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Keir Starmer vows no more 'ice age' with China as he lands in Beijing for high-profile talks

Visit seeks to boost trade ties with China - but PM faces criticism for engaging with country posing security risk

Evening Standard

Revealed: How Chinese minder photographed inside of PM's plane and tight security on Starmer's Beijing trip

The Prime Minister’s team has taken burner phones, temporary SIM cards and throwaway laptops on his trip to China to limit the likelihood of being bugged by spies

Evening Standard

ASEAN's top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and manage South China Sea disputes

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats are holding their first major meeting in the central Philippine city of Cebu under growing pressure to beat a deadline to conclude talks on a nonaggression pact with China this year and push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar’s civil war

The Independent UK

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Visit to China will bring benefits for Britain, says Sir Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister will touch down in China on Wednesday as he continues his efforts to build bridges with Beijing.

Evening Standard

North Korea’s nuclear expansion: Kim Jong Un warns of ‘excruciating mental agony’ for enemies

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced plans to strengthen nuclear forces at an upcoming party congress following a missile test. He stated the congress will outline next-stage plans for bolstering the country's nuclear war deterrent. The test-firing of a multiple rocket launcher, observed with his daughter, aimed to improve…

The Times of India

From the Burnham row to the China visit, avoiding hard choices is the Starmer doctrine

Whether at home or abroad, the pattern of ducking difficult arguments and calling it pragmatism is the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

China threatens trade bans over vow to take back port

China could hit Australia with another round of economic sanctions if the Albanese government goes ahead with a plan to wrest back control of a key port.

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Can Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez become a Latin American Deng Xiaoping?

Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-Mao boom

The Guardian - UK

North Korea's Kim says upcoming party congress will unveil plans to bolster nuclear deterrent

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will unveil plans to further bolster its nuclear program at the upcoming ruling party congress

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer walks tightrope over myriad issues in quest to bolster China ties

Vow to bring ‘stability and clarity’ to the UK’s approach to Beijing on first visit by a British prime minister in eight years will be sorely tested

The Guardian - UK

Starmer vows to remain ‘clear-eyed’ over national security as he flies to China

PM promises ‘stability and clarity’ in approach on first visit to Beijing by UK leader in eight years

The Guardian - UK

‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China

Experts say business with China is always a double-edged sword let alone when its overheated economy can offer only marginal gains

The Guardian - UK

Starmer heads to China in search of trade links and warmer relations

The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a delegation of more than 50 representatives of British businesses, sports and culture.

Evening Standard

Canadian PM to urge Australia to stand up and fight

After delivering a speech which left senior Labor ministers grasping for superlatives, a visiting leader will encourage Australia to join an army of resistance.

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The Independent UK

The perils and promise of Sir Keir’s visit to China

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: At a time of global turmoil, the UK cannot afford to shun closer links with one of the world’s pre-eminent and fastest-growing economies

International Business Times UK

Why Aren't We Talking About A Virus With Up To 90% Fatality Rate? Inside The Nipah Outbreak Asia Missed

Taiwan officially classifies Nipah virus—which kills 80–91% of infected people—as a Category 5 notifiable disease following India's outbreak, raising critical questions about media silence surrounding a pathogen deadlier than COVID-19.

Evening Standard

Starmer says UK-China relations have gone from ‘golden age to ice age’

He said the UK was ‘missing out’ by not engaging with China.

Evening Standard

China 'hacked the mobile phones of senior officials in Downing Street for years'

State-backed hackers compromised senior officials’ communications, according to The Telegraph

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‘New Nepal’, old anxieties: Will a Gen Z mandate trigger a new playbook for South Block?

With the close of nominations, the contours of Nepal’s next parliamentary contest on March 5, 2026, have begun to take shape. These elections carry profound implications for India’s strategic interests. The voting comes after a violent Gen Z uprising that ousted the Oli government in September 2025 and reinstated Nepal’s…

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer says he does not have to choose between ties with China and US

The Prime Minister will travel to China on Tuesday as he attempts to continue building bridges with Beijing.

The Guardian - UK

Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption

Experts suggest Xi Jinping is asserting his authority by sidelining an officer who has significantly betrayed his trust

International Business Times UK

Did Xi Jinping Foil a Coup Attempt Two Hours Before It Happened? Arrests Allegedly Reach Thousands

Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly acted on early intelligence to prevent an attempted coup, leading to nearly 3,000 arrests in a sweeping military purge.

The Independent UK

Japanese court orders Pyongyang to pay damages to survivors of deceptive repatriation program

A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."

The Times of India

Xi Jinping’s 'Sacred Games': Why China’s leader keeps purging PLA generals

“Sab marr jaayenge, sirf Trivedi bachega.”

The Independent UK

Philippines tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating verbal tussle in South China Sea dispute

The Philippines has told China that it is alarmed about heated exchanges with Chinese diplomats in Manila over the long-standing territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea

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