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EU chief warns UK must compromise to get Brexit trade deal

The president of the European Commission warned Britain on Wednesday that it won’t get the “highest quality access” to the European Union’s market after Brexit unless i

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From franchise player to liability: what happens to Blake Griffin?

Blake Griffin of the Detroit Pistons in the game against the Toronto Raptors at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, December 18, 2019. The Detroit Pistons announced on Tuesday that

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Qualcomm, ZTE announce achievement with 5G VoNR call during CES 2020

U.S. leading chip producer Qualcomm and China's telecommunication company ZTE announced during the 2020 Customer Electronics Show (CES) kicked off here Monday that they together had achieved 5G-enab

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Iran retaliates, and the world holds its breath

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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Iran retaliates, and the world holds its breath

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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Pentagon chief says Soleimani's threat to U.S. counted by days

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Tuesday that persuasive intelligence report shows the threat posed by Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani was "a matter of days," in an effort to ju

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U.S.'s missile shield, Iraq withdrawal and war crime threats

Demonstrators burn the U.S. and British flags during a protest against the killing of Qasem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2020. /Reuters Photo Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow

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Alibaba gets serious about becoming a challenger bank

Editor's Note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The article reflects the author'

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Chinese court rules BBC infringed in trademark lawsuit

A Chinese court has ruled in favor of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in a trademark infringement lawsuit that a Beijing firm made unauthorized use of the "BBC" logo. The Haidian district peo

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How will Trump's impeachment, Iran crisis affect 2020 U.S. election?

Amid a looming impeachment trial and with a month before Iowa caucuses, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered an airstrike that killed Iran's top general in Iraq, ratcheting up tensions between

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Timing of Soleimani killing fuels Trump 'wag the dog' claims

The killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Iraq on the orders of U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified regional uncertainty, sparked fears of rapid escalation and left many questions

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Trump administration remains tough against Iran amid lawmakers' criticism

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday continued its bid to deter Iran from retaliatory strikes with tough threats while U.S. lawmakers blamed Tru

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Czech PM calls on Europe to urge U.S., Iran not to escalate

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday that Europe should urge both the United States and Iran not to escalate current hostility. He said this after an offic

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Washington, Allies Reportedly Suspend Training of Iraqi Forces After US Killing of Iranian General

Qasem Soleimani, one of Iran’s most revered military commanders, was killed in Baghdad on 3 December in an airstrike authorised by US President Donald Trump, with Iran

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Washington urges U.S. supreme court to reconsider Obamacare

Attorney General Bob Ferguson of the U.S. state of Washington on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court decision that challenged a popular healthcare law signed by former U.

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What to Expect from CES 2020

It’s the second most wonderful time of the year. As the rest of the world returns to work, nursing a week-long New Year’s hangover, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed tech journalists will descend upo

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Online mortgage broker Trussle loses founding CEO

Trussle, the online mortgage broker backed by the likes of Goldman Sachs, LocalGlobe, Finch Capital, and Seedcamp, has lost its founding CEO.Ishaan Malhi, who co-founded the fintech startup five years