9:38 am, Wednesday, 21 January 2026
BREAKING NEWS
COP30 Looks to Pull Global Business Deeper Into Climate Action
Few CEOs in Belem, big expectations for deals At the UN’s COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, business leaders are
U.S. Sanctions Help Create China’s New $23 Billion AI Tycoon
Sanctions fuel domestic AI boom A 31-year-old Chinese tech founder has become one of the country’s fastest-rising billionaires after U.S.
Seoul Proposes Military Talks as Tensions Spike Along DMZ
Offer aims to stop accidents on fortified frontier South Korea has formally proposed fresh military talks with North Korea to
COP30 Enters Final Week With Deep Divisions Over Money and Fossil Fuels
Last-ditch bargaining over finance and fossil fuel phaseout As the COP30 climate summit in Brazil’s Amazonian city of Belem moves
AMERICA STILL DRAWS TOP FOREIGN STUDENTS — BUT THE PULL IS UNDER THREAT
Foreign PhDs stay high despite political turbulence New data show that the United States remains a magnet for top international
CHINA STEPS INTO CLIMATE SPOTLIGHT AS U.S. SKIPS COP30 IN BRAZIL
China’s pavilion and power at COP30 At the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, China is seizing a central role
Chinese coast guard ships extend tense Senkaku patrol streak
Security implications in the East China Sea Japan is facing a new phase of tension in the East China Sea
Enbridge Pushes Ahead With $1.4 Billion Project to Boost Canadian Oil Flows
Pipeline expansion deepens North American energy ties Pipeline operator Enbridge is moving forward with a roughly $1.4 billion project to
Chile’s Presidential Race Tilts Right as Crime and Migration Dominate Debate
Crime fears and border security reshape campaign Chile’s next presidential election is still months away, but the political mood has
Myanmar Turns to Solar Power as War Batters Its Grid
Households and clinics improvise amid chronic blackouts Myanmar is rapidly embracing small-scale solar power as civil war, sanctions and fuel
