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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) takes part in the ceremony to sign a new friendship treaty alongside Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of Great Britain. Photo: dpa

UK, Germany sign ‘historic’ defence treaty amid Russia concerns

The new UK-German defence pact commits to closer cooperation to protect Europe from an aggressive Russia, amid wavering US support.

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Syria’s future tied to Israel peace deal as billions in investment set to arrive

17 Jul 2025 - 5:33PM

Europol-led global swoop takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

17 Jul 2025 - 1:48PM

Russian woman, daughters found living in cave in India

Visa issues loom for the family after their forest hideaway is discovered.

16 Jul 2025 - 9:03PMvideocam

Indian policemen rescue Nina Kutina, , a Russian woman, from a cave in a forest area in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Photo: AP

Russia’s relentless strikes on Ukraine test Trump’s 50-day peace ultimatum

Russia launched 400 drones and a missile at Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih, which is President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown.

16 Jul 2025 - 8:20PMvideocam

‘Stick to the right path’: China’s Wang Yi urges SCO to back ‘multipolar world’

Wang hits out at ‘hegemonism’ and ‘protectionism’ at meeting of the Eurasian security bloc and urges it to ‘stick to the right path’.

16 Jul 2025 - 8:32PMvideocam

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Opinion | China’s engagement in the Arctic is part and parcel of being a global power

As a recent study shows, Beijing’s activities and investments in the Arctic have been exaggerated in conventional media discourse.

16 Jul 2025 - 4:30PM

An aerial photo taken on December 3, 2023, shows China’s research icebreaker Xuelong 2 in action. Photo: Xinhua

Ukraine installs anti-drone nets over roads to protect frontline supply routes

Ukrainian engineers deploy kilometres of overhead nets, the latest adaptation in the evolving aerial conflict.

16 Jul 2025 - 3:36PM

US-China relations

Former US envoy backs Trump tariffs, says China deserves ‘tough-minded’ stance

‘We’ve got to be ready’: former Biden envoy offers rare praise for Trump’s tariff strategy towards China in speech at Aspen Security Forum.

16 Jul 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

Opinion | The EU is doing itself no trade favours in pushing China on Russia

Tensions serve the interests of neither side; for the EU, they won’t help tackle the trade deficit or ease critical Chinese supplies.

16 Jul 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Trump says Ukraine shouldn’t target Moscow, amid talk of US-supplied missiles

The US president has given Russia 50 days to strike a peace deal, saying that Nato members would supply Kyiv with new weapons.

16 Jul 2025 - 5:32PMvideocam

Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AP

Opinion | Trump’s team is waking up the reality of rivalry with Russia

While the contemporary American right has tended to differentiate China’s aims from Russia’s, that position is looking increasingly untenable.

15 Jul 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Trump secretly urged Ukraine to hit deep inside Russia: report

Trump urged Ukraine to carry out deeper strikes into Russian territory and asked President Zelensky if US long-range weapons could be used to target Moscow.

15 Jul 2025 - 8:20PM

China-Japan relations

Taiwan tensions may heighten, Japan defence report says

Tokyo’s annual white paper cites ‘unprecedented’ security challenge as China rapidly modernises PLA.

15 Jul 2025 - 7:53PMvideocam

Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani has presented a white paper that says increased Chinese military and coastguard activity, including nearby manoeuvres by warships and aircraft, could “seriously impact Japan’s security”. Photo: AP

India in a fix over Trump’s tariff threat aimed at Russian oil

If Russia fails to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days, India fears that the tariff could cause a spike in oil prices, analysts say.

15 Jul 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Oil tanks belonging to Russian state-owned Transneft. About 35 per cent of India’s oil demand is met by Russian imports, an analyst says. Photo: dpa

Russia’s Medvedev scoffs at Trump’s Ukraine ultimatum, but Kremlin to analyse

Russia’s ex-president dismissed Trump’s 100 per cent tariff threat as a ‘theatrical ultimatum’, while the Kremlin said it was ‘very serious’, needing Putin’s analysis.

16 Jul 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

Opinion | For Brics, it’s a big leap from talk shop to institution of power

The bloc stands at a crossroads: can it become a true alternative to the G7, or is it merely a fractured mirror of diverging interests?

15 Jul 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

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Hong Kong transport

Will raising fees solve Hong Kong’s metered car parking crunch?

Industry experts say government can look into alternatives including electronic road pricing and limiting parking time.

15 Jul 2025 - 9:00AM

A resident uses a parking meter in Sai Wan Ho. Photo: Edmond So

Zelensky names new PM, taps official who spearheaded US minerals deal

Zelensky asked First Deputy PM Yulia Svyrydenko on Monday to lead a new government and proposed the current PM take over as defence minister.

15 Jul 2025 - 5:17AM

EU finalises list of counter-tariffs on US$84 billion of US imports

Trump recently announced that he is imposing 30 per cent tariffs on imports from the European bloc as of August 1.

15 Jul 2025 - 3:36PMvideocam

Ex-US Army officer shared classified Ukraine war details on dating site

David Slater had top-secret clearance at a civilian US Air Force job. He pleaded guilty to leaking secrets and faces over 7 years in jail.

15 Jul 2025 - 2:27AMvideocam

A retired US Army officer has pleaded guilty to conspiring to share classified information about Russia’s war with Ukraine on an online dating platform. Photo: Shutterstock

Trump threatens Russia with 100% ‘secondary’ tariffs if no deal on Ukraine

In meeting with Nato chief, US president also vows to send more weapons to the bloc in support of Kyiv.

15 Jul 2025 - 4:25AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment in Russian leader Vladimir Putin and threatened tariffs if Putin does not come to a deal with Ukraine. Photo: Reuters

SCMP Highlights

China’s ‘energy ring’; Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: SCMP daily highlights

From China generating power from ‘sea of death’ to how US president’s tariffs may pay for his bill, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

14 Jul 2025 - 9:15PM

Zelensky talks air defence in ‘productive’ meeting with US envoy

US special envoy Keith Kellogg arrived in Kyiv just a day after Trump announced new Patriot air defence system supplies to Ukraine.

14 Jul 2025 - 8:55PMvideocam

Planes have near miss after Air China flight’s unexplained change of height

The passenger jet and SF Airlines cargo plane come within 100 or so metres of each other while on a direct collision course over Russia.

14 Jul 2025 - 11:10PM

Flight tracking radar showed the two planes on course for a head-on collision. Photo: Flightradar 24

China-EU relations

Opinion | In misfiring over China complaints, EU risks shooting itself in the foot

Chinese competitiveness is driven by innovation rather than subsidies, and its stance on Ukraine emphasises peace rather than complicity.

14 Jul 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Brussels, Belgium, on July 2. Photo: Reuters

China-India relations

China and India to restart direct flights after more than five years

Resumption comes as India’s foreign minister makes first trip to Beijing since 2020, meets counterpart Wang Yi and Vice-President Han Zheng.

15 Jul 2025 - 9:18AMvideocam

Video | Lavrov praises North Korean troops fighting for Russia

14 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM

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