๐ G7-Summit-Trump-Versailles Dazzle DiplomacyMacron deploys Versaillesโ gold, mirrors and history in a high-stakes courtship of Trump
๐ Belgium NATO Defense MinistersNATO chief downplays US military cutbacks as top commander makes backup plans
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๐ Mongolia-Mine ProtestNewsProtesters block copper exports to China from Rio Tinto mine in Mongolia
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๐ <p>Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed on Fox News Tuesday that China has a โthousand-year planโ to destroy the United States </p>US politicsNoem says thereโs a โthousand-year plan to destroy the USโ on Fox News
๐ <p>Kristi Noem says the US has received intelligence suggesting that Beijing-backed networks have been helping Chinese nationals into the country </p>NewsKristi Noem alleges China is funneling migrants into US
๐ Philippines GermanyGerman president says Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea
๐ <p>Pedestrians with umbrellas wait to cross a street as heavy rain falls in Hong Kong on June 15</p>AsiaAirport chaos and mass evacuations as China is hit by flood nightmare
๐ <p>File. Mexican soccer fans wait to enter the FIFA Fan Fest ahead of the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Mexico and South Africa, in Mexico City, 11 June 2026</p>ChinaChinese World Cup fans robbed at gunpoint soon after arrival in Mexico
๐ Eruption column of Mount Pinatubo on Luzon Island in the PhilippinesArchaeologyVolcanic eruption may have led to Ming Dynastyโs collapse
๐ Africa Solar AgricultureNewsSolar cold storage helps African farmers cut losses and reach global markets
๐ <p>Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing, centre, arrives in Beijing for a state visit on 15 June 2026</p>ChinaChina eyes rare earths and border security as Xi hosts Myanmar leader
๐ <p>Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing, centre, arrives in Beijing for a state visit on 15 June 2026</p>ChinaChina embraces Myanmar leader as former junta chief seeks legitimacy
๐ Afghanistan Women ArrestsNewsUN calls on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reverse crackdown on women
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๐ <p>Chinese students from Renmin University of China say an oath during their graduation ceremony at the school's campus on 30 June, 2020 in Beijing</p>TechChinaโs universities cut 12,000 โobsoleteโ arts degrees in AI overhaul
๐ <p>Chinese tourists look at Taiwanese islands during a boat tour off Xiamen in China's southeastern Fujian province</p>ChinaWant to spy on China? Taiwan launches website for tip-offs and leaks
๐ <p>File. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese arrives in Papua New Guinea on 12 January 2023</p>AustralasiaChinaโs ability to strike Australia โwill grow over next decadeโ
๐ Hong Kong Five Year PlanNewsHong Kong opens consultation on first 5-year plan that echoes mainland China's playbook
๐ <p>Christian Freuding, German Army Generalleutnant and the Inspector of the German Army</p>NewsBulletin world briefing on Friday, 12 June
๐ Iran War Strait of HormuzEuropeAnalysis: Iran's stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz loosens as Gulf Arab oil reaches market
๐ A Taiwan Coast Guard boat patrols, as seen from a boat with Chinese tourists, to observe Taiwan's Kinmen Islands, off Xiamen in China's southeastern Fujian province on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)Man explains how he survived being stranded at sea for a week
๐ <p>Min Zin, executive director of the Institute for Strategy and Policy (ISP) - Myanmar, was detained after arriving in Kunming, southwest China</p>China arrests US citizen on espionage charges weeks after Trump trip
๐ <p>File. Flooding in Duyun, China</p>ChinaChina warns people in desert regions to prepare for โextreme floodsโ
๐ China PhilippinesNewsPhilippines protests China's sanctions against its defense chief as 'an unfriendly act'
๐ Global Economy World BankNewsCiting fallout from Iran war, World Bank cuts forecast for global economic growth
๐ <p>Suspects in the Erawan shrine bombing in Bangkok in August 2015, identified by the ruling junta as Adem Karadag (C) and Yusufu Mieraili (front L), are escorted by police at a military court in Bangkok on April 20, 2016</p>Southeast AsiaThai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 shrine bombing
๐ Afghanistan PakistanNewsUN mission in Afghanistan confirms death toll of 13 civilians in Pakistani airstrikes
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๐ <p>File. Yohei Kono</p>JapanJapanese politician who apologised for abuse of โcomfort womenโ dies
๐ Japan NuclearNewsReactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans
๐ Iran US CounterintelligenceNewsFBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers
๐ Neutrino DetectorNewsAn underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles
๐ <p>Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a joint press announcement</p>JapanTakaichiโs grandson enrols in China university amid Tokyo-Beijing row
๐ <p>Tesla's Full Self Driving is now in Europe and Steve Fowler tried it out</p>Electric VehiclesWho pays when a self-driving car crashes? BYD has an answer...
๐ Philippines China Disputed ShoalNewsThe Philippines protests China's floating 'structure' on the disputed South China Sea shoal
๐ <p>A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard outside the Swedish embassy during the opening ceremony for Diversity Week in Beijing in 2023</p>ChinaFrench embassy in China abruptly cancels Pride Month film programme
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๐ <p>This illustration shows the newly identified dinosaur Jian changmaensis (left) attacking the bird Gansus yumenensis in what is now the Changma Basin of northwestern China approximately 120 million years ago</p>NewsVelociraptor cousin discovered in China hunted prey like an owl
๐ <p>This illustration shows the newly identified dinosaur Jian changmaensis (left) attacking the bird Gansus yumenensis in what is now the Changma Basin of northwestern China approximately 120 million years ago</p>ScienceNew dinosaur discovered that glided like flying squirrel and ate birds
๐ North Korea ChinaNewsChina's President Xi returns home after closely watched trip to North Korea
๐ <p>Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and his wife Peng Liyuan, second left, accompanied by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, and his wife his wife Ri Sol Ju, attend a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang, Monday</p>East Asia Xi and Kim pledge to โresist US aggressionโ during rare summit
๐ <p>File. A drill simulates unidentified vessels entering Taiwan's territorial waters at the Tsoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung on 29 January 2026</p>East Asia Taiwan simulates destroying an invading Chinese force in coastal drill
๐ <p>File: Chinese president Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong Un (left) shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China in September 2025</p>What China and North Korea stand to gain from Xiโs summit with Kim
๐ <p>Chinaโs international visitor spending rose by 10.5 per cent in 2025 </p>News & AdviceChina on track to surpass US as worldโs leading tourism economy
๐ Taiwan China Red PandasNewsTaipei Zoo welcomes a pair of red pandas from China, first in over a decade