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New Cambodian PM Hun Manet to visit China and meet President Xi Jinping this week during 65th anniversary of ties

Chinese foreign ministry says Beijing looks to chart a course for the next stage of cooperation between the two nations.

First library, learning center dedicated to Dalai Lama opens in United States

The Ithaca, New York, facility holds the works of current and previous Tibetan spiritual leaders.

MPs told not to discuss details of alleged China spy case in public as Speaker says ‘sensitive’ inquiry under way – UK politics live

Speaker says ‘small number of MPs’ who needed to know about case were briefed on itSimon Clarke, who was the levelling up secretary during the Liz Truss premiership, has defended the government’s decision not to explicitly label China as...

China’s trailblazing US$31 million Mozi telescope ready to train giant eye on night sky

The northern hemisphere’s most powerful wide field survey device is expected to be fully operational by mid-September.

‘It’s been a good week’: Labour buoyed up by slick reshuffle and Tory woes

Party off to promising start to new parliamentary term but knows it cannot be complacentIn the evening sunshine on the House of Commons terrace on Wednesday, Keir Starmer took some of his closest aides for a drink. Just three...

Russia-Ukraine war live: United Russia party HQ destroyed in attack in occupied Ukrainian city, says mayor

Ivan Fedorov gives no details about how Russian authorities were ‘burned out’ of political party building in Zaporizhzhia but alludes to casualtiesWhat we know on day 563 of the invasionHere are some of the latest images of Ukraine coming...

NHS website records 552% surge in heat exhaustion queries

Figures from NHS England reveal people seeking heat-related health advice as temperatures surpass 32CHot weather has led to a 552% increase in people seeking heat exhaustion advice from the NHS website this week, figures show, as temperatures look likely...

Morocco earthquake updates: at least 296 people killed as Marrakesh among several cities affected

Earthquake measuring at least 6.8 and centred in High Atlas mountain leaves hundreds dead, others injuredHere are some of the latest images coming through from Marrakesh, where some buildings have collapsed in the old city, a Unesco world heritage...

The G20 has agreed to make the African Union a permanent member, Indian PM Modi says

The announcement came at the opening of the G20 summit, one that comes as growing global rifts and the absence of key players threatened to make reaching consensus on the thorniest issues elusive.

Chinese government treats diplomats to Tibet tour in run-up to rights review

Visit aimed to portray Tibetans enjoying human rights and freedom, expert says.

China’s top spy agency casts doubt over Xi Jinping attending Apec talks

Ministry of State Security calls on Washington to ‘show real sincerity’ in social media post, accusing the US of being ‘two-faced’ in its China policy, which it says is ‘doomed to fail’.

Climate scientists look behind Chinese legend of dogs barking at the sun to learn why spring in southeast China is cloudy

Team from China and Britain finds scientific evidence for link between Tibetan Plateau and East Asian circulation and precipitation.

China-India border dispute spills over into water resources: ‘difficult to agree’

Both nations are building major dam projects in a region they have rowed about for decades, with the same river involved.

Algeria says its coastguard fired warning shots before killing jetski riders

Defence ministry releases its version of events five days after two dual French-Moroccan men were shot dead on entering Algerian watersAlgeria’s defence ministry has said its coastguard fired warning shots before firing directly at a man on a jetski...

Ex-Nationwide teller in London jailed for part in £130,000 bank fraud

Nathan Gilbert, of Enfield, changed the account details of customers and fraudulently issued passbooksA former bank employee who worked in a London branch of Nationwide has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for his part in...

‘It’s heartbreaking, our heritage is being stolen’: Gaza’s fight to keep its treasures safe at home

Local archaeologists dedicate their lives to protect priceless artefacts from smugglers, Hamas and Israeli attacks in a land at history’s crossroadsThere is considerable debate over the origin of the name Gaza. Some etymologists trace it back to azaz, which...

Fosun-owned Club Med says Hongkongers heading for ski slopes, bucket-list destinations as travel bookings rebound

The resort operator, owned by Fosun Tourism, said people are now spending 23 per cent more and staying 10 per cent longer than they did before the pandemic.