CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | U.S. media reported on Friday that the Pentagon is sending three more warships and more Marines to the Middle East, marking the second such deployment to the region within a week, as the U.S.-Israel-Iran war escalates. What are these additional forces, what is their mission, …
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China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) focuses on high-quality development, technological self-reliance, green transition, and national security, with goals for modernization and global engagement by 2035. NEWS ANALYSIS | ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN | With the 2026 “two sessions” concluded and the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) now underway, China has reached a …
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ERLIN | Xinhua | A video on social platform X, purportedly showing Israeli soldiers weeping behind a wall, drew more than 1.6 million views before investigators found it was generated using artificial intelligence (AI). The incident highlights how AI advances are making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and …
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WASHINGTON, the United States | XINHUA | Nearly three weeks into the war with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump has found himself squeezed between three different sources of pressure: political allies, business leaders and even his own MAGA (“Make America Great Again”) base — each with its own expectations and …
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CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | In a matter of days, a string of high-profile killings has torn through Iran’s senior ranks, claiming the lives of Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib, among others. The wave of targeted strikes raises urgent questions about …
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NEWS ANALYSIS | AHMED SALLAM | When discussing the escalation currently taking place in the Middle East as a result of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, we must return to the period following the end of World War II. At that time, Washington presented itself to the region as the …
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GENEVA | Xinhua | The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday that global trade growth is set to slow in 2026 after a stronger-than-expected performance in 2025, warning that the ongoing Middle East conflict could add further pressure on global trade. In its latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics …
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Pentagon officials revealed that the initial six-day surge of the Iran campaign carried a price tag exceeding 11.3 billion dollars, reigniting debate not just over Washington’s fiscal priorities, but the war’s necessity itself BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | What might 11.3 billion U.S. dollars have achieved? It could have …
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Millions in low- and middle-income countries could miss out on lifesaving drugs NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Antibiotic production from big pharmaceutical companies has slowed significantly in the last five years, leaving children in low- and middle-income countries particularly exposed to hard-to-treat infections, according to new analysis. The …
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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference on Thursday that Iran has lost its uranium enrichment and missile production capabilities. Netanyahu said that these were two of the three goals of the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, and that the third goal, toppling …
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