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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a debate on the urgent action required to boost EU competitiveness, deepen the single market and reduce the cost of living, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

China-EU relations

EU seeks independence, survival amid China-US economic dominance

European leaders meet to address the bloc’s economic woes, reliance on China and US, and shielding key industries from protectionist policies.

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United States

Trump could decide next year to withdraw from USMCA: US trade representative

5 Dec 2025 - 6:34AMvideocam

United States

Major US news outlets reject new Pentagon press access policy

15 Oct 2025 - 10:00AM

Asean

Trump wants Thai-Cambodian peace deal photo op at Asean summit for Nobel reasons

The ‘Peacemaker-in-Chief’ is hoping to stake his claim on initiating the peace process between the two Asean members, sources say.

7 Oct 2025 - 8:07PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump talks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House on Sunday. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Obituaries

Ex-US Senator Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dies at 82

In 2018, Lieberman was hired by Chinese telecoms company ZTE as it tried to fend off US national security concerns. He died in New York after complications from a fall, his family said.

28 Mar 2024 - 7:57AM

Donald Trump

Trump ‘toast’ if classified records case proven: ex-attorney general

Former US attorney general William Barr said on Sunday: ‘I was shocked by the degree of sensitivity of these documents and how many there were. If even half of it is true, then he’s toast.’

12 Jun 2023 - 8:16AMvideocam

United States

US senators push to ban government deals with Chinese chip makers

The measure would broaden provisions that already prohibit government agencies from doing business with Chinese telecommunications companies.

18 Nov 2022 - 7:56AM

Semiconductor chips on a computer circuit board. Photo: Reuters

Russia

Russia says US lowering ‘nuclear threshold’ with newer bombs in Europe

‘We cannot ignore the plans to modernise nuclear weapons, those free-fall bombs that are in Europe,’ said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

30 Oct 2022 - 1:36AMvideocam

Britain

Politico | UK MPs could be given police protection for public meetings

Ministers and parliamentary authorities carry out urgent review of MPs’ security outside parliament after the killing of lawmaker David Amess.

18 Oct 2021 - 10:20PM

Climate change

Politico | The global elites are headed to Scotland for COP26

Many governments are afraid to lock in climate commitments, but CEOs and celebrities are going big on Glasgow this November.

31 Oct 2021 - 5:10PMvideocam

Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are expected at the world’s biggest climate gathering, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, starting October 31. File photo: AFP

US Politics

Politico | Congress punts US debt limit crisis into December

After failing to raise the debt ceiling through the midterms next year as Democrats had planned, the House followed the Senate’s lead and delayed it to December.

13 Oct 2021 - 10:20PM

The new level of borrowing authority is expected to be exhausted around December 3, requiring Congress to act again before then. Photo: AFP

Joe Biden

Politico | ‘President’s decline is alarming’: Biden trapped in coronavirus malaise

Democrats are ringing alarm bells and coming to the simplest of conclusions: It’s the pandemic, stupid.

12 Oct 2021 - 10:23AMvideocam

US Politics

Politico | Trump holds fast to election lies as Republicans hug him tighter

The former US president went to Iowa on Saturday and was embraced by the dean of the Republicans’ Senate.

11 Oct 2021 - 12:59PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Politico | Trump tells former aides to defy subpoena in Capitol attack investigation

The former US president is signalling he will go to court to block testimony from ex-adviser Steve Bannon, ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and others.

8 Oct 2021 - 5:57AMvideocam

Then US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Georgia in December 2020. Photo: AP

Taiwan

Politico | US lawmakers in the dark about troops training Taiwan forces

The comments follow a US media report that Marines and a special-ops unit have been ‘secretly’ training the island’s soldiers for at least a year.

8 Oct 2021 - 3:19AMvideocam

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Taiwan special forces personnel walk behind an armoured personnel carrier during an annual military drill in Taichung in January 2017. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump

Politico | How ego led Donald Trump to hide a colonoscopy

One of the truly weird and unanswered questions of the Trump-era is now resolved. But why was it a secret in the first place?

