China and Russia jointly develop strike drones, Ukraine allies worry about Beijing may boost production, European officials say ( eutoday.net )
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China’s Spate of Violence Prompts Outburst of Economic Anxiety on Social Media ( www.bnnbloomberg.ca )
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China's government launched additional "local communication centers" to increase propaganda efforts worldwide ( chinamediaproject.org )
The addition of external propaganda bases in Zhejiang and Tianjin over the past two weeks brings the total number at the provincial level to 23. These International Communication Centers (ICCs), also being launched at the city level, are meant to remake China’s approach to delivering its message externally....
German government blocks planned sale of VW's gas turbine business to China over security concerns ( www.reuters.com )
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China’s maritime militia: the shadowy armada whose existence Beijing rarely acknowledges ( www.theguardian.com )
They look like simple fishing boats but are capable of swarming in huge numbers to help Beijing stake its territorial claims in the South China Sea...
Peru grants China's state-owned Cosco Shipping the exclusive right to operate its Chanchay port while pressure is built to construct a highway across the Amazon rainforest ( www.asianews.it )
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Chinese Government Rejects Key Human Rights Recommendations in Latest UN Review ( safeguarddefenders.com )
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Rio-bound Boeing 777 returns to Amsterdam over tech issue – DW – 06/23/2024 ( www.dw.com )
An unspecified technical problem forced the Rio-bound Boeing aircraft to turn back shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam. A spokesperson for Dutch air traffic control said the plane requested to land as a precaution and turned around over Belgium some 40 minutes after takeoff.
Nato is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance says ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
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Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails ( www.npr.org )
International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, sources say ( www.reuters.com )
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, four sources familiar with the case said....
Taiwan raises travel alert for Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau over Beijing's new judicial guidelines introducing death penalty for supporters of Taiwanese independence ( www.jurist.org )
Taiwan's government raised the travel alert for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau to “orange” level and advised people to avoid non-essential travelling. The Council claimed that because the Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau have continued to amend or issue legal documents relating to national security in recent years,...
China Changes Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names as Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang ( www.hrw.org )
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have been systematically changing hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural meaning for Uyghurs into names reflecting recent Chinese Communist Party ideology, Human Rights Watch said....
China should pay for propping up Putin's war, Nato chief says ( www.bbc.com )
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US, Europe Warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah to Ease Strikes on Israel and Back off from Wider Mideast War ( english.aawsat.com )
US, European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months. Iran and Israel traded threats Saturday of what Iran said would be an "obliterating" war over...
China’s war games near Taiwan threaten international peace and security, researcher says ( theconversation.com )
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Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives accused of ramming Filipino boats in disputed South China Sea ( www.bbc.com )
Philippines soldiers used their "bare hands" to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country's top military commander has said....
A cartoon cat has been vexing China’s censors – now he says they are on his tail ( www.bbc.com )
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At least 550 hajj pilgrims die in scorching temperatures ( www.abc.net.au )
US jury holds banana giant Chiquita liable for financing Colombia paramilitaries ( www.france24.com )
Eastern NATO and EU allies discuss barring Hungary from their club ( www.ft.com )
According to a report by the Financial Times (paywalled link), members of the Bucharest Nine (B9) group are considering excluding Hungary from their talks in the future....
'I did not want to disappear in silence’: Chechen woman livestreamed attempted abduction by her family ( www.theguardian.com )
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Tensions in South China Sea: Japan, Canada join chorus of ‘concern’ after China’s recent actions ‘severely injured’ Filipino soldier and damaged Philippine ship ( www.rappler.com )
Japan and Canada on Tuesday, June 18, joined the Philippines’ treaty-ally the United States and strategic partner Australia in expressing support for Manila following the latest – and worst, thus far – incident between Chinese and Filipino personnel and vessels in the West Philippine Sea....
Ukrainian children aged 8 to 15 who were abducted by Putin's military listed on Russian adoption sites with at least two kids having Russified variant of their original names, investigation finds ( www.pressreader.com )
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China solar panel manufacturers seek government action to halt freefall in prices as overcapacity takes hit ( www.reuters.com )
Chinese solar panel manufacturers said they are seeking immediate government intervention to curb investment and industry collaboration to arrest a plunge in prices of solar cells and modules, as the industry faces overcapacity....
