spurred by government policies and the global A.I. boom, the market’s value has jumped by hundreds of billions of dollars. Individual investors have piled in.
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The Secret Sauce in ‘Heated Rivalry’? Canada.
The global television phenomenon is full of Canadian iconography and subsidized by Canadian taxpayers. On Thursday, it came home to celebrate.
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Southern Africa Faces Devastating Flooding During Rainy Season
More than 100 deaths have been confirmed across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, with the rains expected to continue through February.
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Moscow Airport Sells for Half Off, a Sign of Russia’s Global Isolation
The government opened the sale to cut-rate bidding for Domodedovo Airport after it received no offers at its initial asking price of $1.7 billion.
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European Union Labels Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Group
The move, which comes after the killing of protesters, brings the European Union in line with the United States and Canada.
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Trump Warns Iran With Military Muscle, but Risks a Regional War
Iran’s Islamic Republic, weakened by airstrikes in June and huge popular unrest, warns that it will strike back hard if attacked by the United States. This time, Iran may mean it.
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Greenlanders Watching Turmoil in the United States Say No Thanks
The violence in Minneapolis and President Trump’s threats have soured Greenlanders on the United States and, unexpectedly, pushed them closer to Denmark.
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Netanyahu Says Some Israeli Soldiers Died in Gaza Because of U.S. Arms Delay
A former Biden administration official rebuked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the claim. The Israeli leader has vowed to wean his country off American military aid.
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She Couldn’t Defend Herself, but He Wasn’t Charged With Rape
A decision in China not to charge a man who fathered children with a woman with a mental illness has set off a debate about consent and the state’s push for babies.