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Labor warns it will not tolerate foreign interference on Australian soil as it vows to protect free speech
The Coalition has urged the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to reconsider plans to travel to China after Hong Kong authorities vowed to .
The Labor government has also warned that it would not tolerate any foreign interference on Australian soil as it promised to protect the principle of free speech, but China’s foreign ministry said western countries should “stop providing a safe haven for fugitives”.

President also told leaders from China, Pakistan and India that Russia would stand up to western sanctions
Vladimir Putin has said that Russia remains “united as never before” in the wake of the failed mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group and claimed the country continued to flourish in the face of heavy western sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine.
In an address from the Kremlin to a virtual gathering of leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a group founded by Russia and China to counter western influence, the Russian president attempted to rebuff any suggestion that he had been weakened by last week’s chaotic but short-lived rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Democracy activist Anna Kwok has said she will never stop fighting for the values she believes in, despite the Hong Kong police issuing arrest warrants and bounties for her and seven other overseas-based protesters.

Announcing the warrants, John Lee, the Hong Kong chief executive, accused the activists of offences including foreign collusion and incitement to secession and offered a reward of HK$1m (£101,000) for information leading to each arrest. The activists, based in several countries, including the US, UK and Australia, are wanted under a national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020

South-west China's Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality have been hit by severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall over the past month. According to state broadcasters, authorities dispatched rescue personnel to evacuate residents from the affected areas. Rising water levels have caused landslides and submerged homes and infrastructure in water, hindering evacuation efforts

IAEA report says discharge would have ‘negligible radiological impact on people and the environment’
The UN’s nuclear watchdog has approved plans by Japan to release more than 1m tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean, despite objections from local fishing communities and other countries in the region.
Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday that the body’s latest of the planned discharge “makes the science of the treated water release clear for the international community and it answers the technical questions related to safety that have been raised”.

For Chinese electric car manufacturers, Europe has long been a priority destination for international expansion. With its affluence, environmental consciousness, and relatively friendly attitude ...

Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film has been banned in the country for its use of a map depicting territory that both China and Vietnam claim as their own.

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Foreign minister Penny Wong says the focus of Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo’s visit to Australia will be on strengthening economic ties between the two countries, on ABC RN this morning.
One of the things we’re focused on is how do we improve our economic ties. Obviously, the nation is an increasing economic power and will be over the next decade. We want to make sure we’re partners in that. So there will be a great focus on the economy and the economic relationship.
You’ll see some big changes to make sure we make business travel easier.

Hong Kong chief executive John Lee said the only way for eight overseas-based Hong Kong activists to end their lives 'on the run' was 'through surrender'. Hong Kong police issued arrest warrants for the activists 24 hours earlier, accusing them of offences including foreign collusion and incitement to secession, and offered rewards of HK$1m (£101,000) for information leading to each possible arrest. The accused activists – based in several countries, including the US, Britain and Australia – are wanted under a national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020

Many critics will still feel unsafe in their adopted homes even if western governments can be trusted not to turn them over
In Hong Kong, wanted suspects can fetch a high price. Information leading to the prosecution of a man accused of murder can lead to a reward of HK$300,000 (£30,200). For two men wanted in connection with an arson case that killed 17 people, the incentive goes up to HK$400,000. But the highest prize goes to those who can help capture eight overseas-based pro-democracy activists who are accused of violating Hong Kong’s national security law. For them, are HK$1m each.
For several of the accused, the warrants came as no surprise. Ted Hui, a former pro-democracy politician who is now living in Australia, was notified in February via his lawyers that a magistrate had issued a warrant for his arrest on national security charges. In 2020, Nathan Law, a former legislator who was granted asylum in the UK, was among six exiled activists who were the first to be targeted by the widely criticised national security law while overseas.