The U.S. has repeatedly denied involvement in Israel’s initial attack against Iran—a position that Iran has disputed as missiles continue to fly between the two countries and the risk of further escalation looms should the world’s biggest military be pulled into the fight, which has already killed hundreds and wounded more than a thousand since

Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter says the late Steve Jobs would phone colleagues “at any time, day or night, three in the morning … you’re on vacation, doesn’t matter,” a leadership habit he now calls a trait he will not repeat. What Happened: According to a recent CNBC report, Docter told Fast Company’s Most

China’s Xi headed to Central Asia summit in Kazakhstan (Image: AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Beijing on Monday for Astana, Kazakhstan, where he will attend the second China-Central Asia Summit.Xi will hold bilateral meetings before the summit on Tuesday, Kazakhstan’s presidency said. The heads of state of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will also

Foreign investment into the US could be threatened by Donald Trump’s new “revenge” taxes, analysts have warned. A provision within the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will allow the US to apply higher taxes on foreign individuals, businesses and investors connected to jurisdictions that impose “unfair foreign taxes” on US individuals and companies. Companies

Chinese diplomacy: a school of ancient wisdom President Xi last visited Kazakhstan in July 2024 at the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Following the talks, the two countries signed more than 30 agreements covering trade, technical and economic cooperation, transport, infrastructure and engineering, energy, industry, agriculture, and education. As Aliya Musabekova, Chief Expert at

Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to Kazakhstan for talks with Central Asian leaders, providing a counterpoint to a Group of Seven summit by visiting a vast region at the nexus of competing interests from Washington to Beijing. Xi, who’s making only his third overseas trip this year, is set to meet with Kazakh President

Ryan Hass is director of the John L. Thornton China Centre and the Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is also a senior fellow at the think tank’s Centre for Asia Policy Studies. He is a former diplomat with a focus on China and served as a

There’s a new craze in town and everyone, including celebrities, are jumping on the bandwagon. Labubu dolls are everywhere lately. Stores can’t keep them on shelves, resellers are selling them for crazy prices, and you can’t scroll for too long on TikTok without seeing a video of a Labubu unboxing. They are attracting kids, adults,