China approves new lunar sample applications from research institutions
China’s space agency has released the approved list for the ninth batch of lunar sample research applications, allowing successful applicants to borrow samples returned by the Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 missions.…
PLA joint operations in amphibious landing exercise shown in rare footage
Official Chinese media on Monday for the first time provided details of an amphibious landing exercise of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), showing an aircraft carrier group providing support…
Trump’s rewriting of reality on jobs numbers is chilling, but it could backfire
When authoritarianism encroaches, apologists often present a strongman’s power grabs as rational — even imperative for the national good. Top Trump administration aides followed that playbook on Sunday, justifying the…
Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an ‘expanding war’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of not wanting a ceasefire deal and requested that the International Red Cross bring food and medical care to hostages held in…
Xi meets EU leaders in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on China and the European Union (EU) to provide more stability and certainty for the world through steady and sound China-EU relations, according…
At least 12 killed in deadly clashes as border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia escalates
Armed clashes on the remote, disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand killed at least 12 people on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of tensions that threatens to erupt into a…