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A TikTok trend captures China’s soft power sparkle
On TikTok, we’re all Chinese – but the trend doesn’t paint the full picture
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Ni hao, we’re all Chinese now.
Or at least that’s what they claim on TikTok, where a trend called “Chinamaxxing” has t…
Africa: All of Africa Today – February 13, 2026
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Namibia: Oil Bill Sparks Outcry As Opposition Warns of Presidency Power Grab and Corruption Risks
[Namibian] Opposition parties are united in opposing a bill that proposes shifting oil and gas regulatory powers from the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Energy to the Presidency.
C.I.A. Video Appeals to Potential Spies in China’s Military
The C.I.A. issued a new video on Thursday aimed at recruiting spies within China’s military.
The video highlights allegations of corruption in the People’s Liberation Army that have contributed to the ouster of numerous generals and senior leaders on t…
Two scorpions in a jar: How Trump and Netanyahu’s alliance became a cage
Today, Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump at the White House for the seventh time since Trump was reelected. Ostensibly, it is a reunion of old allies; in reality, it is a war council of desperate men.…
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Radware Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
Fourth Quarter 2025Financial Results and Highlights
Record revenue of $80.2million, an increase of 10% year-over-year
Cloud ARR of $95.2 million, an increase of23% year-over-year
Total ARR of $251.0 million, an increase of 11% year-over-year
Record non…
Why Xi Jinping Keeps Purging Generals
After the fall of two top generals, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, in late January, China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) was left with only Chairman Xi Jinping and one vice chairman, Zhang Shengmin.…
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Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?
In some ways, “Melania,” the new documentary about Melania Trump, feels almost avant-garde. It rejects everything we normally associate with the commercial success of a bio-pic: narrative, suspense, authenticity, even one unguarded moment.…
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China’s military command tightens discipline at the top in generals’ wake
Revised rules are meant to close loopholes, PLA mouthpiece says, two weeks after Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli’s downfall
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Published: 7:00pm, 7 Feb 2026
China’s top military command body has moved to tighten C…
Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ bets the house
When Sanae Takaichi first ran for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, which has dominated Japanese politics for much of the past eight decades, she was eliminated in the first round with less than 20 per cent of the vote.…
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