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‘Clearest evidence’ of Chinese support? Iran got satellite images before Jordan attack: Report

Iran had reportedly obtained high-resolution satellite imagery from Chinese sources before launching a missile attack on a US military base in Jordan that killed three American soldiers in July.

The Times of India · Sep 12

BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc

Leaders of the BRICS nations are meeting in New Delhi for a summit focused on trade, investment and global conflicts

The Independent UK · Sep 12

China to Rubio: Hands Off Chancay. Peru Joins Trump's Security Shield Anyway.

China defended its Peru investments after Rubio's Chancay column, as Lima joins the Shield of the Americas without giving up trade with Beijing.

Latin Times · Sep 11

Putin arrives in India for BRICS summit set to be dominated by Middle East, Ukraine wars

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a two-day BRICS summit expected to focus on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and economic challenges. Putin and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian are due to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while China’s Xi Jinping is also expected…

France 24 · Sep 11

Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail

Three activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five and seven years in prison Friday for calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship". Prosecutors had argued that China's constitution enshrines the primacy of the Communist Party.

France 24 · Sep 11

Who are the Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed for seven years in Hong Kong?

Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho are three prominent Hong Kong activists who led the group behind the city’s massive annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Independent UK · Sep 10

3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case

Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday for their convictions of inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Dhaka declines Brics invite: 'It was for Bimstec chair, not PM'

DHAKA: Bangladesh Thursday turned down an invitation to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the Brics Summit's outreach session, saying there is no scope to send a govt representative to the summit as PM was not invited and the invitation was instead extended to Bimstec Chair.

The Times of India · Sep 10

At least 25 killed in cargo ship fire at China’s Qingdao port - all you need to know

At least 25 people were killed after a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in China’s eastern port city of Qingdao, according to Chinese state media.

The Times of India · Sep 10

Mao still revered in China as criticism remains risky 50 years on

Fifty years after Mao Zedong's death, his image and ideas remain deeply embedded in China, where his portrait still dominates Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing and Communist Party rhetoric continues to draw on his thinking. For older Chinese people, revolutionary songs keep memories of his era alive, while…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 9