Topic: War & Conflict

Snippet: Ripoti zilizotolewa na idara ya ujasusi wa Marekani zimeonya kwamba Rais wa Urusi Vladimir Putin bado hajaacha malengo yake ya kuyateka maeneo yote ya Ukraine na kurejesha sehemu za ardhi ya Ulaya ambazo awali zilikuwa chini ya himaya ya Umoja wa Kisovieti, huku baadhi ya sehemu hizo zikiwa zinapatikana ndani ya nchi wanachama wa Jumuiya ya Kujihami ya NATO.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/sw/ripoti-putin-ana-nia-ya-kuyatwaa-maeneo-yote-ya-ukraine/a-75270533

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[2025-12-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese researchers show how a word could let spies take control of a robot army

Snippet: Demonstration at cybersecurity event highlights a flaw that could turn one robot into a ‘Trojan horse’ that can seize control of others

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3337300/chinese-researchers-show-how-one-word-could-allow-spies-take-control-robot-army

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[2025-12-22 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: په مسکو کې يو لوړپوړی جنرال وژل شوی

Snippet: د روسیې فدرالي پلټونکو د دوشنبې په ورځ خبر ورکړی دی چې يو روسی جنرال د مسکو په جنوب کې د يوه موټر بم بريد په پايله کې وژل شوی دی.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ps/russian-general-killed-in-moscow-car-bombing/a-75265945

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[2025-12-22 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s PLA Daily accuses Japan of showing ‘no respect for history’

Snippet: Japanese right-wing forces are whitewashing past atrocities as the world celebrates win over fascism, commentary in military paper says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337336/chinas-military-newspaper-pla-daily-accuses-japan-showing-no-respect-history

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[2025-12-22 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysia: Cambodia, Thailand set for Christmas Eve truce talks after Asean push

Snippet: The breakthrough was quickly threatened as Cambodia accused Thailand of bombing border provinces with F-16s just hours later

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337327/malaysia-says-asean-must-do-whatever-necessary-ease-thailand-cambodia-conflict

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[2025-12-22 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Moscow car blast kills Russian general hours after US talks

Snippet: Russian investigators suspect the blast may have been orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence services

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3337301/russian-general-killed-moscow-car-bombing-investigators-say

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[2025-12-22 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: No Ukraine ceasefire breakthrough despite ‘productive’ talks

Snippet: Talks in Miami focused on aligning US, European and Ukrainian positions as uncertainty remains if Russia will accept proposed terms

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337262/no-ukraine-ceasefire-breakthrough-despite-productive-and-constructive-talks

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[2025-12-22 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Sudan war drags on as drone attack kills 10 in Darfur market

Snippet: The conflict has split Sudan in two as the army controls the north, east and centre while the UAE-backed RSF dominates Darfur and parts of the south

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3337246/sudan-war-drags-drone-attack-kills-10-darfur-market

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[2025-12-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: J-16s vs Rafales: Chinese air force puts jets to the war-game test

Snippet: State broadcaster offers a look at a PLA exercise simulating an air combat scenario between Chinese and foreign forces

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3337228/j-16s-vs-rafales-chinese-air-force-puts-jets-war-game-test

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[2025-12-21 17:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thailand strikes Cambodia casino, bridge as Asean pushes for peace

Snippet: Bangkok is expected to urge Phnom Penh to declare a ceasefire at Monday’s Asean talks and join an effort in clearing mine fields

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3337220/thailand-strikes-cambodia-casino-bridge-asean-seeks-de-escalate-crisis

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[2025-12-21 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Russia says Putin open to Ukraine war talks with France’s Macron

Snippet: Moscow’s response came after the French president urged Europe to ‘re-engage’ with the Russian leader

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3337214/russia-says-putin-open-ukraine-war-talks-frances-macron

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[2025-12-21 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Financial Times

Title: Indonesia calls in military to help clear forests at rapid pace

Snippet: A. Anantha Lakshmi and Diana Mariska in Jakarta and Steven Bernard in London

Read full article: https://www.ft.com/content/27a6bd42-aa95-449f-97b7-7a086da42bac

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[2025-12-21 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: North Korea warns ‘mankind will face great disaster’ if Japan gets nuclear arms

