Putin arrives in Beijing for China state visit as Ukraine war intensifies – live
The Russian president will meet Xi Jinping as part of a trip that Chinese state media has described a visit from an ‘old friend’ Full...
Category : Asia Pacific
Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling
Joint UK-French investigation alleges group advertised small-boat crossings of Channel on social media Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in London after an investigation into...
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds Global military expenditure has reached a record high of...
Thousands of foreign nurses a year leave UK to work abroad
Exclusive: Surge in nurses originally from outside the EU moving overseas prompts concern Britain is a ‘staging post’ in their careers Almost 9,000 foreign nurses...
China offers to deepen security ties with Hungary
Beijing’s move comes at a time when Budapest’s relationship with its EU and Nato allies is at a low point China has offered to deepen...
German firm BASF to pull out of Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
Chemicals producer says audits revealed no wrongdoing but recent media reports crossed red line The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from...
UK sends UN experts photographs of North Korean shipments to Russia
Exclusive: Report shows Russian ships loading at North Korean port, amid accusation that Pyongyang supplies missiles and shells The UK has provided satellite photographs of...
Russia ‘attacked Ukraine with North Korea-supplied ballistic missiles’
White House says Moscow likely to supply Pyongyang with advanced technologies in exchange Russia has started using ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea to attack...
‘West v rest’ no longer seen as template for global alliances, survey finds
Research in 21 countries suggests a growing ‘a la carte’ approach where states ‘mix and match’ partners on different issues As the US and Chinese...
Putin and Kim Jong-un exchange rifles as North Korean leader continues Russia tour
Russian president also gave Kim at meeting the gift of a ‘glove from a space suit that has been to space’ amid warnings from US...
