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The Bureau of Meteorology is urging people in western Sydney, southern and central ranges and the Hunter region to tidy up loose items around their yards as damaging winds are extending over the areas today.
Gusty storms may hit Sydney and the Central Coast today, while there are possible severe storms heading to the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast this afternoon, with a risk of damaging winds and large hail, the BoM says.

Rainstorms caused by remnants of Typhoon Haikui, which had been churning along the Chinese coast, submerged roads and homes, and set rainfall records.

A key calculation of the Australian PM’s team is that dialogue is of value, even if both sides agree to disagree
In a far cry from in the 1970s, Anthony Albanese’s planned travel to the country has been an open secret for months.
Still, the Australian prime minister’s confirmation this week that he had accepted an invitation to fly to Beijing is another key step in his government’s efforts to “stabilise” a relationship that .

After years of assault on Uyghur traditions and ways of life, the Chinese government is pumping cash into repackaging a state-approved version of Uyghur culture to attract domestic and foreign travellers. Photographer Pedro Pardo visits the tourist area in Old Kashgar

China’s leader will not attend the meeting in Delhi, prompting speculation over tensions with India, pressing domestic issues and a tactical retreat
The decision of Xi Jinping to not attend this weekend’s G20 meeting has sparked rampant speculation. Since coming to power in 2013, Xi has attended every G20 meeting – either in person or virtually – but on Monday China’s foreign ministry revealed the premier, .
China is and its leader’s absence has raised eyebrows.

Time, and investment, would deliver armed forces capable of deterring American intervention within its sphere of ... Taiwan as an independent democracy as unfinished business from the Chinese Civil War. Aggression towards Taipei has become practically ...

History has shown that AAPI communities have undeniably been left out of these discussions. Building a stronger, more equitable Chicago requires every community’s voice.

China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all have claims over the area, and tensions often threaten to boil over
The is one of the most strategically and economically important waterways in the world. In 2016 more than 21% of global trade was estimated by UN bodies to have transited through it, and it contains extensive oil and gas reserves.
But it is highly contested. China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all have claims over areas within the 3.5m sq km area, many of which overlap. Brunei is the only party that does not lay claim over any disputed islands, but it does say part of the sea falls within its exclusive economic zone.

The screening of the 2023 film “Past Lives” at Brunswick’s Eveningstar Cinema drew a large crowd of students and town residents alike this past Sunday. Some hopeful moviegoers were even turned away ...

In one example, a suspected CCP-affiliated account posted an AI-generated photo of the Statue of Liberty holding an assault rifle, per Microsoft.

Warnings that Beijing, via Logink, could ‘gain access to and control massive amounts of sensitive’ data, including the commercial transport of US military cargo and critical market information.

Chinese hackers were able to access the email accounts of senior U.S. officials after Microsoft included an active digital signing key in a snapshot of data taken