WORLD

  NEW DELHI | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called on BRICS countries to strengthen unity among the Global South and play an active, stabilizing and positive role in global affairs. In a speech when attending the second day of BRICS summit in New Delhi, Xi also …

  The only stable solution to the impasse in the Gulf is one that involves China and increases economic integration in the region   COMMENT | SIMON JOHNSON & AMIR KERMANI |   On Aug.24, the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, launched an “economic D-Day” programme, intended to cut Iran off from …

  And it’s unlike anything NASA has done   COMMENT | RICHARD DE GRIJS | How do you explore a place where the sun never shines? China’s space programme will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration missions in recent years. We’ve known for nearly two decades that …

JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Tuesday announced a series of retaliatory measures against Britain over its latest moves targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The measures include closing the British Consulate in Jerusalem, removing British representatives from the U.S.-led International Gaza Support Center, …

PARIS | Xinhua | The first International Space Summit opened on Wednesday, with nearly 120 foreign delegations discussing the future of space, from security and regulation to commercial development. But several major U.S. space companies were absent after reportedly coming under pressure from the U.S. administration. The withdrawals reflect growing …

  However, the groups differ in how they think about the technology   COMMENT | SARA HARMOUCH | Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but it makes existing tactics cheaper, faster and easier. That is the central argument of a July 2026 report from the U.S.-based think …

  SHENZHEN | Xinhua | New popular literature and art, characterized by broad public participation in the era of the internet and AI, are helping China better express itself and contribute to a fairer global cultural order, according to a think tank report released on Sunday. Titled “The Flourishing Development …

COMMENT | AGNES AISTLEITNER | For the past two years, much of the global conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) has focused on massive, centralised platforms and powerful tools capable of answering questions within closed ecosystems. Yet, standing in the auditorium at Strathmore University during ClawCon Nairobi, surrounded by more than …

  SHENZHEN | Xinhua |  A consensus on jointly promoting the prosperity and development of the Asia-Pacific region was unveiled at the Asia-Pacific Media Forum, which kicked off on Saturday in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. More than 400 representatives from over 40 countries and regions, as well as from …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  Across the United States, opposition to the construction of new AI data centers is growing, with residents raising concerns about their impact on local communities. The data centers, supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, have emerged as a key topic ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. …