As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ action

Three construction industry employees arrested after police allege unsafe scaffolding materials may have been behind fire’s rapid spread

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Japan’s hawkish new PM has angered Beijing after suggesting her country could become involved in a military conflict between China and Taiwan

Exclusive: Vincent Karremans says six-week row with Beijing that threatened global car production is ‘wake-up call’

Posts from women seeking like-minded parents to share a home and child-rearing responsibilities are appearing on social media

Posts from women seeking like-minded parents to share a home and child-rearing responsibilities are appearing on social media

Residents of Vila Cruzeiro gather bodies after more than 130 were killed in pre-dawn assault

The Velvet Sundown released two albums before admitting their music, images and backstory were created by AI

Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’ Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. “Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t. If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want. Continue reading...

Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi Jinping

Trains packed with volunteers arrive at tourist town of Guangfu, days after typhoon sent millions of tonnes of mud and water crashing through its streets

The death of Jerome Cohen last week at the age of 95 prompted a wave of tributes to the legendary professor of Chinese law. Outside legal circles, Cohen may have been best known for his involvement in...

Trains packed with volunteers arrive at tourist town of Guangfu, days after typhoon sent millions of tonnes of mud and water crashing through its streets

Trump’s statement suggests preliminary agreement between leaders in the first direct contact between them since June Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Xi Jinping had agreed to approve a deal over TikTok. “He approved the TikTok deal,” Trump said about Xi to reporters in the Oval Office, suggesting the leaders signed off on a preliminary agreement. But Trump offered no details about the agreement or when it would be signed. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Experts say the move could be part of Beijing’s ‘greyzone’ grab for disputed territory

As Xi Jinping declared China as a nation “never intimidated by bullies,” President Trump urged him to acknowledge the United States’ support in winning World War II.

Live footage of private conversation between Russian president and Chinese leader aired at Beijing military parade The authoritarian strongmen Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have mused on how organ transplants might lead to immortality, during a brief exchange of small talk caught on a hot mic at a military parade. The Russian president was in Beijing on Wednesday with the Chinese leader, who hosted allies for a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war. Continue reading...

Trump criticises victory day event as China caps off week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as rebuke to west

One era ends, another begins.

A highly choreographed display and formidable guest list were designed to send a message to the US and its allies about China’s strength