China Leads Fastest Nuclear Buildup, SIPRI Reports

  Nuclear-armed states are pulling warheads out of storage and mounting them on delivery systems, researchers warned on Monday, as weapons of mass destruction take on a sharper role in global politics at a moment when arms control frameworks are crumbling. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said the world’s nuclear powers held an estimated…

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China Reacts to Trump’s Iran Threat

  Beijing has called for an immediate cessation of military hostilities in the Middle East following United States President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash devastating strikes on the Islamic republic in the coming weeks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Thursday that “military means cannot fundamentally solve the problem, and…

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China Moves to End Ash Storage in Residential Flats

  Chinese authorities have moved to outlaw the practice of using residential apartments as makeshift burial spaces for cremated remains, as rising funeral costs and a struggling property market drove grieving families toward an unconventional and increasingly popular alternative. New regulations that came into force on Monday explicitly ban “the use of residential dwellings specifically…

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China-Nigeria Trade Surpasses $22B, Boosting Economic Ties, Says Ambassador

The trade volume between China and Nigeria has exceeded $22 billion, marking a significant milestone in the two countries’ growing economic relationship, China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, announced on Thursday. Speaking at the 1st Annual China-Nigeria Government Exchange Program Alumni Reunion Gala in Abuja, Yu confirmed that 2025 trade figures have already surpassed those…

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TikTok Strikes US Joint Venture Deal to Avert Ban Over Chinese Ownership

TikTok has reached a major breakthrough in its long-running battle to remain operational in the United States, announcing on Thursday that it has signed a joint venture agreement with US and international investors aimed at averting a looming ban tied to its Chinese ownership. According to an internal memo, TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew…

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The One-China Principle: Managing America’s Hazardous Interference

Music icon and human rights campaigner, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, is considered one of the best musicians that the African continent has ever produced. His music, no doubt, transcends the notion of entertainment. Fela’s Afrobeat creation, woven with such impressive aesthetic embellishments and backed up with maverick instrumentals, has made his songs alive, robust and entertaining even…

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The People’s Liberation Army of China: Lessons of Multiple Impact on National Advancement

For 94 years, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been a strategic and vital instrument in helping China’s government advance its policies and programmes to achieve national developmental goals. Marking its 94th anniversary on 1st August this year brings into focus the role that this military organisation has…

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