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Malaysian PM doubles down on refusal to condemn Hamas
Anwar Ibrahim says he will not bow to “threats” from other governments and vowed to maintain dialogue with the organisation.
- by Chris Barrett
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China’s defence minister Li Shangfu ousted after missing for weeks
The latest victim of President Xi Jinping’s high-profile purges becomes the country’s shortest-serving defence minister.
- by Evelyn Yu and Yujing Liu
Family ties to the fore as Jokowi’s son named on presidential ticket
Court ruling allows Indonesian leader’s eldest to run as vice-presidential candidate
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
Analysis
China relations
After ending the freeze with Australia, China fancies joining trade bloc
After three years, all but one of half a dozen exports caught up in $20 billion in trade strikes by the Chinese government have been given an official reprieve.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘Dangerous, irresponsible, illegal’: China, Philippines trade barbs after ship collision in South China Sea
The two countries have had numerous run-ins in areas of the South China Sea in recent months, especially the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands.
- by Enrico Dela Cruz
How old is too old? Indonesian court to rule on presidential age cap
An 81-year-old Joe Biden is likely to face a 78-year-old Donald Trump in the US election. In Indonesia, 70 has been proposed as the maximum age for a candidate.
- by Chris Barrett
Canada removes dozens of diplomats from India as dispute escalates
India has threatened to remove the envoys’ diplomatic immunity which Canada says is not only unprecedented but contrary to international law.
- by Rob Gilles
After hinting at shamans, Bali turns to science to tackle landfill fire
Water-bombing helicopters and police water cannons have been deployed in a futile bid to put out a huge tip fire that has burned for the past week.
- by Chris Barrett and Amilia Rosa
1000 nuclear warheads by 2030: China’s arsenal is getting bigger faster, says US
A new report warns that China may be pursuing a new intercontinental missile system using conventional arms that could threaten continental US, Hawaii and Alaska.
- by Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor
Lord of the East: Photos from Vladivostok
The China-Russia relationship has grown stronger amid fraying relations with the West. The Russian port city of Vladivostok embodies these closer ties.
King crabs and cars: Behind Xi and Putin’s challenge to the West
The city of Vladivostok is at the centre of a blossoming relationship that has overcome decades of mistrust because of a common enemy.
- by Eryk Bagshaw