China

The leaders of India and Indonesian are taking advantage of the BRICS summit to make official visits to Brazil

The US president has racked up a series of victories in Congress, the courts and on the international stage, but these could be tested by the effects of his trade tariffs and controversial tax reforms

Uncertainty and a rush to negotiate are defining the end of the 90-day pause, which expires Wednesday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says countries that fail to reach an agreement by August 1 will ‘boomerang’ back to ‘Liberation Day’ rates

The two countries have signed 600 cooperation projects, but the days of generous economic aid are over

Franklin Templeton’s president and CEO has doubled the investment management organization’s assets in five years through a frenetic acquisition campaign targeting its rivals

The official aims to promote the island beyond its traditional ‘sun and sand’ appeal, calling the measures imposed by the Trump administration ‘irrational’

The renowned professor warns that ‘when wages stagnate, jobs are precarious, housing is unaffordable, and public services deteriorate, it’s normal for people to rebel’

The fourth consecutive failure of the spacecraft in six months raises questions about the reliability of SpaceX’s most ambitious project

Rising oil and gas prices are bad news for the US and, above all, the EU. Despite calls for restraint, European powers maintain their support for Israel

DNA and protein analysis of a 146,000-year-old skull shows for the first time what the face of this species, which occupied much of Asia and left its genes in modern humans, was like

The company controlled by the president’s children promises to sell the device for $499, a goal that’s not feasible with the current infrastructure

Consumer prices increased 2.4% in May compared with a year earlier. The data point is better than expected, but does not suggest immediate interest rate cuts

Every year, people from around the world travel to California to work in this illicit trade, which is controlled by criminal organizations and marked by precariousness and violence

Artist Cao Fei depicts reality for workers in the Chinese cities, one of the planet’s primary production centers that is largely unknown in the Western world

The advance of a secret Iranian atomic program, the distrust of US allies under Washington’s protection, and the rise of China are fueling a complicated reconfiguration of the atomic landscape

‘There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth product,’ said the Republican, who described the call as a ‘positive conclusion’ for both countries

Beijing maintains official silence on the bloody 1989 crackdown, while victims’ families and activists demand justice and the truth

The photography and travel blog ‘Capture the Atlas’ has published its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection with the 25 best snapshots of our galaxy from different parts of the world

The White House says the two leaders might discuss the trade relationship as early as this week, but Beijing remains skeptical

An expert on China and artificial intelligence security, whose conflict with Sam Altman made headlines, explains how she sees the evolution of this technology

The US president no longer cares about the near-term political consequences of his actions, says the former senior official in an interview in Washington

Tahrir Square in Egypt, the 15-M movement in Spain, Occupy Wall Street in New York… Perhaps the most iconic image of the 2010s is that of streets taken over by massive protests. These days, it’s almost impossible to find any trace of them. Journalist Vincent Bevins tries to explain what happened to those days when the world seemed to be on fire

Many citizens who don’t want to explain their employment status pay to rent a position in a fake office, with some even assigning fictitious tasks and organizing supervisory rounds