A swift resolution of the Sino-Dutch row over the control of Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia is not likely, according to analysts, which means semiconductor supplies for the global car industry remain uncertain. That assessment comes a day after China’s Ministry of Commerce accused The Hague of “going its own way, without taking concrete steps to resolve the issue”, even as the mainland regulator considered exempting some Nexperia orders from an export ban that it imposed...

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The PR company CMS Strategic that reportedly planted a false story in the Times about Palestine Action has a series of intimate connections to the shadowy pro-Israel lobby group We Believe in Israel (WBII). This is of course the same WBII that boasted its role in machinating the proscription of the group. What’s more, vis-a-vis […]

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EU ministers have endorsed a 90% emissions reduction target for 2040, setting the stage for negotiations at COP30 amid disputes over carbon offsets.

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The Bolivarian leader also praises Lula da Silva for defending regional peace. On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro thanked Pope Leo XIV for calling for dialogue between Caracas and Washington following the United States’ military deployment in the Caribbean Sea. RELATED: Pope León XIV Urges Dialogue as U.S. Military Buildup Near Venezuela Raises Tensions “I […]

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Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng says it will roll out robotaxi services using Alibaba Group Holding’s mapping service Amap in 2026 as it applies artificial intelligence capabilities to marketable services and products. Three robotaxi models, along with a humanoid robot and two flying cars, would be the latest Xpeng products to woo consumers by applying its new vision language action (VLA) AI model, said He Xiaopeng, Xpeng chairman and CEO, on Wednesday. Xpeng’s driverless vehicles would be...

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A vote has been passed at Belfast City Hall to fly the Palestine flag on Saturday 29 November following a council vote passed by a margin of 41 to 15. Sinn Féin Councillor Ryan Murphy proposed the motion at the council’s monthly full meeting. Referencing the ongoing ceasefire violations of so-called ‘Israel’, he said: I’ve […]

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Prison mirrors society in its hierarchies. Its walls replicate the structures of caste, class, and privilege with cruel precision. This book joins a growing canon of India's prison literature.

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With China’s population expected to shrink over the next decade, an official publication has said an average annual economic growth rate of 4.17 per cent would be necessary to meet a headline target for long-term development by 2035 – providing greater clarity for what the government considers a success as it works to achieve the long-range benchmark. The latest proposals for the country’s next five-year plan – unveiled by the Communist Party’s Central Committee last month – do not specify...

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Taiwan’s participation in next year’s Apec summit in Shenzhen as a regional economy will depend on its adherence to the one-China principle, Beijing said on Wednesday, amid growing cross-strait tensions. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning was responding at a briefing to a Reuters question about Taipei’s claim that Beijing had imposed “numerous additional conditions” on its attendance at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. “Participating in Apec as a regional economy under the...

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Earlier this year, US defence secretary Pete Hesgeth drew widespread criticism after it was revealed that his secret Signal chat had a journalist in it. As a result of this massive blunder, Hesgeth inadvertently shared details of his illegal plans to bomb Yemen. All in all, then, it was a massive embarrassment which would have […]

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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is at the centre of a “huge scandal” after intervening in the online encyclopaedia’s page on Israel’s genocide in Gaza to soften its assertion that Israel is, indeed, committing genocide – a conclusion that aligns with the findings of the United Nations, World Court, human rights groups and genocide experts. Wikipedia: […]

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Nine months ago, I listened to New York state assemblyman Zohran Kwame Mamdani pitch his mayoral campaign on the Chapo Trap House podcast. I found him impressive, and could immediately see he was drawing from the Bernie Sanders playbook in the best possible way. Sanders’ 2016 presidential run was strongest, Mamdani told co-host Will Menaker, […]

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