To calculate its ‘reciprocal tariffs’, the Trump administration has opted for a crude formula with no basis in trade theory.

Why It Matters The statement follows warnings from U.S. officials that China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal—an ...

China's military concluded two-day war games around Taiwan in which it held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China ...

North Korea's new class of warship can accommodate dozens of vertical launch cells to carry missiles its military has already developed, analysis of a satellite image showed, a step that would give ...

Taiwan has lived under the threat of Chinese invasion since 1949 when the defeated Republic of China government fled to the ...

Archaeologists have thought that ancient people in East Asia completely skipped the Middle Paleolithic. Our discovery challenges the long-standing notion that while ancient people in Europe and Africa ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned the U.S. strikes on the Houthi militia and says they are a "crime that must be stopped." ...

Today marks an end of an era in East Belfast as Connswater Shopping Centre closes its doors for the final time. The shopping centre announced its closure earlier this month and while the news ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

East Asian armsmakers have also tapped into growing defence budgets elsewhere. Their short supply chains—most parts are sourced at home—have allowed them to scale up quickly. After taking in ...

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks ended mixed on Wednesday as Middle East tensions escalated and investors awaited the Federal Reserve's projections for economic growth and inflation against the backdrop ...