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China’s Long March 2F rocket, carrying three astronauts for the Shenzhou 20 manned space mission, heads for a space station, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Jiuquan, northwestern China, on April 24. Photo: AP

Opinion | Threat of US-China land grab in space demands urgent legal reforms

Strengthening peaceful uses of space can only be done by negotiating with China and other nations bound by the same obligations as the US.

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Trump and Putin discuss Israel-Iran tensions: ‘dangerous escalation’

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Ukraine halts Russian troops’ advance in Sumy region, Zelensky says

14 Jun 2025 - 9:21PM

Finland accuses Russia-linked crew of damaging undersea power cable

Finnish authorities have accused senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel of offences related to the damage of undersea power cables last year.

14 Jun 2025 - 5:15PM

This undated Finnish Border Guard handout picture shows the presumed anchor of the oil tanker Eagle S on the deck of HMS Belos outside Porkkalanniemi, Finland. Photo: AFP

Lee Jae-myung’s debut at G7 summit shows ‘South Korea is back in the game’

His attendance at the meeting of major powers will be the new president’s first overseas trip since taking office.

14 Jun 2025 - 3:36PMvideocam

Is North Korea’s Kim shoring up navy in strategic bid with allies China, Russia?

Kim Jong-un has called for enhancing North Korea’s maritime military presence in the Pacific Ocean, citing ‘provocations’ from the US and its allies.

14 Jun 2025 - 10:14AM

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Vietnam officially joins Brics as ‘partner country’, Brazil announces

Southeast Asian country’s ‘dynamic economy’ touted as the group of emerging economies widens its agenda urging a more inclusive global order.

14 Jun 2025 - 2:44AMvideocam

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has forged closer ties with Brics, an association of leading emerging economies. Photo: AFP

China-Russia relations

How China is driving a surge in shipping along Arctic sea routes

The route’s Russian operator is building more nuclear-powered icebreakers, as it anticipates a significant rise in voyages by Chinese companies.

13 Jun 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

Indonesia’s Prabowo skips G7 summit in Canada for talks with Putin in Russia

The decision by the 73-year-old ex-general has raised questions about Indonesia’s strategic direction, which is known for its ‘non-aligned’ stance.

12 Jun 2025 - 10:37PM

China-EU relations

Opinion | Why Europe must end its strategic drift by working with China

Whether via bilateral channels or broader coalitions, Europe must craft a China policy that reflects pragmatism and enhances its resilience.

12 Jun 2025 - 8:30PM

A visitor looks at pictures during the 2025 Budapest China Tourism and Culture Week in Budapest, Hungary, on May 23. Europe’s engagement with China should be framed not as distance from Washington but as a pursuit of European resilience. Photo: Xinhua

South Korea, US push for dialogue with North amid Kim’s snub of Trump letter

South Korea’s foreign ministry emphasised its efforts to reopen communication with Pyongyang to ease tensions, without directly commenting on Trump’s letter.

12 Jun 2025 - 7:22PM

US President Donald Trump holds up what he described as a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un outside the White House in June 2019. Photo: Reuters

Nuclear watchdog finds Iran non-compliant for first time in 20 years

Iran says it will create a new uranium enrichment facility, declaring IAEA vote a ‘political resolution’.

12 Jun 2025 - 5:13PM

Open Questions series

Open Questions | Trump and Xi won’t allow ‘free-fall’ in relations, Hass says

Think tank director and former diplomat sees Donald Trump and Xi Jinping as both being key to any change in the political trajectory in China-US ties.

12 Jun 2025 - 4:10PM

Opinion | Beijing’s ties with Moscow and Kyiv should be leveraged for peace

With its diplomatic access and record of engagement with all parties, China could be the ingredient required to bring peace in our time.

12 Jun 2025 - 7:18AM

Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, greets his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, on February 15. Photo: Xinhua

Ukraine receives more than 1,200 fallen soldiers’ bodies from Russia

The soldiers died in battles across Kursk and several Ukrainian regions, according to an organisation involved in retrieving military casualties.

