China removes 3 lawmakers with defence-sector ties after top general probed

By Colleen Howe and Ethan Wang BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Three Chinese lawmakers with ties to the defence sector have been ...

China's Xi Jinping cautions Trump about US-Taiwan arms deal; Taipei says 'we don't worry too much'

In a telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon (Feb 4), Chinese President Xi Jinping, ...

Beyond the N-bomb: China, not Russia, now haunts the West

The lapse of US-Russia nuclear pact is not an accident of war or politics; it reflects a deeper strategic shift with the rise ...

Why did Xi Jinping hold back-to-back calls with Putin, Trump?

China's leader Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russia's Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump this week, ...

The future of globalisation? Less economic dependency on China, Canada’s Freeland hopes

Canada’s former deputy prime minister supports economic system ‘in which China works’ but other countries’ vulnerabilities ...
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Silver, gold tumble 10% as strong dollar, Fed jitters spark selloff

Silver and gold prices snapped a two-day rebound and declined sharply up to 10 per cent in the futures trade on Thursday amid weak trends in the international markets and a strong US dollar.

As US-Russia nuclear treaty expires, experts warn of runaway arms race

President Donald Trump has not committed to extending an agreement with Russia designed to cap nuclear weapons.