China strongly condemns U.S. pressure on Cuba, calling sanctions violations of international law as diplomatic tensions escalate over decades-long embargo.

As London dispatches Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Beijing with a business entourage, vowing a "clear-eyed" approach to national security, the symbolism is hard to miss. Europe is hedging: away from American tech, not necessarily toward Chinese tech—but toward strategic room to maneuver if Washington under President Donald Trump turns hostile.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that his country doesn't have to choose between relations with the United States and China as he started a four-day trip to China aimed at repairing ties and expanding opportunities for British companies in the world’s second-largest economy.