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Nanjing, China – March 2, 2026 – A new energy vehicle is parked outside a BYD store on March 2, 2026 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. (Photo credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Photo | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBYD lost ground to domestic competitors in the first two months of this year as demand across China’s electric vehicle market slowed.The world’s largest electric car maker’s total sales in January and February 2026 were down about 36% compared to the previous year. The figure was adjusted to take into account the seasonal sales slowdown during the two-week Lunar New Year holiday…
Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a sea-to-surface “strategic cruise missile” from his country’s new destroyer.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPublished March 5, 2026March 5, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of a “strategic cruise missile” from a new 5,000-ton naval destroyer before its formal commissioning, state media said.Kim oversaw the launch of a sea-to-surface missile from the destroyer Choi Hyun on Wednesday, calling the test a “core” element of the new warship’s capabilities and calling it a “new symbol of…
Los Angeles native Steven Barnett got his first motorcycle at age 15 and has since traveled to nearly 80 countries over the past 50 years. Now, at age 77, he is preparing for the biggest adventure of his life: becoming the oldest person to cycle around the world. Barnett, who immigrated to Panama from the United States 20 years ago, will fly to Madrid, Spain, on March 7, before embarking on an estimated 50,000-mile journey through 27 countries, including France, Australia and Peru. The retired professor expects the journey to take at least a year. He said he has “no…
Finishing out the bat has not been a problem for England in this T20 World Cup and that is largely due to Will Jacks.The No. 7 has won the Most Valuable Player award four times and is the team’s MVP, scoring 191 runs in seven innings with a strike rate of 176.85. Had it not been for Jax’s unbeaten 39 off 20 balls against Nepal and his unbeaten 53 off 22 balls against Italy, England might have lost those games and gone out with a whimper. Head coach Brendon McCullum, already depressed by the Ashes fiasco earlier in the winter,…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty ImagesA group of former defense and intelligence officials and policy experts sent a letter to Congress on Thursday calling for an investigation into the Pentagon’s decision to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk.In a letter shared with CNBC, the bipartisan coalition of 30 said the purpose of labeling a company as a supply chain risk is “to protect the United States from infiltration by foreign adversaries.” The…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez gestures during a press conference at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, December 15, 2025.Thomas Coex | Thomas Coex AFP | Getty ImagesSpain has doubled down on its anti-war stance, pushing back against White House claims that it has agreed to military cooperation with the United States amid its conflict with Iran, despite the US president’s threat to sever trade ties.White House press secretary Caroline Levitt said Wednesday that Madrid’s position on refusing to allow its military bases to be used in the ongoing Iran war has changed.”In terms of Spain, I think they heard the…
listen to this article | 4 minutesinformationThousands of Chinese officials gathered in Beijing for the opening ceremony of the National People’s Congress, where delegates are approving the country’s economic and political roadmap for the next five years.China has set a gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026, a downward revision from a recent target of “around 5%,” according to a government report reviewed by state news agency Xinhua on Thursday.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe decline in growth reflects a slowdown in China’s economy, caused in part by the collapse of the real…
Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva said: “Everyone in their 50s and 50s turned against us,” while criticizing Darren England’s performance in the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest that handed leadership to Arsenal in the Premier League title race. England denied Man City what Silva felt was a clear penalty when Erling Haaland appeared to be clipped by Forest goalkeeper Mats Sells with Man City leading 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium. A quick VAR review found no answerable case until Elliott Anderson equalized moments later. City dropped two points, leaving them seven behind league leaders Arsenal (who beat Brighton 1-0), but…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a pledge to bring big technology companies to the White House and provide their own power to artificial intelligence data centers, as anger grows across the country over soaring power prices ahead of the midterm elections.President Trump has embraced the artificial intelligence industry as a driver of economic growth and a pillar of national security in the United States’ conflict with China. But his alliance with industry also poses political risks as Democrats focus on the cost of living in their bid to take back Congress. Grassroots opposition to data centers is growing in…
explainerSix days after the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, tensions in the region are increasing and the conflict is escalating.listen to this article | 6 minutesinformationPublished March 5, 2026March 5, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationOn the sixth day of the US-Israel war against Iran, the situation inside Iran is escalating amid rising regional tensions across the Gulf, Lebanon and Iraq.Iran threatens global shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and fighting has spread to multiple fronts in the Middle East. Further afield, a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the…