West’s dominance is being challenged, with Brics summit showing emerging markets are unwilling to bow to pressureUS politics live – latest updatesIt is November 1992 and the US is at the height of its power. Communism has been defeated. The Berlin Wall has been demolished. The Soviet Union has broken up and Russia is being used as the laboratory mouse...

By promising troops to Russia, Kim Jong-un has internationalised the conflict, adding to instability around the worldThe transfer to Russia of an estimated 10,000 North Korean troops to bolster Vladimir Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine represents an alarming escalation of a conflict that is causing ever-greater international insecurity and instability....

Conservationists warn actions and ambitions of two super powers could lead to overexploitation of vital food source for whales, penguins and sealsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChina and Russia are working together to block new Antarctic marine parks and loosen krill fishing...

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru – rejected earlier this week as China’s official Oscars contender – recounts a terrible and forgotten tragedy. Director Fang Li explains why, 80 years on, the story still arouses fierce passionsA little-known tragedy from the second world war is the subject of a documentary that has been a surprise hit in China and is...

Brothers-in-law face off in a presidential battle over the economy, cost of living and relations with global powersFlanked by a turquoise lagoon, a newly rebuilt US military runway slices through forest in southern Palau. Completed just months ago, the airfield is the latest example of a push by the United States to build its presence in the Pacific...

Company reports $94.9bn in revenue, slightly beating Wall Street projections in first look at demand for its new phoneApple reported strong demand for the iPhone 16 in its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, though overall sales in China slightly decreased year-over-year. The company reported $94.9bn in revenue, up 6% year-over-year, and $1.64 in...