China takes US crown for world’s fastest supercomputer
China’s LineShine overtakes US-based El Capitan as most powerful supercomputer, according to the TOP500 list.

China’s LineShine overtakes US-based El Capitan as most powerful supercomputer, according to the TOP500 list.









The two countries sign 18 cooperation deals, including on free trade and assistance in the event of natural disasters.

Trade tensions, wars and Asia’s rise are testing the influence and unity of the Group of Seven (G7).
Beijing’s Foreign Ministry confirms US reports about detention of scholar focusing on politics of neighbouring Myanmar.
Manila says Beijing’s ‘unfriendly act’ against Gilberto Teodoro and his family further complicates bilateral relations.

Two men were sentenced to death in the 2015 Thai Erawan shrine bombing that killed 20 people and wounded more than 100.
Global growth forecast cut to 2.5 percent due to surging energy prices, inflation and borrowing costs.

Gold now accounts for 27% of global reserve holdings, overtaking US Treasuries as the world’s largest reserve asset.
AI company says ChatGPT accounts sought to ‘exploit and amplify existing public concerns’ about energy prices.
Xi Jinping commits to deeper cooperation with Kim Jong Un on rare state visit to North Korea.
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says states spent an extra $16.8bn on their nuclear arsenals in 2025.