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Documents among those shared by alleged leaker raise questions over island’s military readinessChina would probably establish air superiority very rapidly in any attack on Taiwan, according to leaked US intelligence assessments that raise disturbing qu…
Survey finds pro-China sentiment has collapsed in many nations while positive opinion of US has reboundedChina’s reputation has deteriorated rapidly over the last four years, particularly in the west, and a large share of global opinion would back some…
Survey also finds adults aged 18-24 and women more concerned about personal finances than other groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoung people and women have taken the hardest psychological and financial hit from the pan…
Militia members fire shots into air and demonstrator says they also used teargas and stun gunsTaliban fighters have broken up a women’s rights march in Kabul with gunfire as bitter fighting continued in Afghanistan’s last rebel holdout and the US army’…
Official says ceremony is being prepared at presidential palace in Kabul – two weeks after Islamist militia seized controlThe Taliban are expected to announce a new government in Afghanistan within hours, as chaos and confusion deepened and the country…
Moscow has reported the highest death toll of any Russian city, while the Delta variant is forcing tighter restrictions in the Asia-Pacific regionMoscow has recorded the highest Covid-19 daily death toll of any Russian city so far, as the highly contag…
Survey finds hesitancy related to trust in government, and more acute in younger peopleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNearly four in ten people in France, more than 25% of those in the US and 23% in Germany say they definit…
Survey finds more Europeans than not say US cannot be trusted after four years of TrumpA majority of Europeans believe America’s political system is broken, that China will be the world’s leading power within a decade, and that Joe Biden will be unable…
Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTokyo hit another record daily high number of new cases, Australia is to halve the number of citizens i…
US ends federal support for some testing sites; cases in Indonesia surpass 50,000Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has said it aims to complete a coronavirus survey of Delhi’s entire population of 29 million people, whil…
Portugal, Spain and Bulgaria reimpose some restrictions to contain fresh outbreaksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has recorded its highest daily rise in new infections and the death toll in Latin America has passed 100…
Infections keep falling in EU but reports suggest Russian death toll much higher than official figuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance is to lift its state of emergency on 10 July, Denmark said opening its bars, restau…
South Africa warns pandemic could last up to two years; Indonesia reports largest daily rise in infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMoscow has partially lifted its lockdown despite Russia reporting thousands of new dai…
China, Denmark and Singapore expand testing; Spain to quarantine new arrivals; France bans drinking on SeineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCountries are taking urgent steps to avoid a damaging second wave of Covid-19 infect…