China’s Economy Leans on Infrastructure as Consumers Pull Back
A steep slide in housing prices has left consumers less prosperous and less willing to spend, but the government is pouring money into new rail lines and other projects. Source link
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Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia
Daniel Duggan was arrested in 2022 over claims he illegally trained the Chinese military in South Africa. Source link
The Pope in Africa
The continent is crucial to the future of the church, but it’s also the center of long-running tensions over some of Catholicism’s most charged issues. Source link
U.K.’s Starmer Summons U.S. Social Media Companies Over Child Safety Online
The British prime minister will meet with executives from Meta, Google and other companies on Thursday as his government explores how to protect children from online harms. Source link
Pakistani Mediators Arrive in Tehran in Bid to Keep U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Alive
The diplomacy came as the U.S. Navy locked down trade to Iranian ports, and Iran responded by threatening critical shipping routes across the region. Source link
Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures
The Saudi league, established in 2022, attracted some of the sport’s biggest stars with huge contracts. Source link
Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality
President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a “pretty reasonable” new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the United States. Source link
Shakespeare Bought One Property in London. Now We Know Exactly Where.
In confirming the precise location of William Shakespeare’s Blackfriars house, a British scholar raises fresh questions about what he intended to do with it. Source link
Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis
Fighting that erupted in 2023 has forced millions from their homes and left widespread hunger that is now being compounded by strife in the Middle East. Source link
Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done
The BBC’s chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify. Source link