Both countries are navigating shifting ground to avoid an all-out trade war that would disrupt the global economy while still jostling for a position of strength in negotiations.
World
30 mins ago
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Kenneth Roth is the former executive director of Human Rights Watch and spent decades investigating and exposing human rights violations.
New Zealand
2:00pm
20:46
An awkward interaction between two rival tech leaders: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has gone viral on social media.
12:55pm
Wildlife conservationists are again raising the plight of pangolins, the shy, scaly anteaters found in parts of Africa and Asia.
10:01am
Officers hidden beneath a red-and-gold lion costume danced toward the suspect as he wandered through a Lunar New Year fair at a temple in Nonthaburi.
Crime and Justice
Fri, Feb 20
The conservative leader was ousted from office after he declared martial law and sent troops to surround the National Assembly in 2024.
Australia, the 2021 champion, crashed out after Zimbabwe's Group B game against Ireland was abandoned because of rain without a ball being bowled.
Cricket
Wed, Feb 18
The blast in a village in Jiangsu province was caused by a resident setting off fireworks improperly near the store.
Mon, Feb 16
About 6000 North Korean troops were estimated to have been killed or wounded during their deployment in the war.
Lunar New Year festivities in China will include humanoid robots adorned in traditional Chinese clothing.
Sun, Feb 15
Zimbabwe's second victory from two matches left Australia — the 2021 champion and perennial white-ball contender — needing to beat co-host Sri Lanka and Oman to advance.
Sat, Feb 14
Footage from the site showed large chunks of road crumbling away at an intersection, damaging and engulfing nearby structures.
Fri, Feb 13
South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers that it believes his teenage daughter is close to being designated as the country’s future leader.
It was one of the tightest, most seesawing matches in elite cricket's shortest international format.
Thu, Feb 12
The former staff and readers of Apple Daily are lamenting the loss of the city's press freedoms.
Wed, Feb 11
Seifert and Allen’s brutal power-hitting in an unbroken stand of 175 saw the Black Caps beat the United Arab Emirates by 10 wickets.
The massive blaze that engulfed seven apartment buildings killed 168 people on November 26, 2025, shattering a close-knit community.
Tue, Feb 10
"To think that the Laos authorities believe that those who were involved in killing our daughters is worth $185 is absolutely disgraceful."
The democracy advocate's arrest and trial raised concerns about the decline of press freedom in what was once an Asian bastion of media independence.
Mon, Feb 9
Tim Seifert helped the Black Caps overcome a second-over twin strike to make a winning start to the Twenty20 World Cup against Afghanistan.
At the same time, the US emphasised the need for China to join a future arms pact and accused Beijing of covert nuclear tests.
Sun, Feb 8
Anthony Albanese hailed the signing as a significant extension of existing security and defence cooperation. The text of the treaty has not been released.
Sat, Feb 7
China, which controls 70% of the world’s rare earths mining and 90% of the processing, has choked off the flow in response to Trump’s tariff war.
Thu, Feb 5
Melbourne man Michael Hurst was found unconscious by a group of skiers in Hokkaido on Monday.
Wed, Feb 4
Officials said the policy aims to address concerns after fatal EV accidents where doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside vehicles.