Snippet: Pyongyang’s state media said Tokyo’s potential move ‘must be prevented at any cost’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3337210/north-korea-fires-warning-over-japans-ambition-nuclear-weapons

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[2025-12-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China speeds up armour steel production by 30%, US Conshohocken plant folds

Snippet: Chinese military supplier solves tech snag to boost manufacturing levels, while American counterpart ceases operations due to financial loss

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336866/china-speeds-armour-steel-production-30-us-conshohocken-plant-folds

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[2025-12-21 07:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Zelensky says only US can persuade Russia to end Ukraine war

Snippet: The president says Washington proposed first face-to-face talks between Kyiv and Moscow, but he expressed scepticism that this would help

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3337203/zelensky-says-only-us-can-persuade-russia-end-ukraine-war

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[2025-12-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Taiwan’s missile shield plan has ‘critical flaws’, mainland Chinese report says

Snippet: Military magazine claims the island’s proposed air defence system would be unreliable against an attack by the PLA

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3337059/taiwans-t-dome-missile-shield-plan-has-critical-flaws-mainland-chinese-report-says

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[2025-12-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Is China’s Fujian gearing up for a dual aircraft carrier exercise?

Snippet: Satellite images indicate the vessel has docked with the Liaoning at a naval base in the country’s east

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3337173/chinas-fujian-gearing-dual-aircraft-carrier-exercise

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[2025-12-20 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ByteDance raises pay, boosts bonuses to retain staff amid AI talent war

Snippet: The TikTok owner has announced higher bonuses, wider pay bands and faster equity payouts as it seeks to stay competitive in the global talent race

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3337174/bytedance-raises-pay-boosts-bonuses-retain-staff-amid-ai-talent-war

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[2025-12-20 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: شمالي وزیرستان: ځانوژونکي برید کې څلور عسکر وژل شوي

Snippet: د پاکستان پوځ او ځايي پولیسو ویلي برید د جمعې په ورځ د خیبر پښتونخوا ایالت د شمالي وزیرستان یوه کلي ته نژدې د پوځ پر یوه پوسته وشو چې د دواړو لورو ترمنځ شدیده نښته رامنځ ته او پکې څلور عسکر ووژل شول.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ps/suicide-car-bomber-militants-attack-military-post-in-northwest-pakistan-killing-4-soldiers/a-75251688

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[2025-12-20 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Explainer | China Santa Claus: Qing dynasty military figure ‘cutified’ into ‘Father Christmas’

Snippet: Oboi has become a new pop culture icon in China, with related videos exceeding 1 billion views on Douyin

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3337021/china-santa-claus-how-qing-dynasty-military-figure-cutified-father-christmas

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[2025-12-20 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices in Bethlehem as peace returns to Gaza

Snippet: Palestinians are flocking again to Manger Square, bringing much-needed revenue to the city after two years of fighting

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3337170/gazas-fragile-ceasefire-brings-christmas-joy-bethlehem

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[2025-12-20 17:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Man executed in Iran for spying for Israel tortured to confess: rights group

Snippet: The 27-year-old, arrested while taking pictures of a military headquarters, was accused of executing over 200 similar assignments for Mossad

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3337168/iran-executes-man-israeli-spy-rights-group-says-confession-extracted-under-torture

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[2025-12-20 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Thai-Cambodia conflict escalates perilously from land to sea - Asia Times

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/thai-cambodia-conflict-escalates-perilously-from-land-to-sea/

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[2025-12-20 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Will Taiwan’s decentralised military model raise more questions than it solves?

Snippet: Defence ministry briefs lawmakers on ‘heightened risk’ of sudden strike designed to paralyse command and control systems at start of conflict

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3337064/will-taiwans-decentralised-military-model-raise-more-questions-it-solves

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[2025-12-20 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US lawmakers want DeepSeek, Xiaomi added to list of China military-linked firms

Snippet: Republicans want to add 19 more entities to the document that already includes tech giant Tencent Holdings and major ‍battery maker CATL

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337138/us-lawmakers-want-deepseek-xiaomi-added-list-chinese-military-linked-firms

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[2025-12-20 01:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UN declares Gaza famine over, but ‘situation remains critical’

Snippet: Meanwhile, Oxfam says hunger in Gaza remains ‘appalling and preventable’, accusing Israel of blocking aid from humanitarian agencies

