geopolitics

Paramount appears to sway DOJ staff on Warner Bros. takeover: Semafor

At least 31 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon.

Low manufacturing costs in China are keeping many European businesses' supply chains in the country despite pressure in the EU to reduce overseas reliance.

China says it hopes Iran war parties can meet each other halfway Reuters

The rally in the global aluminum market could spur record exports of the metal from China, where elevated prices are capping consumption.

Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "crush" Hezbollah.

Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as investors assess fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and ongoing negotiations.

Prolonged Iran war could spur 'series of' US rate hikes: Fed's Kashkari

War, empire, and the forgotten power of the United Nations.

China’s diplomats are on an “AI governance” offensive. At a May 5 United Nations meeting, China’s vice minister of science and technology championed China’s role in shaping U.N.-led frameworks that determine how the technology should be built and used. Just a week earlier, two top Chinese AI experts