Ethiopian Airlines broke ground Saturday on a $12.5 billion airport in Bishoftu. Officials call it Africa’s biggest airport. When it opens in 2030, the facility will dwarf anything else on the continent—and that’s exactly what Ethiopia needs right now. The state-owned carrier didn’t just win the contract to use this airport. It’s building the thing. … Read more
Norwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken has died at 27. The International Biathlon Union confirmed this Tuesday. Bakken was found dead in his hotel room in Lavaze, Italian Alps. He was attending a training camp there. Local media reported the death early Tuesday morning. Bakken had been training normally. No one saw this coming. The young … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping didn’t show up Saturday for China’s annual Nanjing Massacre memorial. Pretty notable timing given Beijing and Tokyo are barely speaking to each other right now over Taiwan. China held the ceremony anyway at the national memorial centre in Nanjing, but kept everything unusually quiet. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said something last … Read more
China’s Ministry of Commerce dropped a significant announcement Friday: the world’s largest steel producer will require export licences for certain steel products starting January 1, 2026. This move comes as Chinese steel exports keep smashing records, while overseas countries slam up trade barriers to protect their domestic manufacturers from what they call a flood of … Read more
Thailand and Cambodia are at war again. Three Thai soldiers and seven Cambodian civilians died since Monday. Both sides blame each other for starting the violence that has torn apart a fragile ceasefire that US President Donald Trump backed just months ago. The fighting includes airstrikes and rockets, making it the worst violence since July … Read more
China’s trade surplus smashed through the $1 trillion mark in just 11 months, hitting $1.08 trillion by November even as shipments to the United States crashed by 29%. The numbers tell a remarkable story: while trade with United States keeps sliding down—now in its eighth straight month of double-digit declines—China has quietly built a record … Read more
Sweden made a tough call this Friday—cut development aid to five countries and send that money straight to Ukraine instead. The government says it’s phasing out help to Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Liberia, and Bolivia over the coming years, which will free up more than 2 billion crowns in the next two years alone. Minister for … Read more
Hundreds of people dead as Sri Lanka faces worst floods in decades. That’s not a headline anyone wanted to wake up to, but it’s the reality right now. Cyclone Ditwah smashed into the island nation on Nov. 28, and honestly, the damage is almost impossible to wrap your head around. We’re talking 355 people confirmed … Read more
Wang Fuk Court housing complex, Tai Po district, northern Hong Kong, Wednesday afternoon, eight blocks, 2,000 apartments, 4,600 people, residential high-rise towers, flames, blaze erupted, fire began, intense heat, thick smoke, upper floors, 32-storey towers, green construction mesh, bamboo scaffolding, fire still burning, Thursday afternoon, 24 hours, seven blocks, four blocks under control, operations continuing, … Read more
Portugal’s state holding company Parpublica received just three expressions of interest for a minority stake in flag carrier TAP by Saturday’s deadline, all from Europe’s largest airlines. The government fell short of hopes to attract major airlines outside the European Union, with only British Airways owner IAG, Air France-KLM, and Germany’s Lufthansa formally submitting bids … Read more
The West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens, creating unprecedented challenges for U.S. manufacturers seeking to build domestic magnet production capabilities. Nevada-based MP Materials faces critical shortages of dysprosium and terbium, threatening ambitious plans to produce super-strong magnets vital for electric vehicles, defence technology, and wind turbines despite receiving billions … Read more
Thousands of climate protesters hit the streets of Belem this Saturday, sweating under the brutal Brazilian sun while negotiators inside the COP30 summit venue wrapped up their first week of talks. The march brought out Indigenous people, young activists, and civil society groups—all fed up with watching governments and fossil fuel industries drag their feet … Read more
Beijing—China told citizens to avoid traveling to Japan this week, escalating a diplomatic fight that started when Japan’s new prime minister made comments about Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday that Sanae Takaichi’s “blatantly provocative remarks” have put travelers at risk, creating real concerns for their safety and security. The ministry now wants people … Read more
President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war has forced Canada into an unprecedented diplomatic pivot, with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shaking hands for the first time in eight years—a move that signals Ottawa’s desperate search for economic alternatives as Washington emerges as its biggest threat. The unthinkable is happening. Canadian and … Read more
Ahmad al-Sharaa, once an Al-Qaeda-backed rebel army fighter, will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday in the first ever visit by a Syrian head of state—marking an extraordinary transformation from jihadist to global statesman less than a year after his lightning power grab. From Battlefield Enemy to White House Guest … Read more
