Category: World

Harvey Weinstein ’s #MeToo retrial opened on Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations – plus a newly added claim from a … Read More

US President Donald Trump said a deal to halt the Ukraine war was “very close” Wednesday but hit out at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky over his refusal to formally cede … Read More

The European Parliament is in the “final stages” of discussions with Beijing about removing sanctions on its members, smoothing the way for normalised relations with the bloc, according to a … Read More

US President Donald Trump is considering reducing tariffs on some Chinese imports to a level of 50 per cent to 65 per cent, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, … Read More

China supports Iran holding nuclear talks with the United States, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his visiting Iranian counterpart on Wednesday, as the two top diplomats chastised America for its … Read More

Nearly 100 days in, Donald Trump’s second term as US president has been defined by his determination to upend the established order on nearly all fronts of domestic and foreign … Read More

German companies in China are being affected by rising trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce in China has found. The flash survey … Read More

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘He’s panicking’: Trump’s tariff … Read More

The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump. The penalties threaten … Read More

Americans elected President Donald Trump in hopes that he would fight inflation and boost the US economy, but as he approaches his 100th day in office, they are giving the … Read More