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Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine
The US Secretary of State was speaking to the BBC at the end of a three-day trip to China. -
China warns US not to step on its 'red lines'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had raised a number of US concerns with the Chinese leader. -
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent tells US
The video sharing app faces being banned in the US unless it severs ties with its China's ByteDance. -
Home and Away star arrested after Australian manhunt
The actor was taken into custody on Thursday after failing to front court on assault charges. -
Scout jamboree disaster blamed on S Korea government
An independent report says authorities failed to deliver a safe event for thousands of children. -
The ex-flight attendant who now leads the airline
Mitsuko Tottori was named as the first female boss of Japan Airlines earlier this year. -
What's behind a dramatic fall in Indian families' savings
Indians, traditionally known as avid savers, are now stashing away less money and borrowing more. -
Free beer and taxi rides to woo voters in Indian city
Many companies in Bengaluru city have found innovative ways to encourage people to vote. -
US jails Chinese man who threatened student activist
He threatened to "chop off" the hands of a Chinese student who put up pro-democracy fliers on campus. -
Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children
Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row. -
'Male' hippo in Japanese zoo found to be female
A DNA test was carried out because Gen-chan did not display typical male hippo behaviour. -
Diabetic Delhi leader finally gets insulin jab in jail
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was detained in mid-March, said he had repeatedly ask for insulin. -
Blinken arrives in China as relations crackle with tension
Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but the two still view each other with suspicion. -
The fate of Korea's 'first and biggest' sex festival
It was to feature events like a bondage fashion show. But then the authorities cracked down. -
India's battered opposition takes on Modi
The unwieldy alliance has had leaders arrested and bank accounts frozen as it tries to unseat the PM.