China — news through its media
Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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China's GDP Defies War: 5% Growth While the World Staggers
While war in Iran shakes global markets, Beijing posts 5% first-quarter growth — and no one reads this number the same way.
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Trump vs. Pope Leo XIV: When the President Thinks He's a Doctor and Defies 1.4 Billion Catholics
Trump posts an AI image of himself as a Christ figure, attacks the first American pope in history, then claims he saw himself as a doctor — even his evangelical allies are no longer following him.
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Europe After Orbán: Magyar Inherits a Hollowed Country and an EU Awaiting Its Due
Brussels is already calculating the price of Hungarian cooperation — 27 conditions, 35 billion frozen, and a 90 billion loan for Ukraine pending release.
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The Strait of Hormuz Blockade Put to the Test: Chinese Tankers, Round 2, and the Price of Defiance
A sanctioned Chinese oil tanker forces passage through the strait while Washington and Tehran negotiate behind closed doors for a second round—the blockade reveals its flaws before it has even truly begun.
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Israel Bombards Lebanon Four Days Before Negotiations: Baby Killed, UNIFIL Hit, Netanyahu in the South
An Israeli tank strikes UN vehicles, a baby dies under airstrikes during her father's funeral, and Netanyahu visits southern Lebanon as a conqueror — four days before Washington talks.
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Orbán Falls After 16 Years: Hungary Shifts Toward Europe and NATO
Peter Magyar proclaims the 'liberation' of Hungary as Orbán concedes a 'painful' defeat — Putin's most loyal ally in Europe has just lost power.
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Wartime inflation strikes the world: when filling up becomes a luxury from Tokyo to Toronto
US inflation jumps to a two-year high, the Bank of Japan freezes its rates, European airports warn of a kerosene shortage — the bill for the war in Iran arrives in wallets around the globe.
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The Strait of Hormuz Battle: Supertankers Force Passage, Iran Holds Global Energy Chokepoint
Chinese supertankers transit the strait under U.S. escort, but Iran asserts it has authorized no passage—a high-stakes standoff over the world's energy chokepoint is unfolding in real time.
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Hungary at a Crossroads: Orbán Gambles His 16 Years in Power Against a Former Ally Who Wants Him Out
Orbán's loyalists are fleeing the ship, polls show Magyar winning, and Trump promises prosperity to Budapest — but only if Orbán stays.
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While the world negotiates peace, Israel pounds Lebanon — and no one can stop it
13 Lebanese security agents killed in an Israeli strike, the WFP warns of a food crisis in Lebanon — and the US politely asks its ally to take a break.
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Moment of Truth in Islamabad: The US and Iran Face Off, but They're Playing Different Games
Vance lands in Islamabad as China secretly ships air defense systems to Tehran, Iran loses track of its own mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump announces there is no Plan B.
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