China

Corporate

Morocco Surpasses Kenya in Africa’s Avocado Exports, Reaching 141,000 Tons in 2025

Morocco has overtaken Kenya to become Africa's leading avocado exporter in 2025, shipping 141,000 tons of the fruit—a 90% increase compared to the previous year, according to the FAO Tropical Fruits Market Review.

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Asia Pacific

China’s Lin Jian Reaffirms One-China Policy, Praises Growing Interest in Chinese Lifestyle

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reaffirmed China's One-China policy during a press conference on Feb. 6, 2026, while also highlighting the increasing global interest in Chinese culture and lifestyle.

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Asia Pacific

Philippines-China Tensions Resurface Amid Regional Geopolitical Shifts

The Philippines and China have long maintained a complex relationship, but recent rhetoric from Philippine military officials has reignited tensions over territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea, a region the U.S. formally named in 2011.

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US Politics

Firefighters Battle Major Blaze in Imizamo Yethu, Cape Town

Firefighters are working to contain a large blaze in the Imizamo Yethu area of Hout Bay, Cape Town, as officials warn residents to keep emergency access clear and donate supplies to support frontline responders.

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Corporate

Greece Breaks Tourism Records with 35 Million Visitors and €22 Billion Revenue in 2025

Greece shattered tourism records in 2025 with over 35 million international visitors and €22 billion in tourism revenue, outpacing the previous year's total well before year-end.

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US Politics

Trump Warns of China Benefits as Supreme Court Rejects Tariff Plan, Birthright Citizenship Case Looms

Former President Donald Trump has warned that the Supreme Court's rejection of his tariff plan could lead to a favorable ruling for China in his ongoing birthright citizenship case, escalating tensions with the judiciary and trade partners.

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Asia Pacific

Chinese Ambassador Invites Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to Visit Beijing

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit Beijing, underscoring the deepening diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations.

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US-Politik

Regierung setzt auf Diplomatie und Abschreckung: Iranischer Offizieller

Die iranische Regierung setzt auf Diplomatie und Abschreckung, um Krieg zu vermeiden, obwohl sie von 'unvorhergesehenen externen Bedrohungen' spricht, sagte eine hochrangige Regierungsbeamte.

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Política de EE.UU.

Gobierno enfocado en evitar la guerra: funcionario iraní

El gobierno iraní prioriza la diplomacia y la disuasión para evitar la guerra, a pesar de lo que llama 'amenazas externas sin precedentes', según un alto funcionario del gobierno.

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Asien-Pazifik

Pakistanische Luftangriffe auf Afghanistan: Was ist die Strategie im Streit mit dem Taliban-Regime?

Pakistan hat am Sonntag Luftangriffe in Afghanistan gestartet, um militante Lager nahe der Grenze zu bekämpfen, während die Spannungen mit Indien aufgrund der neuen Regierung in Afghanistan ansteigen.

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Diplomacy & Trade

Green Leaf Innovations Positioned for Massive Growth as Premium Cigar Market can Expand in the Island of CUBA

Green Leaf Innovations Inc., a Florida-based premium cigar distributor, highlighted potential opportunities from Cuba's tobacco industry as demand outstrips supply worldwide. The company, which trades as GRLFD on OTC Pink, imports cigars from Nicaraguan makers with Cuban roots.

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Diplomacy & Trade

Sea row deepens Duterte-Marcos rift

A deepening rift between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has emerged over clashing strategies in the Philippines' South China Sea dispute with China. The divide threatens alliance structures and investor confidence, according to analysts at GlobalSource Partners.

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Diplomacy & Trade

US To Create Online Portals For Europeans, Other Non-Americans To Access Banned Content: Report

The US State Department is developing an online portal at freedom.gov to let Europeans and other non-Americans access content banned in their countries, such as hate speech and propaganda, sources told Reuters. The project aims to counter foreign censorship but has drawn internal pushback and official denials.

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Olympics & More

(Olympics) Ex-bobsleigh medalist Won Yun-jong elected to IOC Athletes’ Commission | Yonhap News Agency

Won Yun-jong, South Korea's 2018 Olympic bobsleigh silver medalist, topped the voting for the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission Thursday. He becomes the third South Korean and first Winter Olympian elected to the group.

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Conflicts & Security

Pakistan summons an Afghan diplomat after a suicide attack kills 11 soldiers

Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat Wednesday to protest a suicide bombing that killed 11 soldiers and a girl near the Afghan border. The attack took place Monday in the northwestern Bajaur district, which officials blame on insurgents based in Afghanistan.

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