Russia trade isolation grows as Chinese banks cut payments
BEIJING -- Russian trade is suffering a major blow as the U.S. threatens sanctions on banks in third countries, including China, seen to be facilitating Moscow's war efforts in Ukraine.
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A volcano erupts on a central Philippine island, sending hundreds into evacuation centers
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A volcano belched a plume of ash and steam into the night sky in the central Philippines in a powerful explosion that sent more than 700 people fleeing to evacuation camps.
Japan hunts man who spray-painted ‘toilet’ on Yasukuni Shrine in Chinese social media video
“Faced with the Japanese government’s permission to discharge nuclear waste water, can we do anything?” the man asks. “No, I will give them some colour to see.”
China denies Zelenskyy's claim that Beijing is trying to disrupt Ukraine's peace summit
China has denied allegations by Ukraine's president that Beijing is pressuring other countries not to attend an upcoming Ukraine peace summit, with the foreign ministry claiming that Beijing's position on the matter remains "fair and just."
Japan police search for suspects in spray-painting of graffiti at controversial war shrine
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead, in an apparent protest against the ongoing release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, news reports said Monday.
China a ‘best friend in Asia’ to more Australians but trust still ‘low’, as India also a concern: survey
More Australians see China as a “best friend in Asia” this year, but trust remains “low” despite improving bilateral relations, according to a new poll by the Lowy Institute think tank, with results also indicating concerns with India’s human rights record.
