Should Malaysia host 2026 Commonwealth Games? Look at Victoria and Birmingham, critics say
The Australian state of Victoria won the rights to host the 2026 edition of the event, but withdrew in July 2023, citing a projected budget blowout.
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Australia gets its most senior Chinese leadership visit since 2017 as relations thaw further
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia received its most senior Chinese leadership visit in nearly seven years Wednesday with stability a key theme of the discussions between the countries’ foreign ministers.
Hong Kong's loss can be Tokyo's gain if it plays its cards right
Benjamin Qiu is a partner with the law firm Elliott Kwok Levine & Jaroslaw in New York specializing in Chinese cross-border disputes and transactions. Sam Goodman is senior policy director of China Strategic Risks Institute and co-founder of the New Diplomacy Project, a foreign policy think tank in London.
China's top diplomat meets Australian counterpart in Canberra
SYDNEY (Reuters) -- China's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, met with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra on Wednesday for talks which Australia said would include human rights, tariffs and regional security.
Supreme Court allows a new Texas immigration law that gives police the power to arrest migrants
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce a contentious new law that gives local police the power to arrest migrants.
South China Sea: could Japan be drawn to help defend Philippines in 3-way summit with US?
Malacanang Palace has not announced any US trip for the Philippine president, but said he would be holding talks with Blinken on Tuesday.
United Arab Emirates is using cloud seeding tech to make it rain
Rising global temperatures have added a strain on regions like the Middle East, which is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.