China-Russia trade booms in border towns
• Aug 31, 2025, 8:43 AM
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This week offers another occasion for Russia and China to showcase what they describe as a ‘no-limits’ partnership. It isn’t just about politics: their intertwined, though unequal, economic relationship is also key to understanding their ties. France 24 correspondent Yena Lee reports from Suifenhe, China.
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UK has a 'number of security concerns' associated with China's prospective mega-embassy in London
• 6:51 AM
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China's plan to build a mega-embassy near the Tower of London has been stalled for three years amid strong opposition from local residents, British lawmakers, and Hong Kong pro-democracy activists. Tensions have deepened over Beijing's refusal to explain
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Rescuers try to reach quake-hit areas in eastern Afghanistan
• 6:48 AM
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Rescuers on Monday struggled to reach remote areas struck by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, says FRANCE 24's Shahzain Wahlah,reporting from Islamabad in neighbouring Pakistan.
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Afghanistan: More than 600 killed in earthquake, Taliban interior ministry says
• 6:29 AM
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Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills hundreds, destroys villages
• 6:18 AM
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A 6.0 magnitude earthquake centred near the bustling eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad late Sunday killed more than 800 people and injured around 2,500, according to the Taliban government's chief spokesman. The quake razed villages in the eastern provinc
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Lyon snatch last-gasp home victory over 10-man Marseille
• 5:54 AM
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With the help of Marseille's struggling defence, Lyon continued their winning streak in Ligue 1 by securing their third consecutive victory. “If we don't stay humble, it could come back to haunt us,” said OL captain Corentin Tolisso. Ahead of the interna
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Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Ukrainian politician, Zelensky says
• 5:36 AM
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Ukrainian officials have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of former parliamentary speaker and prominent Maidan protest leader Andriy Parubiy, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced early Monday. While details of the suspect's identity were not re
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Xi slams 'bullying', Putin defends Ukraine invasion at China’s SCO summit
• 12:33 AM
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Opening the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping blasted the "bullying behaviour" of certain countries in a veiled reference to US President Donald Trump's tariff war. In his speech to the gath
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