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China, Russia discuss Ukraine, reach ‘consensus’ on Japan during Chinese minister’s visit
BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) – China and Russia reached “broad consensus” on a range of issues during the Chinese foreign minister’s trip to Moscow this week, amid a burst of diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine and as Beiji…
Analysis: A fragile thaw in Busan: Cautious optimism in a volatile 2026
Dec. 3 (UPI) — The meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, offered a welcome pause to the friction that has defined U.S.-China relations in recent months.…
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Taiwan slams China’s fake intel meeting claims as CCP disinformation plot
Taipei [Taiwan], December 3 (ANI): Taiwan’s military has strongly denied online reports alleging that its intelligence officials conducted secret meetings with Dutch intelligence counterparts, calling the claims part of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) …
HTLS 2025: India acting with panache, valour in shaping the new global order
First, global growth is stuck near 3%. Advanced economies will grow at 1.4 to 1.6% and emerging markets near 4.2%. India remains the clear outlier. Real GDP rose 8.2% in Q2 FY26, keeping even the most cautious full-year estimates above 7%.…
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China’s military firms struggle as corruption purge bites, report says
HONG KONG, Dec 1 – Revenues at China’s giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank.…
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China’s Military Firms Struggle as Corruption Purge Bites, Report Says
By Greg Torode
HONG KONG, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Revenues at China’s giant military firms fell last year as corruption purges slowed arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released on Monday by a leading conflict think tank.……
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds : U.S. ISM, ADP Data in -2-
The Philippines’s headline CPI likely eased slightly to 1.6% on year in November, ANZ Research economists wrote. Continued rice price deflation should keep food inflation contained, while a modest rise in electricity tariffs is expected to lift u…
Trump’s Latin America Policy: Illegal Immigration Control, Drug Enforcement, and Anti-Socialism
Trump’s recent pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández fits into his broader Latin America strategy in a way that is consistent, deliberate, and rooted in three themes that guide his approach to the entire region: illegal immigration…
Trump Pardons Honduran Leader as Part of Larger Latin America Strategy
On November 28, 2025, President Trump announced he will grant a full and complete pardon to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted in U.S. federal court on drug-trafficking and firearms charges.…
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What US-Japan military exercises can tell us about their plans for a Taiwan conflict
Yonaguni is the westernmost island in the Ryukyu chain, which would be a key strategic location in the event of a conflict over Taiwan.
The Japanese military has already spent years planning operations based on this precise scenario and although specif…