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Same but different: how Xi and China welcomed Trump and Putin
Choreography of back-to-back visits appeared deliberately mirrored but China made sure the differences were no…
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Xi and Putin highlight close China-Russia ties during Beijing visit – video
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have praised relations between…
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Xi and Putin condemn ‘irresponsible’ US foreign policy at Beijing summit
Chinese and Russian leaders boast of close ties and warn ‘of a drift back to the law of the jungle’Xi Jinping …
- Donald Trump, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration, US politics, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Trump threatens ‘a big hit’ if Tehran does not make deal soon
Renewed threat comes after US president said he was ‘an hour away’ from ordering a strike before pulling backM…
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Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing for state visit hot on heels of Trump
Russian president is welcomed to Beijing with an honour guard after saying relations with China have reached a…
- Asia Pacific, China, Donald Trump, Europe, Global economy, International trade, Russia, Vladimir Putin, World news, Xi Jinping
From sanctioned cars to beauty clinics, Russian rubles have flowed into China’s border towns since Ukraine war
Suifenhe, a small city in China’s economically depressed rust belt, is a microcosm of an evolving Chinese-Russ…
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Trump’s shifting remarks on Taiwan are perfect for China to exploit
President’s remarks about Taiwan arms deals being a ‘negotiating chip’ with Beijing have been seized on by Chi…
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Experts locate bodies of four missing Italian divers inside Maldives cave
Spokesperson for Indian Ocean island nation says they will try to recover explorers in next couple of daysResc…
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Xi prepares to welcome Putin to China four days after hosting Trump
Chinese state media say Beijing emerging as ‘focal point of global diplomacy’ with Russian leader arriving on …
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‘Tearing down barriers’: North Korean footballers arrive in Seoul for first time in eight years
Naegohyang FC due to play Suwon FC in semi-final of Asian Women’s Champions League on WednesdayA North Korean …
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme heat, Health, India, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
‘It’s no longer exceptional’: Karachi struggles under brutal new reality of extreme heat
Experts say the unseasonably hot weather across south Asia shows the impact of the climate crisisAn intense an…
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Train collision with bus in Bangkok kills at least eight people – video
At least eight people were killed and 32 others injured in Thailand's capital after a freight train struck a b…
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At least eight people killed in Bangkok rail crossing collision
Thai authorities say 32 others injured near Makkasan station after freight train strikes bus and fire breaks o…
- Biodiversity, Climate crisis, Environment, Europe, Greenpeace, Italy, Maldives, Marine life, World news
Maldives diver dies in operation to recover bodies of Italians from cave
Mohamed Mahudhee suffered decompression sickness after searching for scuba divers in Vaavu Atoll and died in h…
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I ran aid programmes for 25 years – getting my car fixed at an Islamabad market taught me why they don’t work | Mohammad Altaf Afridi
Donors mean well, but in Pakistan I saw funds poured into professional, unaccountable NGOs rather than authent…