China and Russia to hold annual joint naval drills
Exercises from Monday to July 13 off Qingdao to be followed by joint maritime patrols in the Pacific Ocean.
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05.07.2026
Reform UK’s Farage failed to disclose funds from convicted criminal: Report
George Cottrell provided funds for Reform UK leader's security, drivers, staff and accommodation, Sunday Times reports.
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05.07.2026
China releases underground church pastor after months in detention
Ezra Jin’s family says the Zion Church founder arrived in the US after months in detention in China.
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05.07.2026
Iran’s China envoy vows ‘special’ Hormuz treatment for ‘friendly’ countries
Despite US objections, ambassador insists new fees to be charged to vessels transiting Strait of Hormuz.
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05.07.2026
Chinese underground church figure Jin Mingri freed from prison
The Zion Church founder's release comes after a direct plea to Xi Jinping from Donald Trump.
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bbc.co.uk
05.07.2026
Is China’s new ethnic unity law a step towards forced assimilation?
The government says the law will help forge a shared national identity.
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03.07.2026
Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70
Lam Wing-kee, who defied China by selling material critical of Beijing, passed away after suffering from lung cancer.
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bbc.co.uk
03.07.2026
Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds
The ads use terms including “rape” and “child video” and link to content on the messaging app Telegram.
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bbc.co.uk
03.07.2026
What’s China’s new ethnic unity law, and what does it mean for minorities?
Critics say it could hasten forced assimilation, lead to targeting of critics outside China. Beijing rejects charges.
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02.07.2026
North Korea’s Kim hails ‘unshakeable will’ to develop ties with China’s Xi
Kim Jong Un has sent Xi Jinping a congratulatory message to mark the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
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01.07.2026
A plane crashed into a tower in Beijing but China is not saying what happened
The collision left holes on the side of the tower, but Beijing has scrubbed other visible traces of the incident.
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bbc.co.uk
01.07.2026
Senior South African police officer survives assassination attempt
Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was due to appear before an inquiry into police corruption this week.
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bbc.co.uk
29.06.2026
China slaps export controls on dozens of Japanese entities
China's Ministry of Commerce says measures are a response to Tokyo's 'new militarism'.
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29.06.2026
ICC judges sue Trump over sanctions, call measures unlawful
Judges argue sanctions aimed to punish and coerce ICC decisions on US and Israeli war crimes cases.
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25.06.2026
Anthropic accuses Chinese rival Alibaba of illicitly extracting AI capabilities
The firm alleged that Alibaba used fraudulent accounts to access data from its Claude AI model.
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bbc.co.uk
25.06.2026
More than 5,300 people still held in Myanmar scam centres: rights group
A UN report found the facilities are operated by foreign nationals who were trafficked by criminal gangs.
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23.06.2026
Palestinian children targeted in genocide, war crimes in Gaza: UN inquiry
UN commission of inquiry says Israel's deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in Gaza resulted in genocide.
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23.06.2026
From non-league to the World Cup - the Semenyo story
Winger Antoine Semenyo's football journey began in the English lower leagues. BBC Sport charts his rise from Bath City to the World Cup, with Ghana poised to face England.
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bbc.co.uk
23.06.2026
A brutal gang rape in India revives painful memories of 2012 Delhi assault
The case from Begusarai in Bihar comes close in brutality to that inflicted on a woman during a sexual assault in 2012.
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bbc.com
23.06.2026
How is China using AI in the classroom?
How will teaching artificial intelligence help China take on a high-tech future?
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aljazeera.com
19.06.2026