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China's 2025 trade surplus hits record $1.2 trillion despite Trump tariffs

Despite a global backlash, Chinese companies aggressively sought out customers in other markets when shipments to the US plunged after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs

Iran uses Russian tech to jam Starlink as protests grow under blackout

Iran has reportedly used Russian-made jammers to disrupt Starlink internet during protests, even as SpaceX waived fees to help people connect amid a nationwide internet blackout

Elon Musk's Starlink goes free in Iran as internet blackout continues

Unrest across Iran has sharply intensified over the past week, drawing hundreds of thousands to the streets who are calling for the downfall of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

US looks to take over Greenland in 'weeks or months', says Trump aide

Senior US official claims swift movement is possible on Greenland, but the island's leader and Denmark have firmly rejected any takeover, stressing sovereignty amid Arctic tensions

Trump urges Iranians to escalate protests, hints at action as deaths mount

Iran has experienced weeks of mass unrest. While initially touched off by a currency crisis and worsening economic conditions, the protests have increasingly taken aim at the regime

Israel to cut ties with several UN agencies citing bias and hostility

In a post on X on Tuesday, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision was made after a review of organisations named in the US announcement and of Israel's own experience

Greenland rules out joining US, backs union with Denmark amid tensions

Nielsen's remarks come ahead of a high-stakes meeting of Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Vice President JD Vance in Washington on Wednesday

South Korean prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-Prez over martial law

Yoon is the first South Korean president who has faced a potential death penalty after leaving office, since former military strongman Chun Doo-hwan in 1996 was sentenced to death for various crimes

Iran allows limited overseas calls as protest death toll nears 2,000

It was unclear if restrictions would ease further after authorities cut off all communications inside the country and to the outside world late Thursday

Bill and Hillary Clinton decline to testify in House Epstein investigation

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Scott Adams, creator of 'Dilbert', dies at 68 after battle with cancer

Adams was the 1997 recipient of the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award, considered one of the most prestigious awards for cartoonists

US designates 3 Muslim Brotherhood brances as foreign terrorist groups

The Jordanian and Egyptian branches were listed by Treasury as specially designated global terrorists for providing support to Hamas

Meta seeks to ramp up Ray-Ban smart glasses output to meet demand

The partners have also discussed going further to establish the capability of producing more than 30 million units, should demand justify such a move

Global central bank chiefs rally behind Fed chair Powell after Trump threat

Powell has been threatened with a probe over congressional testimony he gave last summer about the renovation of the Fed's headquarters

JD Vance to host US-Denmark-Greenland talks in Washington this week

The vast Arctic island is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the US

Trump says US 'in trouble' if Supreme Court overturns his tariff policy

In a social media post on Monday, he said that if the court strikes down his tariffs: 'WE'RE SCREWED!'

Trump says inflation data gives Fed room to cut interest rates soon

Trump has clashed repeatedly with Powell over the president's demand the Fed cut rates

Chinese regulators examine foreign ETF trades after probe in Jane Street

Jane Street accounts for less than 2% of overall ETF trading in mainland China, according to a person briefed on the matter

US FDA asks drugmakers to drop suicide warnings on weight-loss drugs

The FDA had reached similar conclusion following a preliminary review in 2024, but had acknowledged at the time that it could not rule out a small risk because of limited data

'Shoot to kill': Accounts of brutal crackdown emerge amid Iran unrest

Eyewitnesses say government forces have begun opening fire, apparently with automatic weapons and at times seemingly indiscriminately, on unarmed protesters