The Latest Breaking News from China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As the Taiwanese government seeks to respond to China’s unification pressure campaign, a significant impediment is the self-governing island’s own political polarization — which, in some respects, is worsening.

China's ultra-secret national party congress meeting - at which the process of appointing a new leadership will begin - will shape China's future. Jason Young explains what's at stake.

NEW DELHI: It's been nearly 8 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, leading to the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

Oil futures fell on Wednesday as a gloomy economic outlook and a strong dollar outweighed supply concerns stemming from last week's OPEC+ cut to its production target. Brent crude futures were down $1.42, or 1.5 %, at $92.87 a barrel by 1315 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude was down…

LIMA, Peru — When Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was meeting with Pedro Castillo in Lima, the Peruvian president was facing impeachment for a litany of charges — and not for the first time.

Also in this week’s mailbag: a discussion of Maria Sakkari’s oscillating career and a consideration of the height of chair umpires’s seats.

China's Communist Party has "prioritised national interests" and displayed a "fighting spirit" in the past five years, it said on Wednesday, in the most explicit acknowledgement yet that it has put domestic factors first in dealings with other countries.

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Britain industrialised first, and several other nations in Western Europe and North America followed soon thereafter, says Jared Rubin

Elon Musk confirmed he was buying Twitter to the tune of £40billion earlier this year, and after numerous setbacks it is finally back on track. He has big plans for the platform, and here’s how it could change

BEIJING: China has allowed rare, close-up access to some of its most advanced ballistic missiles, as President Xi Jinping touts efforts to deter the US ahead of a key leadership reshuffle next week.