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‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China

Experts say business with China is always a double-edged sword let alone when its overheated economy can offer only marginal gains

The Guardian - UK

Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising EU relationship - and winning

Experts say Brussels must stand up against Beijing using supplies of vital chips and minerals as ‘sword of Damocles’

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan’s use of J-10C jets and missiles exposes potency of Chinese weaponry

Shooting down of India’s planes by Beijing’s customer Pakistan would mark the first time the fighters and their PL-15 missiles have been used in combat

The Guardian - AU

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Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation

Pope Francis is warning the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work

The Independent UK

Vatican questions $17 million donation to impact investing fund, moves to prevent similar gifts

The Vatican is seeking clarity after the former director of its U.S. missionary fundraising office oversaw the transfer of at least $17 million of its donations into a new non-profit and private equity fund that he created

The Independent UK

Analysis: Touting friendship and peace, China's Xi takes 'diplomatic dance' to isolated Russia

Xi Jinping walks a diplomatic tightrope as he heads to Moscow, seeking to present China as a global peacemaker while strengthening ties with his closest ally, President Vladimir Putin, who faces criminal charges over his Ukraine war.

Reuters

With Iran-Saudi deal, Beijing aims to bring its friends closer together

“This is about bloc-building rather than peace-building."

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Pakistan’s fresh £580m loan from China intensifies debt burden fears

Loan is on top of £25bn that cash-strapped Islamabad already owes Beijing and Chinese commercial banks

The Guardian - UK

With the US out of Afghanistan, China comes calling

KABUL, Afghanistan — The first thing you see walking out of Kabul's airport is a billboard advertising Chinatown, which, if you visit, turns out to be a plain, off-white trio of 10-story towers in the Afghan capital's Taimani district. On the ground floor are shops selling Chinese products, including lights,…

Los Angeles Times

All eyes on Biden and Xi ahead of superpower showdown at G-20 summit

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Last November, President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged from a virtual meeting determined to chart a new path that would prevent the two superpowers from spiraling into an open conflict.

Los Angeles Times

Xi Jinping assures Pakistan’s Sharif of China’s support

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has held talks with top Chinese leaders during two-day visit in Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Police had eyes on 'black flight' drug run between Mareeba and Papua New Guinea, court told

A light aircraft crashed during take-off and prosecutors allege it was carrying more than 500kg of cocaine.

ABC News

Pope warns of lost trust without more abuse accountability

Pope Francis has given a new mandate to his sex abuse advisory commission

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