Throughout its 500-year relationship with the West, Beijing has sought to profit from its wealth without truly embracing its ideals and norms. That long-standing ambivalence is playing out in trade negotiations today and probably doomed them before they even got under way.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to retain power last night, after exit polls showed his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies were on track to win a majority of seats in India's parliament.
Prime Minister Theresa May's final attempt to get a Brexit deal through the British parliament appeared doomed last night as a leaked document suggested it was nothing more than a "retread" of old ideas.
Nicola Sturgeon has suggested she would push for a second independence referendum even if the UK remained in the EU.
The great niece of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has backed Irish actor Cillian Murphy as a potential replacement for Daniel Craig in the 007 films.
An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 16 people, mostly South Africans, close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt.
Austria's president is calling for a snap general election following the collapse of the coalition government over a corruption scandal.
