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US and EU are supporting infrastructure projects in Angola, which has historically been closer to Russia and China
When Joe Biden travels to Angola on Sunday, it will be the first trip to an African country of his presidency and the first to the continent by a sitting US president since Barack Obama visited Kenya and Ethiopia in 2015.
It is a marker of how Africa’s 54 countries are increasingly courted by global powers, drawn to the continent by geopolitical shifts and an abundance of minerals needed for electric cars and other battery-powered technologies.

A report highlights the impact of social determinants on cardiovascular health among Asian-Americans, urging researchers to consider experiences of different subgroups Numerous factors - including ...

The US is in the early stages of an investigation into potential Chinese hacking of American telecommunications companies, according to a top intelligence official.

In an all too predictable turn of events, Salt Typhoon, an infamous Chinese state actor, has reportedly hijacked government systems to breach several American broadband providers and gain access to ...

The U.S. government is laser-focused on bringing American companies to Iraq to rebuild its energy sector in an attempt to edge out Chinese investors.

Despite a promising domestic market, the Chinese pro wrestling community has been battling for recognition and financial stability for decades

At least two people were killed and several more injured after an explosion near Karachi airport in Pakistan on Sunday night. A local official said initial reports suggested a tanker exploded outside the airport while authorities were working to determine if the explosion was part of an attack. In a statement emailed to journalists the separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), claimed the explosion was an attack carried out by them using an improvised explosive device. The group said they deliberately targeted 'a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and investors' coming from Karachi’s airport. The Chinese embassy in Pakistan condemned the attack and called for a thorough investigation.

Lobby group UK Steel said country faces ‘cliff edge’ in 2026 when current protections run out
The UK steel industry has called for the government to consider further protectionist trade measures as it braces for a flood of imported steel amid a global glut driven by China.
UK Steel, a lobby group, said the global industry has 543m tonnes of excess steel, 70 times more than the UK uses each year, in analysis published on Monday. It said the UK faces a “cliff edge” in 2026 when current protections run out.

James Beard nominated chef Erling Wu-Bower offers deeply delicious food that challenges culinary and cultural identity.

Maxwells Trading, the restaurant in Chicago by three-time James Beard-nominated chef and partner Erling Wu-Bower, makes deeply delicious, Asian-influenced, intimately American food that challenges ...

Lai Ching-te argues the reverse may be true because the Republic of China – the mantle that nationalists carried with them to Taiwan – predates the People’s Republic
It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island’s president has said.
Lai Ching-te, who took office in May, is as a separatist. He rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying the island is a country called the Republic of China that traces its origins back to the 1911 revolution overthrowing the last imperial dynasty.