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Public opinion in China is becoming noticeably more hawkish. A new study by the Carter Center, based on surveys of around 6,500 people across mainland China, shows declining trust in the outside world and rising support for a tougher national stance.   This shift comes as tensions grow between China and the United States, as well as its regional allies.   Chinese Public Now Sees the United States as a Strategic Threat The biggest c...

A major court case in the United States has shaken the tech industry. A jury in Los Angeles ruled that Meta and YouTube helped create addictive platforms that harmed a young woman’s mental health. The 20-year-old plaintiff, known as Kaley, was awarded $6 million in damages after arguing she became addicted to social media as a child.   Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and Google, which owns YouTube, designed...

Indonesia has signed a major new trade deal with the United States, cutting tariffs and strengthening business ties in a move that could reshape global trade flows.   Under the agreement, US tariffs on Indonesian goods will drop from 32% to 19%. In return, Indonesia will remove tariffs on 99% of American products.   The deal could make everyday goods cheaper and easier to trade between the two countries, while strengthening economic...

Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought immense destruction but no clear victor. What many observers expected to last weeks has become the longest major war fought on European soil since World War II. The conflict has reshaped Europe’s security landscape, devastated Ukraine, strained Russia’s military and economy, and tested the cohesion of the Western alliance.   Russia has fail...

Economic inequality in the Philippines is no longer just a social issue. It is becoming a political one. New data shows that wealthy elites are tightening their grip on political power while millions of Filipino families struggle with rising costs, weak wages, and limited public services. The result is a widening gap that is reshaping both democracy and daily life.   According to global watchdog Oxfam, billionaires are “4,000 times m...