11 Jun 2025 - 8:37PM

A man holds a portrait of his missing or captured son during the arrival of freed injured and severely wounded Ukrainian POWs on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

US-China relations

EU in Latin America touts itself as ‘just’ partner amid US-China rivalry

Speaking in Brazil and aiming bloc’s message at Global South, senior envoy also extols shared agenda for green and digital transition.

11 Jun 2025 - 4:44AM

Thailand’s Pattaya deploys AI drones as cries grow to tackle rising crime

The drones will be linked to a centralised AI database so they can scan faces in crowds and pick out criminals and visa overstayers.

10 Jun 2025 - 6:11PM

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China-Africa relations

China backs South Africa against ‘hegemony and bullying’ amid US tensions

Solidarity pledge to South African general comes after Washington’s controversial move to fast-track asylum for 59 white Afrikaners.

10 Jun 2025 - 5:46PM

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivers his opening ceremony speech at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing last September. Dong on Tuesday stressed historical links that were rooted in China’s support for the African National Congress during apartheid as he hosted his South African counterpart. Photo: AP

Kyiv rocked by one of Ukraine war’s largest Russian air attacks

Russian missiles and drones strike the capital and Odesa, including maternity ward.

10 Jun 2025 - 8:59PM

China-EU relations

Nato chief says it must build Indo-Pacific ties to meet China’s military challenge

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte contends that Euro-Atlantic security ‘is all interconnected with what is happening in the Pacific’.

10 Jun 2025 - 6:21AMvideocam

Canada to hit 2% Nato spending target, years ahead of schedule: Carney

‘The threats that Canada faces are multiplying,’ the prime minister said, ‘in a darker, more competitive world’.

9 Jun 2025 - 11:51PMvideocam

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Photo: via dpa

‘Mum, I’m home!’: Russia, Ukraine start new exchange of prisoners

The two sides agreed during a recent meeting to swap soldiers aged 18 to 25, as well as seriously wounded or ill prisoners, and to return the bodies of fallen soldiers.

9 Jun 2025 - 10:09PM

Ukrainian prisoners of war hug after being freed on Monday. Photo: via EPA-EFE

Russia launches 479 drones, highest overnight number since war began: Ukraine

Moscow’s aerial attacks usually start late in the evening and end in the morning, as drones are harder to spot in the dark.

9 Jun 2025 - 6:48PMvideocam

‘Quantum leap’: Nato chief to urge 400 per cent rise in air defence

‘We see in Ukraine how Russia delivers terror from above, so we will strengthen the shield that protects our skies,’ says Mark Rutte.

9 Jun 2025 - 6:26PMvideocam

Democracies sometimes use foreign meddling as an ‘alibi’: think tank

Report warns against overemphasising external threats, urges focus on internal failures and citizen trust.

9 Jun 2025 - 2:37PM

In 2024, about 1.6 billion people voted in 74 national elections worldwide. File photo: Reuters

Opinion | South Korea’s president faces tough balancing act between allies, adversaries

Lee Jae-myung has to deal with a North Korea emboldened by strengthened ties with Russia and must consider the stances of the US, Japan and China.

9 Jun 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Supporters of Lee Jae-myung, who won a snap election to become South Korea’s president, dance in front of a poster of Lee before a televised presidential debate in Seoul on May 18. Photo: AFP

War and conflict

Russian Africa Corps takes over Wagner’s role in Mali, sources say

The Africa Corps is a paramilitary group with links to the Kremlin and seen as the successor to the Wagner Group.

9 Jun 2025 - 2:11PM

Russia advances to east-central Ukraine region as offensive intensifies

Despite talk of peace, the war is stepping up with Russian forces grabbing more territory in Ukraine.

9 Jun 2025 - 10:31AM

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