Category: World

China's state television network CCTV has suspended broadcasts of Spain's La Liga football competition following controversial remarks attributed to Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, escalating a dispute that has also cost the French international several commercial partnerships. The suspension took effect on Monday night, with television coverage involving Mbappé and promotional material featuring the player also withdrawn. The development prompted an apology from La Liga president Javier Tebas, who sought to contain the damage to

Transit cargo shipments through Russia’s Northern Sea Route are expected to exceed seven million tonnes in 2026, nearly doubling last year’s volume, according to a forecast by state nuclear corporation Rosatom. Vladimir Panov, Rosatom’s head of Arctic development, said the increase would establish a new record for cargo travelling through the Arctic corridor rather than originating from projects within the region. He also expects total freight movements along the route to surpass 40 million tonnes this year. The projections underline growing commercial

Britain must prepare to fight a war alongside its allies within little more than 1,000 days, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has warned, citing the expanding military capabilities of hostile states. Streeting said adversaries, including Russia, could acquire military strength and capacity to mount an attack by 2030. He described preparing Britain to fight and win a conflict as his defining priority, while emphasising that stronger defences were intended to deter aggression. “Our adversaries’ willingness to harm us is not new. What has

President Donald Trump has vowed to proceed with his redevelopment of a public golf course in Washington and appeal a federal judge’s order restricting work at the site. US District Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction on Monday barring the administration from cutting or damaging additional trees at East Potomac Golf Links while a lawsuit challenging the project proceeds. The order also requires advance written notice before the government closes any part of the course or makes irreversible alterations. Trump criticised

Iron ore remained close to its lowest level in more than two years as weakening steel demand in China and rising global shipments kept pressure on prices, despite expectations of additional economic support from Beijing. The benchmark November contract on the Singapore Exchange traded around $90.60 a tonne on Monday, October 26, after falling below $90 earlier this month. The most-traded contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange edged down 0.07 per cent to 670.5 yuan a tonne during early trading. The market

Doug Liman’s cryptocurrency thriller Bitcoin, starring Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher, Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson, was presented to international buyers at the Cannes film market, with sales company 193 handling overseas distribution rights. The production, previously known as Killing Satoshi, centres on the disputed identity of Bitcoin’s creator and uses artificial intelligence to construct much of its visual environment. Patrick Wachsberger’s company 193 introduced the project to buyers during the May market, while CAA represented its North American rights. The film

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured an unprecedented fourth term after defeating right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely contested presidential runoff, although his opponent has refused to accept the result. Brazil's Superior Electoral Court confirmed that Lula, representing the Workers' Party, received 51.79 per cent of valid votes against 48.21 per cent for Bolsonaro, a senator from the Liberal Party. The final tally gave Lula 64,256,232 votes, compared with 59,826,041 for his rival, a margin exceeding 4.4