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Relief supplies collected on Margarita Island await transport to earthquake-hit communities. Signs in Spanish and Chinese identify the donations as coming from Venezuela’s Chinese community. Photo: Handout

China

‘Venezuela is our home’: Chinese Venezuelans rally after earthquakes

Merchants across the country transformed shops, warehouses and community networks into a relief effort after the deadliest quakes in decades.

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Over 100 Venezuelans deported from US missing after quakes level hotel

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Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui jailed for 30 years in US for fraud

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Peruvian political heir Keiko Fujimori wins presidency

Conservative Fujimori vowed to restore order and hope after outpolling left-wing Roberto Sanchez by fewer than 50,000 votes in a run-off.

Peru’s president-elect Keiko Fujimori. Photo: AFP
Peru’s president-elect Keiko Fujimori. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

US Supreme Court boosts Trump’s power to fire officials, but Fed’s Cook keeps job

Justices let Trump fire agency heads, a dramatic expansion of his presidential power.

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US parents charged with murder in death of 7-year-old son weighing 116 kg

Damien and Jessica O’Brien held on no bond in jail after medical examiner cites extreme weight in child’s heart failure.

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Europe

Ukrainian oligarch among 3 wounded in ‘deliberate’ Monaco explosion

Police hunt fugitive after a rare explosion wounds multimillionaire Vadym Yermolaiev and two others.

French and Monaco authorities are searching for the attacker, whose motive is under investigation. Photo: AFP
French and Monaco authorities are searching for the attacker, whose motive is under investigation. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Alex Murdaugh returns to court in shackles as judge sets date for murder retrial

Following the bombshell reversal of his convictions last month, the fallen South Carolina legal scion was back in court.

Africa

Switzerland returns 18 historic Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

The repatriation marks the latest victory in Africa’s push to reclaim priceless artefacts looted by British colonial forces.

United States & Canada

Author of US ‘torture memos’ to advise team probing alleged anti-Trump conspiracy

John Yoo confirms role advising prosecutors related to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Photo: AP

Europe

Couple detained in France after 15-month-old twins die of dehydration

Four other children hospitalised as prosecutors investigate a tragedy unfolding during summer heatwave.

The sun blazes behind a pharmacy sign displaying an extreme temperature reading in France. Photo: AFP
The sun blazes behind a pharmacy sign displaying an extreme temperature reading in France. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

EU sets China October deadline for ‘tangible results’ after key trade talks

Marathon session in Brussels sees Beijing agreeing to establish a ‘joint monitoring mechanism of trade flows’ to help ease economic tensions.

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Europe

Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom The Good Life, dies at 86

The Bafta-winner was made a dame in 2014 for services to the arts and to charity. Her family said she had been diagnosed with cancer.

Diplomacy

Belarus’ Lukashenko courts Moscow and Beijing as Ukraine tensions simmer

China and Belarus must maintain strategic dialogue and continue to develop bilateral relations at a high level, President Xi said on Monday.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China on Monday. Photo: Belarusian Press Service / EPA / Handout

Americas

Critical rescue window passes in quake-hit Venezuela as death toll nears 1,500

While a 21-year-old man was found alive after 106 hours trapped under rubble, hopes are fading for thousands of people unaccounted for.

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Rescuers search through the rubble in hard-hit La Guaira state. Photo: AP
Rescuers search through the rubble in hard-hit La Guaira state. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to throw out Carroll sex abuse verdict

Trump’s lawyers then said Americans want an ‘immediate end to Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded travesty of the Carroll Hoaxes’.

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Russia & Central Asia

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 11 as heatwave also attacks

Some of the fatalities occurred when a passenger minibus was hit by a drone in the city of Zaporizhzhia.

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China

Handshakes of history: when Chinese and US leaders meet - an infographic

US President Donald Trump visited Beijing on May 13-15, 2026. Explore the meetings that have helped shape one of the world's most consequential bilateral relationships.

Handshakes of history: when Chinese and US leaders meet - an infographic

China

A comprehensive visual guide to Trump’s 2026 state visit to China

Go inside Donald Trump’s 43-hour whirlwind trip to Beijing through our complete visual breakdown.

Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on US-China relations
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Open Questions series

Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Economist James Heckman on the value of risk-taking, and China’s ‘common goal’

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Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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South Korean ex-first lady gets 7 years for bribery

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