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As President Emmanuel Macron visits Beijing, Alicia García Herrero, Economist, Senior Fellow at the Bruegel Institute and an expert on Asian economic affairs, provides a stark assessment of Europe’s strategic position vis-à-vis China. She argues that it’s a challenging geopolitical and economic landscape for Europe: the European Union’s widening trade deficit with China, expected to reach €400 billion this year, is unlikely to narrow, as Beijing has little incentive to adjust the imbalance and holds significantly greater leverage. Europe also remains quite vulnerable in critical mineral supply chains and will need to cooperate with allies like Japan. Beijing’s primary interest…

There is a short stretch of prime waterfront real estate in Miami that has come to be known as Billionaire’s Beach. It contains a mix of famous old art deco hotels such as the Delano and Raleigh, both undergoing extensive upmarket refurbishments, and the construction of exclusive new residential tower blocks with high-end apartments running into the tens of millions.It is here on the sun-filled shores of South Beach, more than a thousand miles from the chills of a Manhattan winter, where realtors and developers are beginning to see the first shoots of what they call the “Mamdani effect”: the…

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A rhesus macaque who spent a week on the lam in Mississippi in late October is finally settling into a new home over 990 miles from the original site of his escape. Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River, New Jersey, is now caring for Forrest, a young monkey from the Tulane National Primate Research Center in Covington, Louisiana. “The secret is out!” Popcorn Park posted to social media on December 2. Forrest’s stressful saga began on October 28, 2025, when a transport truck crashed along…

Top amenities: Rooftop bar, maximalist decor, coffee counterThis Martin Brudzinski–designed hangout on the corner of Berwick Street and Broadwick Street is no elegant grand dame or glassy international transplant. Instead, the 57-room hotel, owned by a group of friends, throws patterns (leopard print, zebra stripe, geometric lines), textures (cork paneling, glitter DJ booths, silk walls), and colors (flamingo pink, maroon, aquamarine) together to create a joyful place to stay. As is Brudzinski’s way, spaces here are hardly shy and retiring. The designer’s trademark maximalist vibe naturally draws comparisons to his other projects, especially Annabel’s, but Broadwick is her own person…

The Pentagon is seen on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — The family of a Colombian man has filed the first formal challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, arguing in a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas that his death was an extrajudicial killing. The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on Sept. 15, when he was sailing off Colombia’s Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights conventions. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Redmagic 11 Pro is available on the official site starting at $749.This is one of the most powerful phones I’ve ever tested, with liquid cooling and an industry-leading CPU.The camera isn’t quite up to par with other Android flagships. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.If you’ve ever used a Redmagic smartphone, you know the brand places a particular emphasis on two things: power and aesthetics. The Redmagic 11 Pro highlights both of these traits in a way few phones do.I’ve been a fan of Redmagic’s products (such as the Astra gaming tablet) ever since…

ReutersSteve Cropper was part of the house band of influential Memphis label Stax RecordsSteve Cropper, the legendary guitarist with Booker T and the MGs, has died at the age of 84.The musician, who played on and co-wrote Otis Redding’s Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay and Wilson Pickett’s In the Midnight Hour, died on Wednesday in Nashville, the Associated Press reported, citing a source who was informed by Cropper’s family.Considered among the best backing bands in soul music, the quartet Booker T & the MGs was the house band of influential Memphis label Stax Records and is best remembered…

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Just over half of citizens across nine European countries believe there is a high risk of a conflict, French poll finds.Published On 4 Dec 20254 Dec 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA majority of citizens in Germany, France, the Netherlands and several other European Union member states believe there is a high chance of Russia going to war with their country, a survey has found.Across nine European countries surveyed, just over half of respondents said the risk of war was “high” or “very high”, the survey by French pollster Cluster17 showed on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…