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The numbers are in, and they paint a picture that defies the conventional wisdom of Washington’s trade hawks. In 2025, China’s trade surplus surged to a record high of US$1.2 trillion (£900 billion). In December alone, the surplus reached US$114 billion, driven by a higher-than-expected 6.6% growth in exports and…

In recent months, the EU has suffered the most serious diplomatic defeats. This will only change in the future if the member states possess greater military power, Karl-Heinz Paqué writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

The U.S. and Taiwan trade deal will reduce tariffs to 15% from 20%. It will also pour $250 billion in direct investments in U.S. chip manufacturing, as well as another $250 billion in credit guarantees to Taiwanese tech companies

Trump remains open to military intervention if Tehran continues to exact lethal force on protesters in the ongoing nationwide demonstrations, US representatives told the UN Security Council on Thursday.

China slammed the agreement for carrying ‘sovereign connotations’

France is now providing two-thirds of the intelligence Ukraine needs in its war with Russia, President Emmanuel Macron said, overtaking the United States as Kyiv’s main source of intelligence support.

For years, homeowners in high-tax states have complained about the $10,000 cap on State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions. It felt like a penalty for living in a nice neighborhood with good schools. Washington finally moved the needle, and the new tax legislation has technically raised that cap to $40,000…

European nations have begun deploying troops to Greenland as diplomatic tensions surge after United States President Donald Trump revived controversial claims that the U.S. must control the territory, drawing firm rejection from Denmark and Greenland and raising geopolitical alarm.

China’s public response to the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro played out in a fairly predictable way, with condemnation of a “brazen” act of force against a sovereign nation and accusation of Washington acting like a “world judge.”

Former teacher McKenna Kindred has moved to Idaho after pleading guilty over a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals