US
Rubio Arrives in India to Remind Everyone That Democracies Can Also Stare at Each Other Awkwardly
High-stakes visit aims to repair trade ties, but both sides are still pretending tariffs are love language
China
China Accuses Quad of Forming Exclusive Small Cliques, Vows to Form Bigger, More Inclusive Clique of Its Own
Beijing insists its own alliance with Russia, Iran, and North Korea is ‘not a clique’ but a ‘group of like-minded friends who happen to meet every other week’
Taiwan
China’s 4th ‘Routine’ Combat Patrol This Week Just Checking if Taiwan’s Navy Is Still There, Says Beijing
Both sides scramble jets and ships for the 47th time this year, citing ‘defensive readiness’ after summit that accomplished nothing.
Netflix
Netflix Adaptation of '3 Body Problem' Claims Second Life as Executed Business Partner Proves Three-Body Problems Are Indeed Fatal
Chinese court confirms that in the streaming wars, you don't get canceled — you get executed
China
Xi Assures Pakistan That China's 'Unbreakable' Friendship Includes Free Mediation for Any Dispute, Even Family Arguments
PM Shehbaz thanks Xi for offering to mediate between his mother-in-law and his wife, calls it 'a game-changer for domestic peace'
Geopolitics
China Unveils Bomb-Powered Cargo Ships, Registers Them as Low-Emission Vessels
The ships produce zero direct emissions, provided you don't count the war.
