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Russia Ribs Trump and His Peace Summit Effort in AI Video With Putin Gifting Zelenskyy Handcuffs

Russia's embassy released a provocative AI video ribbing Donald Trump's peace efforts and threatening Volodymyr Zelenskyy with handcuffs just days before a high-stakes meeting in Florida.

International Business Times UK

Donald Trump’s first step to becoming a would-be autocrat – hijacking a party

We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping today. The list goes on.

The Conversation

Through the lens of history, Trump’s legacy will be more of a blotch than a Maga masterpiece

Take this hopeful thought into 2026: the tyrants we endure always falter, and their ‘seismic’ upheavals are usually false dawns, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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China’s durian craze has turned this tropical fruit into a tool of diplomacy

Distinctive in taste and famously divisive, durian is not everyone’s choice of fruit. This was certainly the case for some Chinese explorers when they first encountered it during the Ming Dynasty’s early maritime voyages.

The Conversation

China ramps up tensions with Britain over Jimmy Lai conviction

Beijing summons envoys from both UK and US in response to widespread international condemnation of Lai verdict

The Independent UK

The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid

Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and could devastate European industry

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping 'Will Capitalise' On Donald Trump's 'Cognitive Decline', Expert Warns

Experts warn that Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping may exploit Donald Trump's reported cognitive decline as health fears mount following recent public lapses.

International Business Times UK

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Hong Kong police arrest 15 suspects over daylight heist where £5m cash was stolen in 30 seconds

Stolen clash from four suitcases yet to be recovered four days after the heist

The Independent UK

China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it

The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses, asks Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

Furious China vows to step up Taiwan invasion drills in response to US arms package

Beijing issues warlike warnings after Washington backs Taipei with record weapons deal and legal pledges

The Independent UK

US Arms Sale to Taiwan of $11B Sparks China Fury, Beijing Vows to Take 'Necessary Measures'

The U.S. government has granted an arms package worth $11.15 billion to Taiwan in a move that is bound to fuel the tensions in U.S.-Taiwan-China relations.

International Business Times UK

Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now

When leaders of “the Quad” last met in September 2024, host and then-President Joe Biden declared the partnership between the United States, India, Australia and Japan to be “more strategically aligned than ever before.”

The Conversation

G7 calls for Jimmy Lai’s immediate release as pressure mounts on China

Joint statement expresses concern from the likes of US, UK, Japan and Germany at ‘deteriorating rights, freedoms and autonomy in Hong Kong’

The Independent UK

China files tit-for-tat lawsuit against Missouri amid claims it hoarded PPE during Covid pandemic

Missouri filed a lawsuit against China for hoarding personal protective equipment in the early months of the pandemic and a federal judge gave a ruling in favour of the US state earlier this year

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‘A cave complex worthy of Batman!’ Mind-boggling buildings that showed the world a new China

The birth of the People’s Republic is seen as a time of drab buildings. But this dazzling show, featuring a factory in a cave and a denounced roof, tells a wildly different story

The Conversation

China and Mongolia are battling to control massive dust storms

Dust storms regularly affect northern China, including its capital Beijing. In recent years, Chinese scientists and officials have traced the source of the dust storms to its neighbour Mongolia.

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping gives ‘strong support’ for Jimmy Lai conviction amid international condemnation

The UK, Australia, New Zealand, the EU and Taiwan have all condemned Lai’s conviction, while Donald Trump says he is saddened by the Hong Kong court’s verdict and that he has raised the case with Xi

The Independent UK

Trump asks Xi Jinping to release Jimmy Lai and says he ‘feels so badly’ about media tycoon’s jailing

American president has offered more muted support for Lai’s cause since promising to ‘100 per cent get him out’

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Evening Standard

Chinese ambassador summoned by Foreign Office over Jimmy Lai verdict

Yvette Cooper says the Foreign Office had summoned China’s top diplomatic representative to the UK to express unhappiness over the guilty verdict

The Conversation

Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi’s hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy

When French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to China in early December for his fourth state visit, the itinerary began with the expected formalities. There was a red carpet reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and high-level talks with President Xi Jinping on trade, technology and Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Make Jimmy Lai’s release a precondition for closer UK-China ties, son says

Mr Lai is a pro-democracy activist who founded the now-defunct Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily.

The Guardian - UK

‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement

The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable

Axios

Trump embraces great power cooperation with China and Russia

Trump's first term launched "Great Power Competition." His second is actively working to end it.

The Independent UK

A Chinese whistleblower now living in the US is being hunted by Beijing with help from US tech

Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang fled to the U.S. seeking asylum, fearing persecution from the Chinese government

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‘TURN HER MIC OFF!’: Karoline Leavitt caught out in bald-faced lie about Trump and the Biden administration

People didn't let Karoline Leavitt after her provably false lie.

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