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China’s Starlink rivalry, US-India tensions casting doubt over Quad: SCMP daily highlights
From America’s brute-force effort on rare earths to China’s jump in marriages, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
PM Modi to visit China for first time in 7 years as tensions with US rise
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China for the first time in over seven years, a government source said on ...
Russian economy headed for 'doom' as massive debts grow by 71%
Russia was subjected to “an unprecedented wave of sanctions” following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but the ...
Trump envoy meets with Putin in Moscow ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace deadline
As Trump's frustration grows over Russia's strikes on Ukraine, White House envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President ...
Putin and Trump's relationship has soured - but behind the posturing, a Ukraine deal is still possible
Steve Witkoff is visiting Moscow this week - is it a sign that an agreement between Russia and the US to end the fighting in ...
Trump’s relentless tariff strategy finally crashes into delicate geopolitical reality
President Donald Trump’s relentless use of tariffs to coerce foreign counterparts into favorable deals is about to run ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s special envoy Witkoff meets Putin for crunch ceasefire talks
US special envoy Steve Witkoff has met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in an attempt to convince the Russian president to sign a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine.US president Donald Trump has grown ...