There is a view in Washington that the U.S. operation against Iran has been a dramatic setback for China. This perspective stems from a belief that in launching Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. has not only degraded the Iranian regime but also diminished China’s standing in the region and beyond. A corollary to this argument is the idea that the U.S. has sent a message of deterrence to Beijing with this operation, and thus the war fits into a broader China strategy. These claims rest on several faulty assumptions, namely that Iran is China’s most important partner in the Middle…
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a decisive election victory in opposition-held West Bengal, a key eastern state of more than 100 million people, marking a dramatic shift in a state long seen as resistant to the party’s rise. According to results announced Monday, the BJP secured 206 of the 294 assembly seats. The result allows the BJP to expand its political dominance beyond the Hindi-speaking heartland of northern and central India. West Bengal, a largely Bengali-speaking state, had been ruled by a regional party, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), since 2011. The party’s leader Mamata…
AutomobilesJapanese carmaker will also combine 2 production lines in UK’s Sunderland plantNissan’s factory in Sunderland, U.K. The company employs about 9,300 people across the European region. © ReutersLONDON (Financial Times) — Nissan plans to cut about 10% of its European workforce and combine the two production lines at its Sunderland plant in the U.K., as part of a restructuring aimed at easing the carmaker’s financial difficulties. Source link
Merve Gül Aydoğan Ağlarcı05 May 2026•Update: 05 May 2026The UN on Tuesday strongly denounced missile and drone attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, warning of the risk of renewed hostilities in the region.”We are deeply concerned that multiple missiles and drones were launched at the United Arab Emirates on May 4, which reportedly resulted in three people injured and caused a fire at an oil facility in the Fujairah oil industry zone,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference.He added that “several strikes targeting vessels took place in and around the…
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Baku, May 5, AZERTACOn May 5, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, and their daughter Leyla Aliyeva visited the 19th Azerbaijan International Agricultural Exhibition and Forum – Caspian Agro Week – and the 31st Azerbaijan International Food Industry Exhibition – InterFood Azerbaijan – at the Baku Expo Center.Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov briefed the head of state and the First Lady on the exhibitions.He noted that the geography of the exhibitions has expanded further this year, with 447 companies from 45 countries participating. For the first time, Brazil, Ethiopia, and Northern Cyprus are represented…
A unit of Malaysian state firm Petronas has awarded domestic shipping firm MISC a contract for the supply, operation and maintenance of a floating LNG import terminal that would become the third regasification terminal in Malaysia, the world’s fifth-largest LNG exporter. Source link
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) warns that only a few companies will be granted stablecoin issuer licenses going forward. According to the HKMA’s Chief Executive Eddie Yue, future approvals will depend on the market’s performance based on the first two approved operations. HKMA warns of limited stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) granted its first two licenses for stablecoin issuers under Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025. However, the regulator warned that future approvals will be “very limited.” The plan is to observe how the market develops before issuing any…
DC vs CSK Live Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals once again struggled badly with the bat at home as they managed only 155/7 against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. On a slow surface that offered help to the spinners and slower bowlers, Delhi’s batting lineup never looked comfortable and failed to build momentum through the innings. The early warning signs arrived quickly after opener Pathum Nissanka threw away his start while trying to attack Mukesh Choudhary’s slower delivery. Nissanka scored 19 off 15 balls before finding the fielder at mid-on.…
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