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China's export of electric trucks across Asia spikes, as Iran war fuels higher oil costs

China’s rapid adoption of e-trucks - from lighter vehicles to tractor-trailers - has partially shielded the world's biggest auto market from the impact of the conflict.

A driver resting in his electric truck while charging it at a station in Beijing, April 23, 2026.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

US charges 11 in $100K-per-person scheme arranging 1,000 sham marriages for Chinese nationals

A Kraken K3 Scout high-performance USV, Autonomous Surface Vehicle is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on September 09, 2025 in London, England.

UK naval drones sent data to China, raising US, European fears over Chinese components -report

US Attorney General Todd Blanche holds a press conference to discuss Tren de Aragua developments at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2026.

Chinese citizen pleads guilty to attempting to smuggle US military equipment to PRC


Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Pakistan defense agreement exposes limits of US military reliance- interview

Cyril Widdershoven, senior advisor at Blue Water Strategy, said that “Gulf leadership increasingly doubts that US power is able actually to prevent missile attacks and drone warfare."

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

China tourist sites closed, construction projects halted, as Typhoon Dolphin moves deeper inland

The strongest typhoon to hit China this year, Dolphin, was an unusually resilient storm system that traveled nearly 6,000 km before making landfall over the weekend.

A drone view shows a flooded village following heavy rainfall brought by Typhoon Dolphin, in Dajing town, Yueqing, Zhejiang province, China, August 10, 2026.

China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly

Reuters witnesses saw a bright flash high in the night sky after the launch of a Long March 7A rocket, followed by what appeared to be multiple glowing fragments.

People watch as a Long March 10B carrier rocket takes off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province, China, July 10, 2026. (Illustrative)

Typhoon Dolphin causes severe flooding in Shanghai, grounds hundreds of flights across east China

Many streets in Shanghai, the country's second most populated city, were flooded, including in the main commercial centers.

People wade through a flooded street after Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to Shanghai, China, August 10, 2026.

Russia, China could take advantage of low US weapons stockpiles to start war with America - NYT

Sources told the NYT that the shortage could last beyond the Trump administration’s tenure in office, leaving future presidencies vulnerable to Russian and Chinese attacks.

US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.

The West’s defense boom is colliding with an industrial base that can’t keep up - opinion

The West is spending record sums on weapons, but broken factories and fragile mineral supply chains are slowing the arsenal it desperately needs

The first produced ammunition from a new filling line for artillery ammunition, known as the "screw-type filling line" at ZVS holding, in Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia, December 16, 2025.

For Israel, peace with Saudi Arabia is not worth a nuclear arms race in the Middle East - opinion

Once Saudi Arabia has the capacity to enrich uranium, Turkey and Egypt might be the next in line to seek to accomplish the same.

Crown Prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, attends a forum in Washington in 2025.

US to join Russia, China in war on crime, Kash Patel says, as former FBI director warns of risks

The partnerships have involved personnel exchanges in which Chinese law enforcement officials have visited the United States and FBI agents have traveled to China to work on cases together.

: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 12, 2026.

Putin embraces the dark corners of Russia’s history – opinion

The topic of Ukraine’s western borders is of particular interest to Russia’s president, but his so-called Marxism-Leninism argument reveals his flawed logic

Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to present Gold Star medals to service members, who were involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine and awarded the title of Hero of Russia, in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound

The impact will occur on the side of the Moon facing Earth and could raise a cloud of dust and rock fragments that may remain visible through sensitive telescopes for several minutes.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026.