Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting

The Wall Street Journal editorial board on Thursday took GOP Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) to task for backing an elimination of the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes. Marshall, the Journal editorial board wrote, is in “favor of what would be one of the largest peacetime tax increases in recent decades” by advocating...

The Philippines’ dual push for stronger “minilateral” defence links and a more robust Asean security role is dividing analysts, with one calling the move “opportunistic”. Some experts view Manila’s advocacy for the “Squad” alliance as a strategic opportunity to deepen core security partnerships while chairing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Others question how much actual weight is carried by this informal defence grouping – comprising the United States, the Philippines, Japan and...

China has deployed satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to aid rescue efforts following a magnitude-7.0 earthquake in the country's southwestern Xizang Autonomous Region on Thursday evening.

China launches Yaogan-50 03 remote sensing satellite

Ethiopian expert calls for dialogue, cooperation on global governance

Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority has advised property owners under a subsidy scheme against hiring a contractor that failed to install fire safety components in lifts at hundreds of buildings, saying it had “lost confidence” in the company. The move came a day after the government suspended the performance rating for Taizoom Elevator, which was found to have failed to install required fire-resistant door frame components at 338 buildings as inspections of its work across the city are carried...

Keith Alan Bennett, co-founder and co-editor of Friends of Socialist China and vice chairman of the 48 Group Club in the UK, highlighted growing international support for China's Global Governance Initiative (GGI) in an interview with CGTN at the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiongan) on Friday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says there is "no merit" to American claims that Canadians might be interfering in U.S. politics ahead of November's midterm elections.