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US legislator tells Taiwan its weapons are coming
The island nation has complained for two years of delays in deliveries of US weapons, as manufacturers supply Ukraine to support its defence against Russia.
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- Ben Blanchard
China’s industrial profits return to growth
A global cyclical boom in technology products like chips as well as a push by the government to get firms to replace their old equipment supported the April upturn.
- Gao Yuan
Papua New Guinea landslide toll revised up to 2000
The unstable terrain, remote location and nearby tribal warfare are hampering relief efforts in PNG.
- Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson
China hails ‘new beginning’ with US-allied South Korea, Japan
China, South Korea and Japan are trying to manage mutual distrust amid the rivalry between Beijing and Washington, and tensions over Taiwan.
- Hyonhee Shin
Israeli says air strike that killed 35 in Rafah ‘under review’
The strike took place in Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood in western Rafah, where thousands of people were taking shelter after many fled the eastern areas of the city.
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- Ethan Bronner
China’s online ‘Kim Kardashian’ banned for being too ostentatious
The online disappearance last week of Wang Hongquanxing is part of the government’s latest campaign to maintain its dominance over China’s social media culture.
- Joe Leahy and Wenjie Ding
Opinion & Analysis
Biden has a chance to do the right thing in Gaza
Without any clear plan for post-conflict Gaza or the West Bank, Joe Biden’s Middle East policy is in tatters.
Contributor
US, China protectionism race benefits no one
To counter competition from China, the United States is becoming more like China, and Australia and other nations have joined the game.
Trade expert
Defiant Israel shrugs off global wall of opposition
Benjamin Netanyahu faced a call for arrest warrants over Gaza and an order to halt a Rafah assault. But the diplomatic blows are unlikely to halt Israel’s charge.
Contributor
UK Conservatives on course for the worst result in 100 years
Calling the election is more about saving Tory furniture than victory. And Rishi Sunak wants to call it quits before he breaks records he doesn’t want to hold.
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China’s online ‘Kim Kardashian’ banned for being too ostentatious
The online disappearance last week of Wang Hongquanxing is part of the government’s latest campaign to maintain its dominance over China’s social media culture.
- Joe Leahy and Wenjie Ding
How Trump seized control of his own trial
The former president has found many ways to spin historic proceedings to his unexpected advantage, as he braces for a verdict that could come this week.
- Joe Miller
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Defiant Israel shrugs off global wall of opposition
Benjamin Netanyahu faced a call for arrest warrants over Gaza and an order to halt a Rafah assault. But the diplomatic blows are unlikely to halt Israel’s charge.
- James Shotter
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden has a chance to do the right thing in Gaza
Without any clear plan for post-conflict Gaza or the West Bank, Joe Biden’s Middle East policy is in tatters.
- Nicholas Kristof
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PNG landslide death toll estimates raised to 670
Crews have given up hope of finding survivors buried deep under the soil and rubble after a landslide slammed into a village on the Pacific island.
- Rod McGuirk
China in high-stakes summit with Japan, South Korea
China and its US-allied neighbours are important trading partners to one another, and their cooperation is key to promoting regional peace and prosperity.
- Soo-Hyang Choi and Yoshiaki Nohara
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
US, China protectionism race benefits no one
To counter competition from China, the United States is becoming more like China, and Australia and other nations have joined the game.
- Shiro Armstrong
‘Hours of attacks’: Russia’s glide bombs target Ukraine city
It was the latest attack in a sustained bombing campaign that has made life increasingly dangerous for civilians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
- Constant Méheut
Five things about the UK election that would baffle Aussies
Voting isn’t compulsory, it’s first past the post, there are no TV ads, no sausage sizzles. This all means that parties campaign differently than Down Under.
- Hans van Leeuwen
How Trump seized control of his own trial
The former president has found many ways to spin historic proceedings to his unexpected advantage, as he braces for a verdict that could come this week.
- Joe Miller
Sunak pledges mandatory national service in UK election ploy
Compulsory work for 18-year-olds would provide “opportunities” and “experience”, the prime minister says, as the Tories try to differentiate themselves from Labour.
- Camilla Turner
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Defiant Israel shrugs off global wall of opposition
Benjamin Netanyahu faced a call for arrest warrants over Gaza and an order to halt a Rafah assault. But the diplomatic blows are unlikely to halt Israel’s charge.
- James Shotter
G7 finance chiefs back Russian assets plan for Ukraine
The G7 ministers also warned against China’s dumping of cheap exports into their markets, although no concrete actions were decided against China.
- Alan Rappeport
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Top UN court orders Israel to stop Rafah operation
Israel is unlikely to comply with the order from the International Court of Justice, but the ruling adds more pressure to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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- Mike Corder
Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ documentary director, dies at 53
The filmmaker’s career imploded after he acknowledged past incidents of sexual assault and harassment. The cause of his death was cancer.
- Brian Murphy
Schwarzman plans to back Trump, scoring a Wall Street win for GOP
The billionaire private equity boss said, “the dramatic rise of antisemitism has led me to focus on the consequences of upcoming elections with greater urgency”.
- Dawn Lim
Israeli forces recover bodies of three more hostages in northern Gaza
Roughly 125 living and dead hostages now remain in Gaza, according to Israeli authorities. Talks to secure their return have stalled.
- Aaron Boxerman and Johnatan Reiss
European G7 ministers warn over China trade war risks
Finance ministers from Germany, France and host Italy called for a common front against China’s growing export strength.
- Giuseppe Fonte and Christian Kraemer
- Exclusive
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
International court has received $50m from Australian taxpayers
Australia is one of the biggest bankrollers of the International Criminal Court, which wants to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
Netanyahu to address US Congress soon: House speaker
The Israeli prime minister will soon address the US Congress, according to Mike Johnson, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk
Ray Dalio joins billionaires snapping up historic Singapore houses
The Bridgewater Associates founder’s family office has bought two heritage ‘shophouse’ properties for about $28.6 million
- Mercedes Ruehl
China steps up war games around Taiwan to ‘seize power’
Beijing’s military released a video of missiles being launched at Taiwan from the ground, air and sea, which then slam into the island’s cities in balls of flame.
- Bernard Orr and Ben Blanchard
- Opinion
- UK election
UK Conservatives on course for the worst result in 100 years
Calling the election is more about saving Tory furniture than victory. And Rishi Sunak wants to call it quits before he breaks records he doesn’t want to hold.
- Michael Turner
