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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader for 36 years, has been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on his country, according to US President Donald Trump. Iran did not immediately confirm his death. As one of Iran’s longest-serving leaders, Khamenei has been almost as ubiquitous in Iranian society as his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who…

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TOKYO — There’s little doubt that China’s export engine is working its magic to get Asia’s biggest economy across the finish line to 5% growth. Clearly, China blowing past his tariffs in 2025 to rack up a record $1 trillion tradesurplus wasn’t on Donald Trump’s bingo card. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s economy did it in…

Following the burglary of a warehouse belonging to Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com on Monday, a judicial source has confirmed an investigation has begun on charges of theft by an organised gang. The incident came in the middle of the Christmas shopping season and took place in the town of Dugny, a northern suburb of Paris…

In its current fight with China over trade issues, the European Union is finding that its own economic and political weaknesses put it in a disadvantage when dealing with Beijing’s commercial and military juggernaut. Formally, the EU speaks with a single voice on international commerce. In reality, each of its 27 sovereign states can make…

North Korea is expected to showcase a new generation of strategic missiles and advanced weapons systems at a massive military parade this week, in what observers say is an attempt to project its growing ability to strike US and South Korean targets. Analysts predict that the parade will centre on a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic…