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Hong Kong CNN — Iran’s defense minister has traveled to diplomatic and economic ally China on his first reported trip abroad since a 12-day clash with Israel that briefly dragged the US into a new regional conflict. Aziz Nasirzadeh is one of nine defense ministers that Chinese state media say attended a gathering of the…
(Reuters) -Russian air defence units destroyed two drones targeting Moscow, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early on Thursday. Sobyanin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said specialists were examining debris on the ground. Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport suspended departures and arrivals in … Source link
Minister for National Economy Márton Nagy paid an official visit to Beijing, where three key economic policy consultations took place with leaders of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China and the Chinese Ministry of Finance. The Hungarian Ministry for National Economy emphasized that China…
The Hong Kong government issued the “Policy Statement 2.0” on Thursday for the Development of Digital Assets in the region. This policy statement builds upon the foundational measures outlined in the initial policy statement released in October 2022. The new policy aims to establish Hong Kong as a global hub for digital assets innovation, with…
KCNA A Korean Central News Agency photo showing an aerial view of the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, North Korea is opening a beach resort that its leader Kim Jong Un hopes will boost tourism in the secretive Communist regime, state media reports. Wonsan Kalma on the east coast will open to domestic tourists on…
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has hosted his Iranian counterpart and other senior defence staff on an advanced Chinese warship days after the US bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, while stating “hegemony” is the biggest source of global chaos. Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was among defence chiefs received by Dong on the ship on Wednesday…
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reuters Funerals were held at Gaza City for Palestinians reportedly killed in a Israeli air strikes A senior Hamas official has told the BBC that mediators have intensified their efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, but that negotiations with Israel remain stalled. The comments came…
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun and his counterparts attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, Shandong province, China June 26, 2025. — Reuters China on Wednesday hosted defence ministers from Iran and Russia in the eastern seaside city of Qingdao, a meeting set against the complex backdrop of ongoing conflict in…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of Hong Kong’s biggest property developers is in talks to refinance billions of dollars in bank loans following years of ambitious debt-fuelled expansion, adding to pressures in the Chinese territory’s struggling real estate market….
Denis Villeneuve, the Oscar-nominated French-Canadian filmmaker, will direct the next James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has announced. The Dune director said in a statement released by the studio that he was a “die-hard James Bond fan” and intends to “honour the tradition” of the franchise. Speculation has been swirling over the future of the…