China posted a record $99bn (£76.4bn) trade surplus last month amid signs of importers bringing forward orders to beat higher tariffs on goods from the
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Confrontations in South China Sea surge, raising fears a miscalculation could lead to conflict
Reports of aggressive and dangerous conduct by Chinese vessels in the fiercely contested South China Sea have surged over the past 17 months, as tensions
Family wants answers after ‘horrific’ deaths of Australian couple and relative in Philippine hotel
The family of two Australians found dead at a luxury hotel in the Philippines alongside a Filipina relative say they are praying “for answers and
Brazil’s spy agency accused of illegally targeting Bolsonaro’s foes
Brazil’s intelligence agency was illegally weaponised during Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right administration to monitor and harass some of the country’s most important politicians, journalists, judges and
Family of missing woman in Bahamas shielded trans identity over fears of bias
The family of Taylor Casey, a 42-year-old transgender woman who went missing in the Bahamas, said they initially shielded the media from her gender identity
Canadian serial killer given life sentence for murders of Indigenous women
A serial killer who preyed on Indigenous women in Canada will serve decades in prison after a judge determined he was criminally responsible for four
Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast, US Coast Guard says
Multiple Chinese military warships were spotted off the coast of Alaska over the weekend, the US Coast Guard announced. In a statement released on Wednesday,
US, Canada and Finland form ‘Ice Pact’ to project influence into Arctic region
Canada, the United States and Finland say a newly announced “Ice Pact” to build a fleet of polar icebreaker ships will challenge China’s control of
Kenyan president sacks cabinet after weeks of deadly protests
Kenya’s president, William Ruto, has fired his entire cabinet apart from his foreign minister, bowing to pressure after nationwide protests that have created the biggest
‘Africa’s most resilient lion’ and his brother filmed making 1.5km swim across dangerous African river
A record-breaking swim by two lion brothers across a predator-filled African river has been documented by a team led by a researcher from an Australian