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The Pakistan Air Force’s J-10C fighter jets perform at a rehearsal ahead of the country’s national day parade in Islamabad, on March 21, 2024. Photo: AFP
Defence

Opinion | How China’s military tech proved its worth in India-Pakistan clashes

The battlefield testing of Chinese weapons systems during the India-Pakistan clash may signal a paradigm shift in global military dynamics.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel to allow limited aid into Gaza after months of blockade: Netanyahu

Romania

Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan wins presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza ceasefire talks resume as Israeli assault kills hundreds in 72 hours

Hamas official Taher al-Nono said the two sides were discussing all issues without ‘preconditions’.

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Smoke billows over destroyed buildings on the Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on Saturday. Photo: AFP
European cinema

The pain of Russian creatives both home and abroad depicted by filmmaker

Filmmaker Roman Liberov uses film, music and poetry to bring to life the struggles of Russian artists caught up in their country’s politics.

Donald Trump

Trump and the art of the deal: expects to meet Putin to broker Ukraine peace

‘There can’t be a meeting without me,’ the US president says after pulling back from first direct peace talks in Putin’s absence.

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Ukraine war

Ex-US ambassador to Ukraine says she quit because of Trump ‘appeasement’

Bridget Brink says the policy since the start of the Trump administration was to put pressure on the victim instead of the aggressor, Russia.

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US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink (left) joins then-US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to tour a bunker at a State Border Guard of Ukraine Detached Commandant Office of Security and Resource Supply site in Kyiv Oblast in September 2023. Photo: AFP
Photography

Who took the iconic Napalm Girl image? World Press Photo says it’s not clear

The organisation has removed Nick Ut’s credit for the prize-winning picture, after a documentary cast doubt over its authorship.

Ukraine war

Trump to speak to Putin, Zelensky by phone after Ukraine-Moscow talks in Turkey

A potential meeting between Zelensky and Putin was discussed in the talks, but there were few signs of significant progress towards ending the war.

History

Wu Chien-shiung, the Chinese scientist who helped make America’s atomic bomb

From a young girl in a small village near Shanghai to one of the most consequential physicists of the 20th century, Wu was often overlooked.

Chien-Shiung Wu’s experiment is sometimes referred to as the most important physics experiment ever conducted. Illustration: Samuel Porteous
Donald Trump

Trump caps Gulf tour with America-first policy for peace in Middle East

Trump’s vision sits well with the UAE and Saudi Arabia, two Gulf nations closest to Washington, but its feasibility remains to be determined, analysts say.

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US President Donald Trump gestures while delivering remarks to US troops during a visit to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Dozens more die in Gaza as Israel intensifies assault

Over 250 people are said to have been killed since Thursday, while Trump says residents are starving and he expects ‘a lot of good things’ in the next month.

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Ukraine war

Russia, Ukraine talks for peace end in under two hours

The officials present in Turkey – including Ukraine’s defence minister – sat together around a table, but the two sides are far apart in their conditions for ending the war.

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Pakistan

Misinformation warfare intensifies in India and Pakistan as conflict rages on

Fake content on the clash between India and Pakistan may deepen social polarisation and erode trust in reliable sources, analysts warn.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits an airforce base in Punjab on Tuesday amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan. Photo: Reuters
India

India boycott of Turkey, Azerbaijan reflects growing ‘consumer-led diplomacy’

From traders to travel platforms, Indian companies are using economic tools to signal foreign policy displeasure, analysts note.

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People carry Indian national flags during a tricolour march to support “Operation Sindoor” in Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Thursday. Photo: AP
India-Pakistan tensions

Pakistan extends ceasefire with India as pause in fighting holds

Islamabad said it would not violate the truce, calling for a ‘composite dialogue’ with New Delhi.

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Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong strengthens role as China’s gateway to the Middle East

Readers discuss the Hong Kong business delegation’s trip to Qatar and Kuwait, the lessons of Victory Day, and the US crackdown on overseas students.

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Myanmar

Xi’s Moscow meeting of Myanmar junta leader signals China’s backing of regime

Xi’s meeting highlights China’s increasing support for Myanmar’s isolated regime and indicates a strategic alignment with Russia, analysts say.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing on the sidelines of Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9. Photo: Xinhua
India

Editorial | Peace talks only option for India and Pakistan

Latest deadly clashes between the two nuclear-armed neighbours underline need to negotiate binding settlement over Kashmir.

China technology

Opinion | 4 lessons for China as Pakistan J-10s down Indian Rafale jets

It is a boost for China’s defence industry, arms exports and the PLA’s confidence – and should encourage Beijing to increase its nuclear stockpile.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s presence still roils Eurovision a year after protests over war in Gaza

Amid protests, Israel’s Eurovision entry, Yuval Raphael, advances to Saturday’s final.

Singer Yuval Raphael. Israel has competed in Eurovision for more than 50 years and won four times. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Trump says ‘getting close’ to deal to avoid Iran military action

Iran has held four rounds of talks with the Trump administration, which has sought to avert threatened military action by Israel.

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A newspaper with a cover photo of US President Donald Trump and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, in Tehran. Photo: via Reuters
Ukraine war

Ukraine peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelensky in Turkey

‘We can’t be running around the world looking for Putin,’ Zelensky said after meeting Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara.

Israel-Gaza war

Dozens killed in overnight strikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

Second night of heavy bombing kills many in Khan Younis as Israel prepares to send in forces.

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza rescuers say 80 killed in Israeli strikes

Bombardment intensifies after Israel’s Netanyahu vowed ‘full force’ Gaza offensive.

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Putin not on Kremlin list for Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had challenged the Russian leader to meet him in person in Istanbul.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks in Moscow on Wednesday. Photo: AP
India-Pakistan tensions

India claims military superiority despite Pakistan’s Chinese weapons

New Delhi says Indian Air Force strikes successfully ‘bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air defence systems’.

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Germany

Germany arrests 3 Ukrainians over Russian sabotage plot

The accused allegedly aimed to send packages from Germany containing explosive devices to recipients in Ukraine.

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