International Relations

German investigators allege the couple targeted sensitive university research on behalf of Chinese intelligence.

Police are investigating alleged environmental violations at BYD’s first EU electric vehicle plant.

‘The global cobalt supply is heavily concentrated, with China controlling around 85 percent of refined capacity,’ said Heath Porteous of Cobalt Blue.

Chinese authorities call the Shanghai stabbing an isolated case, but it revives public safety concerns after earlier attacks involving Japanese schools.

The Filipino president is set to travel to Japan next week, where he will meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and discuss China’s aggressive actions.

The summit came days after Trump’s visit to Beijing, as Putin seeks to reinforce strategic ties between Russia and China.

It also found the most prolific partnerships were with the Chinese Communist Party’s so-called ‘Seven Sons of National Defence.’

‘I don’t think this is something that one country, one company can do,’ says a representative from a critical minerals miner.

The Russian leader wants to find out what Trump told Xi about the Russia–Ukraine war and Russia’s aid to Iran, an insider within the Chinese regime said.

The government plans to extend the service life of six ageing Collins-class submarines by 10 years under a new sustainment program.

About 100 million litres of jet fuel will begin arriving in Australia in three shipments from the beginning of June.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has urged the G7 to urgently diversify to counter China’s dominance in rare earth supplies.

‘Nothing deters [conflict] more than showing other countries that we are serious about being ready,’ says a defence analyst.

Northern Minerals, which hopes to extract dysprosium and terbium in WA’s East Kimberley region, has long been a target of Chinese interest.

The changes indicate the North Korean leader is focusing solely on preserving the regime amid rising global geopolitical tensions, analysts say.

European regulators worry subsidies granted by Beijing may give the Chinese state-owned vendor an unfair edge over its European competitors.

The U.S. president said he must speak with Taiwan’s leader before deciding whether to proceed with the record arms sales package for Taipei.

For Japan, Taiwan is closely tied to its own security debate and to the U.S. military posture in the western Pacific.

The president said he has not yet decided whether to move ahead with a major U.S. arms package for Taiwan.

The announcement coincided with Trump’s Beijing visit as Moscow and Beijing reinforce increasingly close bilateral relations.