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Macron shoots for the moon with pitch to Europe’s struggling space sector

Also in this newsletter: Europe keeps buying more Russian gas

The geopolitics of global hunger

Mark Leonard welcomes Cary Fowler and Jim O’Brien to discuss the factors behind the escalating risk of a major food cris...

H.K. court hands Tiananmen vigil organizers up to 7 years in jail

Three former organizers behind Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigil were on Friday sentenced to up to seven years a...

Middle East live: Trump says he has no regrets about launching Iran war

US President Donald Trump told Fox News Thursday he didn't have any regrets about launching the US-Israeli war against I...

Russia now importing fuel from South Korea, Turkey because of Ukraine drone strikes, report says

Ukrainian strikes on Russia's energy industry have "turned the tables on the world's once largest oil product exporter,"...

EU imports of Russian LNG plummet, with Belgium down to zero, report says

Belgium imported no LNG from Russia in August. Just one month before, 100% of its LNG imports came from Russia.

Anthropic claims Claude AI used for missile projects, global espionage

AI was used to develop missile guidance software in Yemen and to power cyber operations, a report alleges.

China's global hunt for tax revenue may be just getting started

Beijing's recent push to tax offshore wealth may be only the opening phase of a broader campaign that could eventually r...

Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming plan: SCMP’s 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond ...

Group of Russian Pacific Fleet warships sets sail to Asia-Pacific for naval tasks

'Treasury can write what it likes': Winston Peters defends Pacific Islands Forum hosting decision

Winston Peters says he was under no obligation to consult with Cabinet over Pacific Islands Forum hosting offer, saying ...

BRICS red carpet sparks anger in India’s capital

New Delhi is rolling out the red carpet for BRICS, but blocked roads, evictions and restrictions have caused anger.

Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet Araghchi in Oman, FT report says

Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet Araghchi in Oman, FT report says Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet their Iranian c...

Rapidus president considering chip plant on moon around 2040

Rapidus Corp. President and CEO Atsuyoshi Koike said Thursday he is seriously considering building a semiconductor plant...

Sudan: Sudan's Civil Society Groups Reject El Burhan's Mooted Dialogue As 'Political Cover'

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese civil society coalitions and actors, the Darfur Women Platform, Sudan Civic Convergence T...

Africa: UN Climate Chief Warns Political Division Is Undermining Fight Against 'Economic Security Emergency'

[UN News] The head of the UN's climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously o...

South Sudan: Human Cost of Violence in South Sudan 'Continues to Grow'

[UN News] Independent human rights investigators voiced deep concern over growing risks to both civilians and South Suda...

FirstFT: Bessent fails to break bond market ‘fever’

Also in today’s newsletter: Hormuz talks and Russian assets

Modi and Xi are set to meet at BRICS with trade and border issues in spotlight

A meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the clearest test yet of the tentative post-2020 reset between Asia...

Gender minister says Google must take responsibility for any legal violations over data leak

Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong said Friday that Google must take responsibility for any legal violations over an...

Trump administration to lend $100 million to Africell, countering Huawei in Africa

WASHINGTON, Sept 11 - The Trump administration will lend nearly $100 million to Africell, Africa's only American-owned t...

South China Sea: Manila says flares fired at aircraft near Subi, Mischief Reefs

The Chinese military appeared to fire flares near a Philippine aircraft operating close to the Subi and Mischief Reefs, ...

Debris from intercepted Ukrainian missile lands on industrial site in southern Volgograd

Emergency services are working at the scene, according to Governor Andrey Bocharov

Explainer-Russia, China, Taiwan and Japan's World War Two legacy dispute

Sept 11 - Russian diplomats in Taiwan last week screened a film on Japanese \"militarism\" and World War Two, causing co...

Israeli forces abduct Syrian man during incursion into Al-Hamidiya town

Israeli forces abduct Syrian man during incursion into Al-Hamidiya town Israeli forces have abducted a young man during ...

Why Emerging Powers Keep Joining BRICS, Even When They Disagree

Leaders of emerging economies meet in New Delhi this weekend, but global conflicts and soaring energy prices threaten to...

US rate rise fears ripple through global bond markets

Houthi advances push oil prices higher while markets await inflation data on Friday

US rate rise fears ripple through global bond markets

Houthi advances push oil prices higher while markets await inflation data on Friday

Why a Russian screening of an 81-year-old Soviet-era film to a tiny audience has alarmed Taiwan

TAIPEI, Sept 11 - In a small meeting room in a downtown Taipei office building, Russian officials hosted an unusual scre...

All eyes on the EU as UK bans imports from Israeli settlements

Britain's decision this week to ban all imports from illegal Israeli settlements carries huge moral resonance, but the r...

Can Milei count on Trump to deliver on the Falklands?

The territorial dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (or Islas Malvinas in Spanish...

Rubio goes on LatAm road show, earning praise but few real wins

This week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where he pledged increased security as...

The Dutch Village in the Path of Europe’s Energy Transition

Demand on the Netherlands’ power grid is outpacing its expansion. Charlotte Hughes-Morgan reports from Moerdijk, the vil...

Iran and Gulf states to meet in push for Hormuz deal

Regional states hope temporary shipping agreement between Iran and Oman can offer a pathway to ease hostilities and reop...

Elon Musk’s gas turbines could shake up the backlogged sector

Just the threat of market disruption might help ease bottlenecks, to the extent that it prods manufacturers to expand ou...

At BRICS Summit, China and India Vie for Influence

China sees the group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid ch...

EU looks for new path to tap Russian assets for Ukraine

European Commission resumes work on finding legally sound ways to access Moscow bank funds as Kyiv spending crunch deepe...

EU looks for new path to tap Russian assets for Ukraine

European Commission resumes work on finding legally sound ways to access Moscow bank funds as Kyiv spending crunch deepe...

Why Warsh is starting to bite back

The Fed chair may defy the president’s desire for a rate cut at Wednesday’s meeting

Time for the Brics

The developing world’s answer to the G7 sees a unique moment of opportunity to remake the global order. But divisions an...