Havana, Cuba

Cuba’s Díaz-Canel Defends Nationwide Military Drills as Deterrent After Trump Warns Havana to ‘Make a Deal’ or Face Venezuela-Style Fate

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Saturday defended extensive military preparedness exercises underway across the island, describing them as essential deterrence against what Havana sees as escalating threats from the United States. The comments come amid soaring tensions following a dramatic...
Syria Frees 126 Minors From Former Kurdish-Run Prison in Raqqa After State Takeover

Syria Frees 126 Minors From Former Kurdish-Run Prison in Raqqa After State Takeover

Syria’s government has freed at least 126 minors who had been held at a northern prison previously run by Kurdish forces, state media reported on Saturday, following Damascus’ takeover of the facility under a recent agreement. State television broadcast footage...
Giant panda

Japan Says Goodbye to Its Final Giant Pandas as Popular Ueno Zoo Twins Head Back to China Amid Strained Bilateral Ties

Panda lovers in Tokyo bid an emotional farewell on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of giant pandas set to return to China this week, a departure that will leave Japan without the beloved black-and-white bears for the first time...
H-1 blasts into the sky at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region

China Successfully 3D Prints Metal in Space for the First Time, Advancing Ambitions for Future Space Infrastructure

China has successfully conducted its first metal 3D printing experiment in space, marking a major advance in the country’s efforts to develop in-orbit manufacturing technologies. The breakthrough experiment was carried out by a retrievable scientific payload developed by the Institute...
Iran

Iran Warns of “Regret-Inducing” Military Response as Tensions Rise With US Over Naval Deployments

A senior Iranian military commander said on Saturday that the country’s armed forces are prepared to deliver a “regret-inducing” response to any hostile action by its adversaries, as tensions remain elevated between Tehran and Washington. Speaking at a national congress...
AI+ demonstration area at the Zhongguancun Exhibition Center in Beijing, capital of China

China’s AI Hub Takes Shape in Beijing as City Ranks First Nationwide in Large Model Registrations

Beijing has emerged as China’s leading city for the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) models, with the highest number of registered large-scale AI systems nationwide, Mayor Yin Yong said on Sunday. Delivering a government work report at the...
Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission attends the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China

China Probes Top Military General Zhang Youxia in Major Corruption Investigation as Xi Tightens Grip on PLA

China’s top military leadership has been shaken by a new corruption probe, with the Defense Ministry announcing on Saturday that Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Zhang Youxia is under investigation for “suspected serious violations of discipline and...
Greenland

US Defense Strategy Downgrades Europe, Elevates Greenland as Washington Pivots Toward Homeland Security and China Deterrence

The United States has formally downgraded Europe in its global defense priorities while elevating Greenland to a core homeland security concern, according to a newly released National Defense Strategy that underscores Washington’s strategic pivot toward China and the Western Hemisphere....
NATO Allies, Afghanistan

NATO Allies Rebuke Trump Over Afghanistan Remarks, Citing Frontline Combat and Heavy Casualties Alongside US Forces

America’s NATO allies have pushed back forcefully against U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that allied forces stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan, with European leaders, defense officials and veterans calling the remarks inaccurate and...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Carney’s Defiant Davos Speech Triggers Trump Backlash, Raising Fears for Fragile US–Canada Trade Pact

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s high-profile debut on the world stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos has gone viral at home — but it has also triggered a fierce backlash from U.S. President Donald Trump and his inner...
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