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In Beijing, strategic elites have started to see world politics as sliding from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States era. However, if China believes the old order is falling apart, its future will depend less on economic power and more on presenting a reliable political vision. For much of the past decade, the dominant framework for understanding China-US relations has been the Thucydides Trap. Since Graham Allison popularised the term, the relationship has been cast as an...

The new leader of South Africa's second-largest party, the Democratic Alliance, said Monday he would recast it beyond its white-voter base, betting that the country's once rigid racial divides are easing.

The US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz may give it a strategic advantage over Iran, but analysts warned that the increased pressure on Iran may call the ceasefire into question and deepen the energy crisis. US Central Command said a blockade on ships “entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas” would take effect at 10am US eastern time (3pm GMT) on Monday along the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. It also said it would not impede vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz to and from...

Rep. Swalwell suspends California governor campaign

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sparked a diplomatic row with Israel and criticism at home after comparing Israeli military actions against Palestinians to the Holocaust in a social media post. The controversy began on Friday after Lee said “wartime killings” by the Israel Defence ‌Forces were “no different from the Jewish massacre” by the Nazis in World War II and reposted footage with a caption that said it showed Israeli troops had tortured and thrown a Palestinian from the roof of a...

The seventh-seeded 76ers host No. 8 seed Orlando in a play-in game Wednesday.

Authorities in the Bahamas must decide Monday if they will charge Brian Hooker in connection with his wife Lynette’s disappearance or set him free. Hooker claims his wife fell overboard during an evening boat ride in unpredictable seas near Elbow Cay. NBC’s Jesse Kirsch reports for TODAY.

Pakistan’s deployment of an air force contingent at a base on Saudi Arabia’s Gulf coast, coming as it mediated talks between Iran and the US, could force Tehran to reconsider its strategy of attacking critical energy infrastructure in the kingdom, analysts say. While purely defensive in nature, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) task force posed a poignant question to Tehran: if hostilities resumed, would it be prepared to risk shooting down warplanes belonging to the peacemaking country it clearly...

With Arsenal desperate to banish their title-bottling demons, we look at the top 10 teams who have let Premier League leads slip.

With Arsenal desperate to banish their title-bottling demons, we look at the top 10 teams who have let Premier League leads slip.

With Arsenal desperate to banish their title-bottling demons, we look at the top 10 teams who have let Premier League leads slip.

With Arsenal desperate to banish their title-bottling demons, we look at the top 10 teams who have let Premier League leads slip.