7 Oct 2021 - 5:16PM

Facebook

Politico | Whistle-blower to US lawmakers: don’t trust Facebook

Ex-employee Frances Haugen says the social network has ‘put their astronomical profits before people’, knowingly pushing products that harm children and young adults.

6 Oct 2021 - 9:57AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Politico | Journalists sue US broadcasting arm for wrongful dismissal under Trump

Seven foreign journalists allege that the US Agency for Global Media fired them based on vague and false accusations of disloyalty to America.

5 Oct 2021 - 9:48AM

The Voice of America building in Washington. File photo: AP

Anti-Asian racism

Politico | Many Asian Republicans blame Trump, not their party, for discrimination

New poll shows 56 per cent of Asian-American and Pacific Islander voters say the ex-US president was a ‘major reason’ for the spike in violence against Asians.

5 Oct 2021 - 4:17AMvideocam

US Politics

Politico | Biden says he can’t guarantee US won’t hit debt limit

The president’s admission is the most blunt to date of the risk that the ongoing stand-off poses to the ‘full faith and credit’ of the US and its standing in the global economy.

5 Oct 2021 - 9:31PM

Germany

Politico | Olaf Scholz shocks German media by speaking in English

Chancellor hopeful makes unusual move of answering questions in English after Sunday’s election.

28 Sep 2021 - 9:48AMvideocam

Social Democratic Party’s (SPD) top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz. Photo: Reuters

United States

Politico | Pelosi says infrastructure bill will pass this week – but hedges on timing

‘Let me just say we’re going to pass the bill this week,’ House Speaker Pelosi said.

27 Sep 2021 - 5:18AM

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump

Politico | Biden won’t shield Trump records from Capitol attack investigation

The National Archives has identified hundreds of pages of relevant documents, which will be sent to Biden and Trump lawyers.

25 Sep 2021 - 8:06PMvideocam

Central banks

Politico | Fed signals plan to pull back US economic support even as virus looms

The US central bank says it’s making progress toward its goals of averaging 2 per cent inflation over time and reaching maximum employment.

23 Sep 2021 - 4:13AM

Computer hackers

Politico | US Treasury unleashes cryptocurrency sanctions to fight ransomware

The new sanctions will block all trades involving Suex – a cryptocurrency exchange operating in Russia – and US entities.

22 Sep 2021 - 9:40PMvideocam

In ransomware attacks, cyber criminals often demand payment from victims in the form of digital currency. Photo: AFP

United States

Politico | Former Joint Chiefs chair: nothing unusual about Milley’s China contacts

‘Having communications with counterparts around the world is routine,’ Michael Mullen said.

20 Sep 2021 - 9:40AM

General Mark Milley. Photo: Getty Images / TNS

US-China relations

Politico | Claims that US general made ‘secret’ calls to China exaggerated, insiders say

A defence official said the calls were not out of the ordinary, and Joint Chiefs chairman Mark Milley was not frantically trying to reassure his counterpart.

16 Sep 2021 - 4:33AM

Ukraine

Politico | The US Army’s Iron Dome could be headed to Ukraine

A new bill seeks more money for Kyiv’s defence, and a missile-defence system might be in the mix.

15 Sep 2021 - 6:49AMvideocam

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POLITICO

EU seeks independence, survival amid China-US economic dominance

European leaders meet to address the bloc’s economic woes, reliance on China and US, and shielding key industries from protectionist policies.

Trump could decide next year to withdraw from USMCA: US trade representative

Major US news outlets reject new Pentagon press access policy

Trump wants Thai-Cambodian peace deal photo op at Asean summit for Nobel reasons

The ‘Peacemaker-in-Chief’ is hoping to stake his claim on initiating the peace process between the two Asean members, sources say.

Ex-US Senator Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dies at 82

In 2018, Lieberman was hired by Chinese telecoms company ZTE as it tried to fend off US national security concerns. He died in New York after complications from a fall, his family said.

Trump ‘toast’ if classified records case proven: ex-attorney general

Former US attorney general William Barr said on Sunday: ‘I was shocked by the degree of sensitivity of these documents and how many there were. If even half of it is true, then he’s toast.’

