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US fight with Iran offers China lessons
As the war in Iran enters its third month, it’s providing a window for China into how US military capabilities work under fire, and a useful reminder that, on any battlefield, the adversary always has a big say in the outcome.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
China seeks ‘more stability’ as it confirms Trump-Xi meet
Beijing said yesterday it was ready to work with the United States in pursuit of “more stability” and confirmed that Donald Trump will visit China this week, the first US president to do so since 2017.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
US-Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’
President Donald Trump yesterday warned the ceasefire in the Middle East war was on “life support” after rejecting the latest counteroffer from Iran, which said its military stood ready to respond to any act of aggression.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
‘Controlled’ quakes triggered under Swiss Alps
Researchers have made the ground shake in southern Switzerland, triggering thousands of tiny earthquakes in a monitored setting, as they seek to discover seismicity insights that could reduce risks.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Rights group warns of land grab in registration drive
Initial data from a land registration drive launched in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem point to a “deeply alarming” trend of land appropriation by the Israeli state, an Israeli rights group said yesterday.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
SIR affected election results in West Bengal
Trinamool Congress (TMC) yesterday claimed that deletions in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll materially affected the results in certain assembly constituencies in West Bengal.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Philippines VP Sara Duterte impeached
Philippine lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday, setting the stage for a trial in the Senate that could kill off her hopes for a presidential run in 2028.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
UK PM vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong
Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday vowed to prove his “doubters” wrong, as he sought to quell a growing threat to his leadership following disastrous local and regional polls.
12 May 2026, 00:00 AM
US, French evacuees from hantavirus ship test positive
Health officials dismisse comparisons to the Covid-19 pandemic
11 May 2026, 17:30 PM
No end to deadlock as Iran, US reject talks terms
Trump is expected to press China's President Xi Jinping on the Iran issue
11 May 2026, 17:27 PM
China seeks ‘more stability’ as it confirms Trump-Xi meet
White House announced Trump's visit several weeks ago
11 May 2026, 17:17 PM
One US citizen tests mildly positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms
All the US citizens are being airlifted to the United States, and the two passengers with symptoms are travelling in the plane's biocontainment units, HHS added.
11 May 2026, 09:39 AM
Trump rejects Iran peace terms, Tehran warns of new attacks
Iran had responded to Washington's latest peace proposal earlier in the day, while warning it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes or permit more foreign warships in the Strait of Hormuz.
11 May 2026, 09:24 AM
Can ChatGPT be charged in a murder? Florida wants to find out
Before he opened fire on the Florida State University campus last year, killing two people and wounding six others, Phoenix Ikner had a conversation.
11 May 2026, 08:30 AM
China confirms Trump's visit this week
President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, Beijing confirmed on Monday, with the US leader expected to discuss Iran and trade with his Chinese counterpart
11 May 2026, 08:21 AM
Trump warns Iran 'will be laughing no longer' amid negotiations
He also accused Tehran of "laughing at our now GREAT AGAIN Country"
11 May 2026, 01:15 AM
Tehran sends US truce response to Islamabad
Iran responded to Washington’s latest peace proposal yesterday, after drones threatened several Gulf region targets and Tehran warned it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes.
11 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Trump says US would need two weeks to hit all Iran targets
The comments come as Iran is reported to have responded to the latest US proposal on ending the conflict
10 May 2026, 21:19 PM
10 May 2026, 19:18 PM
Iran army says countries siding with US to 'face difficulties' in Hormuz
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security commission, issued a similar warning in a post on X
10 May 2026, 17:08 PM