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A general view of rescue team members and emergency vehicles arriving at the Liushenyu coal mine after a gas explosion in Changzhi, in northern China's Shanxi province, on May 23, 2026. (CNS / AFP)
May 23, 2026, 10:22 am
Gas explosion at Chinese coal mine kills at least 90 people, state media says
Rescuers retrieve most of the 247 workers who were underground during blast in northern Shanxi province, in country’s worst mining disaster in 17 years
By Isabel KUA
Illustrative: A rocket carrying two satellites lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu province on July 25, 2019. (CN-STR / AFP)
April 15, 2026, 10:02 am
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US military bases in Middle East – report
IRGC bought satellite in late 2024 after it was launched into space, and directed it to monitor bases before and after missile and drone strikes on them, Financial Times says
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Iran's domestically built missiles and satellite carriers are displayed in a permanent exhibition at a recreational area in northern Tehran, Iran, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 11, 2026, 12:18 pm
US intel said to assess Iran can recover underground launchers, fire thousands of missiles
Officials concerned Iran will rebuild ballistic capabilities during truce, WSJ says; CNN reports that US intelligence indicates China preparing to ship air defense systems to Iran
By ToI Staff
People wave Iranian flags and chant slogans in a memorial for school children who were killed during a strike on a school in southern town of Minab on February 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 8, 2026, 8:54 am
Trump says he believes China got Iran to come to the negotiating table
Iranian officials cited by NYT also say Beijing stepped in at last minute amid concern of economic fallout, as deadline loomed for Trump’s threats to strike crucial infrastructure
By AFP and ToI Staff
Jewish Mandarin Chinese speakers gather in New York City roughly once a month to speak the language and share their experiences. (Jackie Hajdenberg/ JTA)
March 14, 2026, 2:13 am
For Chinese-speaking Jews in New York, ‘Mazel Tofu’ offers a new kind of community
The collective of Jewish Mandarin speakers formed two years ago through an only-in-NYC tale of serendipity and Jewish geography, and now meets monthly
By Jackie Hajdenberg
An Iranian flag is placed among the ruins of a police station struck during the US–Israeli bombing campaign in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 3, 2026, 8:31 pm
Russia, China and Turkey push for immediate end to Iran war
Erdogan condemns both sides of conflict, says Ankara making ‘intense’ diplomatic effort to end fighting; Chinese FM tells Israeli counterpart force ‘will only bring new problems’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, near the Kremlin Wall during the national celebrations of the "Defender of the Fatherland Day" in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
February 24, 2026, 4:56 pm
Four years after invading Ukraine, Russia is isolated and broken – but not done
Despite a shattered economy, severe labor shortages and a failed pivot to Asia, Putin refuses to yield, dragging the entire region deeper into a bloody war of attrition
By Ksenia Svetlova
Illustrative: Lion dancers perform at Dongyue Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Horse in Beijing on February 17, 2026. (Pedro PARDO / AFP)
February 24, 2026, 2:02 pm
China pivoting toward antisemitism, driven by geopolitics, report finds; China rejects ‘unfounded’ claims
JPPI says Beijing’s escalating rivalry with the US, alignment with Muslim nations, and adoption of anti-Western narratives is changing its previously positive attitude to Jews
By Zev Stub
US President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/ Getty Images/ AFP)
February 1, 2026, 8:10 am
Last US-Russia nuclear weapons pact set to end, with Trump mum on extension
New START treaty expires this week, ending decades of agreements between two top nuclear powers; White House says president wants China to join next pact, but nothing in the works
By Shaun Tandon
Gen. Zhang Youxia, then-vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission attends the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
January 26, 2026, 3:40 am
China’s top general accused of leaking nuclear weapons secrets to US – report
Zhang Youxia, 75, also reportedly probed over efforts to build his own sphere of influence within Communist Party, is latest top official targeted in Xi Jinping’s purge
By ToI Staff and AP
US President Donald Trump talks to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, December 5, 2025. (Dan Mullan/Pool Photo via AP)
January 24, 2026, 7:16 pm
Amid escalating spat, Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over China trade deal
Threat comes as tensions rise between Washington and Ottawa over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland, repeated suggestion that Canada become the 51st American state
By AP
A woman uses her phone in front of TikTok's booth during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 19, 2026. (Ina Fassbender / AFP)
January 23, 2026, 9:56 am
TikTok finalizes deal to create US entity and retrain algorithm, avoiding ban
Trump thanks China’s Xi as joint venture announced to save behemoth video app; China’s ByteDance would keep algorithm but license it out, despite US law banning ‘cooperation’ on it
By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Check Point Software Technologies offices in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
January 14, 2026, 3:11 pm
Beijing tells local firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software
Sources say Check Point Software Technologies on list of banned companies, along with US firms Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Freed hostage Nimrod Cohen and his family members arrive in a Chery vehicle at their home in Rehovot, October 16, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 3:55 pm
IDF swerves away from Chinese cars, driven by worries of spies lurking in everyday tech
Army bans China-made autos from bases and reportedly recalls electric vehicles leased to senior officers, which experts warn are a nearly ‘perfect platform’ for espionage
By Stav Levaton
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
October 30, 2025, 7:59 am
Trump orders US to restart nuclear weapons testing for first time since 1992
Not clear whether US president, who makes declaration ahead of meeting China’s Xi, is referring to nuclear-explosive testing or flight testing of nuclear-capable missiles
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Ismail Shakil, Kanishka Singh and Andrea Shalal
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