Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner | Rafael Behr

Donald Trump is teaching the world a lesson, but not the one he thinks. The attack on Iran was meant to be a dazzling display of military supremacy. It has instead illuminated... Read more »

Rise and fall of Prince Group raises awkward questions for Cambodia | Cambodia

A giant golden clam shell, illuminated by lurid neon lights and filled with playing cards and red dice, once glowed nightly on the facade of Sihanoukville’s Jin Bei casino. Today, the casino’s... Read more »

Trump’s threats to Nato reveal glaring absence of any strategy on Iran | US-Israel war on Iran

If there was a moment when the absence of a US strategy on Iran was exposed, then this was it. Donald Trump demanded on Saturday that the UK, China, France, Japan and... Read more »

Trump seeks to delay China summit as Vance denies ‘wedge’ over Iran war | Donald Trump

Donald Trump revealed that he had asked China to delay his forthcoming visit to Beijing while the war with Iran was continuing, as he attempted to strike a united front on Monday... Read more »

Trump asks China if visit to Beijing can be delayed a month due to Iran war | China

Trump has asked to delay his planned visit to Beijing by about a month due to the Iran war, after earlier hinting he might put the trip off if his prospective hosts... Read more »

Iran’s Hormuz blockade is its most powerful card against Trump and Israel. It won’t back down easily | Jack Watling

The US and Israeli decision to attack Iran has sent economic shockwaves around the world. About 20% of global oil supplies have been effectively blocked from transiting the strait of Hormuz since... Read more »

Raising Lobsters, 6G Coming, and China’s DIY Deity Trend

🔥 China Trend Watch (week 8 | 2026) Part of Eye on Digital China by Manya Koetse, China Trend Watch is an overview of what’s trending and being discussed on Chinese social... Read more »

Trump’s call for allied deployment to strait of Hormuz meets muted response | Strait of Hormuz

Countries including the UK, Japan, China and South Korea have said they are still considering their options but without making commitments after the US president, Donald Trump, urged them to send warships... Read more »

Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure | Apple

Apple announced late on Thursday it would lower the commission fees collected in its App Store in mainland China. The move follows pressure from regulators in the tech company’s second-largest market, as... Read more »

Mining’s toxic timebomb: dams full of poisonous waste are dotted around the world. What happens when they burst? | Mining

As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing through the fragile wall built to hold back mining waste in Zambia’s copper belt in February... Read more »