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1. How the Middle East crisis is expanding China’s agrochemical influence

   As the Middle East conflict spreads uncertainty among farmers around the world, Chinese farmers are carrying out their spring ploughing as usual and appear largely untroubled. “The supply of chemical fertilisers for spring ploughing is ample,” an official with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said at a news conference last month, adding that domestic fertiliser prices were “far...

2. Person shot by officers near Washington Monument, Secret Service says

   The US Secret Service said a suspect who opened fire on Monday on the National Mall did so after being confronted by officers. Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said officers returned fire. A bystander was struck by the suspect, Quinn said. Quinn said the motorcade of Vice-President J.D. Vance transited through the area not long before the shooting but there was no indication it was the...

3. How US tech hegemony is locking out the Global South

   In global discourse, a script has been handed to us: the United States and China are locked in a “tech race”. But this is really a misnomer. True competition requires a level playing field. When one runner trips the other to ensure victory, it’s not a competition; it’s cheating. So, when Washington deploys an arsenal of sanctions, export controls and diplomatic strong-arming to hamstring China’s...

4. Russia orders 2-day ceasefire in Ukraine war to coincide with Victory Day

   President Vladimir Putin on Monday ⁠ordered a two-day ceasefire ⁠in the conflict with Ukraine on May ⁠8 and 9 to mark Russia’s World War II victory anniversary but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky countered with his own proposed pause in fighting starting earlier, on the night of May 5 to May 6. Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement on Monday that Moscow expected Ukraine ‌to follow...

5. China consul in Mexico calls protectionism a ‘dead end’ as trade tensions with US escalate

   China’s top diplomat on the US-Mexico border denounced protectionism as a dead end at the weekend, delivering a pointed defence of open trade just weeks before Mexico, the United States and Canada sit down to review the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that governs North American commerce. Consul General Fu Xinrong told a business gathering in Tijuana that unilateralism benefits no...

6. Britney Spears admits to reckless driving in plea deal to avoid jail

   Britney Spears on Monday admitted to reckless driving involving alcohol, in a plea deal that means she will avoid jail. The “Toxic” singer was arrested in March after police spotted her driving erratically on a freeway in Ventura County, near Los Angeles. She was initially charged with DUI – driving under the influence – but under the plea deal confirmed on Monday she admitted a lesser charge of...

7. Chloe Zhao, Stellan Skarsgard and Demi Moore among Cannes Film Festival jurors

   Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao, whose films from Nomadland to Hamnet have become awards-season favourites, will join the jury for the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off next week, organisers announced on Monday. The film extravaganza on the French Riviera, one of the world’s most important annual cinema events, hands out a host of prizes, including the prestigious Palme d’Or for best film,...

8. US’ Bessent urges China to help open Strait of Hormuz

   US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday pressed China to ramp up diplomatic pressure on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz even as he stressed that the US has “absolute control” over the strategic waterway. “Let’s see [China] step up with some diplomacy and get the Iranians to open the strait,” Bessent said in a Fox News interview. “Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism and China...

9. Fatal 2022 China Eastern Airlines plane crash points to deliberate fuel cut-off

   The China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed into a hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, had its fuel supply cut mid-flight, newly released investigative material shows, which bolsters the theory that the aircraft was intentionally brought down. While China still has yet to release a final report on the accident, findings released by the US National Transportation Safety Board...

10. 2 dead, 2 injured after car ramming in German city of Leipzig

    ⁠Two people were killed and two severely injured when a car ran ‌into a crowd in the centre of the eastern German city of Leipzig on Monday, local broadcaster MDR ⁠reported, citing police. A suspect has been arrested. “A car hit several people on Grimmaische street and fled the scene,” police said in a post on social media. “The driver has been arrested and no longer poses any danger.” Leipzig...