
China’s exports grew sharply in April despite Donald Trump’s “liberation” day tariffs on shipments to the US, strengthening Beijing’s hand ahead of crucial trade negotiations due to start this weekend. ... read full post
Pakistan claimed it had downed five Indian fighter jets over Kashmir and other regions, including the 4.5th-generation Rafale operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) after India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ on terror training camps in Pakistan as retribution for the Pahalgam terror attack. ... read full post
The UAE is sending advanced Chinese-made weaponry to Sudan in defiance of an arms embargo, according to a new report. Amnesty International said its investigation found that weaponry made in China had been captured in Khartoum. ... read full post
Chiang Kai-shek’s mausoleum has officially been consigned to history, with Taiwan’s military reclassifying the site in the city of Taoyuan as a “camp area” – the latest move by the island’s independence-leaning authorities to erase the legacy of the former Kuomintang (KMT) leader. ... read full post
Kinda sucks that this stuff still hasn’t been addressed. ... read full post
The Crucible has been home to some of the most significant moments in snooker history. Minds will spring immediately to Dennis Taylor’s dramatic triumph in 1985, or one of Stephen Hendry or Ronnie O’Sullivan’s many victories on the grandest stage this sport has to offer. ... read full post

The article was titled “Today, It Is Necessary to Revisit On Protracted War.” ... read full post