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China holds military drills around Taiwan after US arms deal
Bloomberg, Published on 29/12/2025
» China kicked off military manoeuvres around Taiwan that it said included live-fire drills, in a dramatic show of force after the US announced one of its biggest arms packages ever for the self-run democracy.
Chinese executive named suspect in Indonesian radiation case
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/12/2025
» JAKARTA — Indonesian police have named a Chinese director of a metal smelting company as a suspect in a caesium-137 contamination case that ultimately led to radioactive shrimp and sneakers being exported as far as the United States.
What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2025
» BELEM, Brazil - Every year, the UN climate conference conjures hundreds of headlines on global efforts to spare the world from climate catastrophe. This year's begins on Monday in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belem.
Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2025
» TOKYO — Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house.
‘No Kings’ rallies expected to draw millions across US
Reuters, Published on 18/10/2025
» More than 2,600 “No Kings” protest events are scheduled to take place on Saturday in all 50 US states, a mass mobilisation against President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, education and security that organisers say are pushing the country toward autocracy.
French premier resigns after Macron’s cabinet gamble backfires
Bloomberg, Published on 06/10/2025
» Sebastien Lecornu unexpectedly resigned as France’s prime minister on Monday, blaming the intransigence of the groups in the country’s fractured parliament and deepening a national political crisis.
France set for disruption as new PM takes office
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» PARIS — France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu takes office on Wednesday facing a day of protests that are expected to see transport, education and other services suffer disruptions in a show of grassroots anger against President Emmanuel Macron.
Trump praises Liberian leader on English - his native tongue
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills -- despite English being the official language of the West African nation.
Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Myanmar mines
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI — A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government's already feeble writ, and pollution levels are rising downstream in Thailand.
Japan's minister resigns over rice comment
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2025
» TOKYO — Japan's farm minister quit Wednesday after saying he has never needed to buy rice, a comment that fuelled criticism of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's minority government and its handling of rising food prices ahead of an election.