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As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we examine how these documents inform and reflect high-level policy priorities, what to expect in the coming iteration and whether it will expand on existing initiatives to boost …

The gunman who opened fire on several individuals at an immigration centre in Dallas, Texas, killing one person before turning the weapon on himself, has been identified and pictured for the first time. Joshua Jahn, 29, is alleged to have shot three detainees at the Dallas ICE facility on Wednesday. Authorities confirmed that at least four people were injured and …

A statement condemning Russia was supported mainly by the EU and ten other countries, out of the 193 UN members A joint statement by Ukraine and the EU condemning Russia has received the backing of only 36 out of the 193 UN member states. The US notably abstained. Presented by EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas and Ukrainian Foreign Minister …

Despite frictions on trade and geopolitics that hang over their bilateral ties, leaders from the European Union and China vowed to work together to tackle global challenges on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump ridiculed the “green scam” of climate change. Europe wants to work more with China on climate and biodiversity, even as it called on Beijing …

Italy is considering freezing its retirement age at 67 despite warnings that it could negatively impact the country’s economy. Currently, the country links its retirement age to life expectancy increases, with the age reviewed every two years. But labour unions are seeking to have the aged fixed to prevent it from being subject to increases, although critics warn that it …

Tyler Robinson is in custody, but the case has roiled the blogosphere and social media On September 12, Utah Governor Spencer Cox held a press conference at which he announced the capture of a suspect, Tyler Robinson, in the shooting of Charlie Kirk. After providing a brief outline of what is believed to have transpired on the fateful day, Cox …

This morning’s shooting marked at least the third instance of an Immigration Customs and Border Protection facility being targeted by gunfire in Texas this year. In August, 36-year-old Bratton Dean Wilkinson approached a facility and claimed to have a bomb in his backpack,” according to the Department of Homeland Security. In July, a group of people attacked Prairieland Detention Center …

“Cyberspace espionage is nothing new,” JP Castellanos, Director of Threat Intelligence at Binary Defense and a former cyber operator at U.S. Central Command, tells The Cipher Brief. “However, this is the first time it has been publicly reported that a country such as Ukraine is taking the offensive. These recent operations yielded troves of classified information, from submarine schematics and …

In a speech laced with threats against Russia and with little about China, US President Donald Trump’s address at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday may have given Beijing some reason for optimism. According to observers, the American leader’s attacks on Russia over the war in Ukraine signalled his frustration and revealed cracks in ties between Washington and Moscow, a …

The Ukrainian government is losing legitimacy and risking the nation’s future, the magazine has warned Western praise of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky encouraged overconfidence and increasingly authoritarian behavior in Kiev, The Economist argued in a piece published on Tuesday. In a “report card” assessing Ukraine’s deepening problems as its conflict with Russia drags on, the British magazine highlighted manpower shortages, a …