US senators push to ban government deals with Chinese chip makers

The measure would broaden provisions that already prohibit government agencies from doing business with Chinese telecommunications companies.

Russia says US lowering ‘nuclear threshold’ with newer bombs in Europe

‘We cannot ignore the plans to modernise nuclear weapons, those free-fall bombs that are in Europe,’ said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Politico | UK MPs could be given police protection for public meetings

Ministers and parliamentary authorities carry out urgent review of MPs’ security outside parliament after the killing of lawmaker David Amess.

Politico | The global elites are headed to Scotland for COP26

Many governments are afraid to lock in climate commitments, but CEOs and celebrities are going big on Glasgow this November.

Politico | Congress punts US debt limit crisis into December

After failing to raise the debt ceiling through the midterms next year as Democrats had planned, the House followed the Senate’s lead and delayed it to December.

Politico | ‘President’s decline is alarming’: Biden trapped in coronavirus malaise

Democrats are ringing alarm bells and coming to the simplest of conclusions: It’s the pandemic, stupid.

Politico | Trump holds fast to election lies as Republicans hug him tighter

The former US president went to Iowa on Saturday and was embraced by the dean of the Republicans’ Senate.

Politico | Trump tells former aides to defy subpoena in Capitol attack investigation

The former US president is signalling he will go to court to block testimony from ex-adviser Steve Bannon, ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and others.

Politico | US lawmakers in the dark about troops training Taiwan forces

The comments follow a US media report that Marines and a special-ops unit have been ‘secretly’ training the island’s soldiers for at least a year.

Politico | How ego led Donald Trump to hide a colonoscopy

One of the truly weird and unanswered questions of the Trump-era is now resolved. But why was it a secret in the first place?

Politico | Whistle-blower to US lawmakers: don’t trust Facebook

Ex-employee Frances Haugen says the social network has ‘put their astronomical profits before people’, knowingly pushing products that harm children and young adults.

Politico | Journalists sue US broadcasting arm for wrongful dismissal under Trump

Seven foreign journalists allege that the US Agency for Global Media fired them based on vague and false accusations of disloyalty to America.

Politico | Many Asian Republicans blame Trump, not their party, for discrimination

New poll shows 56 per cent of Asian-American and Pacific Islander voters say the ex-US president was a ‘major reason’ for the spike in violence against Asians.

Politico | Biden says he can’t guarantee US won’t hit debt limit

The president’s admission is the most blunt to date of the risk that the ongoing stand-off poses to the ‘full faith and credit’ of the US and its standing in the global economy.

Politico | Olaf Scholz shocks German media by speaking in English

Chancellor hopeful makes unusual move of answering questions in English after Sunday’s election.

Politico | Pelosi says infrastructure bill will pass this week – but hedges on timing

‘Let me just say we’re going to pass the bill this week,’ House Speaker Pelosi said.

Politico | Biden won’t shield Trump records from Capitol attack investigation

The National Archives has identified hundreds of pages of relevant documents, which will be sent to Biden and Trump lawyers.

Politico | Fed signals plan to pull back US economic support even as virus looms

The US central bank says it’s making progress toward its goals of averaging 2 per cent inflation over time and reaching maximum employment.

Politico | US Treasury unleashes cryptocurrency sanctions to fight ransomware

The new sanctions will block all trades involving Suex – a cryptocurrency exchange operating in Russia – and US entities.

Politico | Former Joint Chiefs chair: nothing unusual about Milley’s China contacts

‘Having communications with counterparts around the world is routine,’ Michael Mullen said.

Politico | Claims that US general made ‘secret’ calls to China exaggerated, insiders say

A defence official said the calls were not out of the ordinary, and Joint Chiefs chairman Mark Milley was not frantically trying to reassure his counterpart.

Politico | The US Army’s Iron Dome could be headed to Ukraine

A new bill seeks more money for Kyiv’s defence, and a missile-defence system might be in the mix.

Politico | UK MPs could be given police protection for public meetings