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3337131/un-declares-gaza-famine-over-situation-remains-critical-amid-fragile-ceasefire

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[2025-12-20 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China says US defence policy act hypes up threat, urges ‘rational’ view on ties

Snippet: Foreign ministry says NDAA undermines sovereignty, development interests, as Taiwan Affairs Office slams ‘misguided signals’ to separatists

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337124/us-defence-policy-act-overstates-china-threat-beijing-says-urges-rational-view

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[2025-12-19 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Landmark in-air refuelling test extends China’s drone swarm delivery range to US

Snippet: Strike radius of Chinese drone programme capable of carrying deadly military weapons doubled to reach Washington, New York and Miami

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3336988/landmark-air-refuelling-test-extends-chinas-drone-swarm-delivery-range-us-homeland

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[2025-12-19 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump leaves war with Venezuela on the table, threatens more seizures: NBC

Snippet: The comments increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s regime, but Trump wouldn’t say if ousting the Venezuelan leader was his ultimate goal

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337099/trump-says-war-venezuela-remains-possible-nbc-news-reports

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[2025-12-19 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese military tightens review of weapons pricing to fight corruption

Snippet: CMC Equipment Development Department releases new rules amid push for quality equipment and ‘professional ethics’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3337046/chinese-military-tightens-review-equipment-and-weapons-pricing-fight-corruption

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[2025-12-19 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s military build-up could ‘seriously’ affect Japan’s security, Tokyo warns

Snippet: Release of defence ministry report comes amid soaring tensions with Beijing and a boost to Japan’s military budget and goals

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337079/chinas-military-build-could-seriously-affect-japans-security-tokyo-warns

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[2025-12-19 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Hoće li Češka postati nova Mađarska?

Snippet: Bio je to neobičan, pomalo nekoherentan nastup na društvenim mrežama, ali prilično tipičan za Andrija Babiša. Novi češki premijer sjedi za stolom s adventskim vijencem. Nosi majicu s natpisom "Ne ratu" („No war") u ukrajinskim nacionalnim bojama, plavoj i žutoj.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/bs/ho%C4%87e-li-%C4%8De%C5%A1ka-postati-nova-ma%C4%91arska/a-75224694

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[2025-12-19 18:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Russia denies citizens are fighting for Cambodia in border war with Thailand

Snippet: The Russian embassy in Cambodia says the false assertions could jeopardise Moscow-Bangkok ties and its citizens’ safety in Thailand

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3337036/russia-slams-unfounded-claims-citizens-fighting-cambodia-thailand-border-war

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[2025-12-19 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Украина: Безбедносни гаранции како алтернатива за НАТО?

Snippet: Една од главните теми на разговорите во Берлин од 14 и 15 декември беа безбедносните гаранции кои Украина би требало да ги добие во случај на мировен договор со Русија. Покрај европските шефови на држави и влади, во разговорите учествуваа и украинскиот претседател Володимир Зеленски, специјалниот претставник на САД, Стив Виткоф и зетот на американскиот претседател, Џаред Кушнер.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/mk/ukraina-bezbednosni-garancii-kako-alternativa-za-nato/a-75222032

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[2025-12-19 10:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump signs defence bill restricting investment in Chinese tech, military firms

Snippet: Key provisions target contracts with Chinese biotech companies and outbound investment in technologies with military applications in China

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3336981/trump-signs-defence-bill-restricting-investment-chinese-tech-military-firms

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[2025-12-19 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Can rising lithium costs save China’s energy storage firms from a price war?

Snippet: China’s battery makers raise prices amid lithium rebound and global AI energy demand

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3336932/can-rising-lithium-costs-save-chinas-energy-storage-firms-brutal-price-war

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[2025-12-19 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US arms deal supports Taiwan’s effort to reassure Trump on defence burden

Snippet: Weapons package underpins Taipei’s move towards an asymmetric ‘porcupine’ strategy as Washington presses allies to do more

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3336978/us-arms-deal-supports-taiwans-effort-reassure-trump-defence-burden

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[2025-12-19 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Russia deploys nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to Belarus amid Ukraine talks

Snippet: Russian state media says it would take the weapon only 17 minutes to reach Nato headquarters in Brussels

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3336972/russia-deploys-nuclear-capable-oreshnik-missile-belarus-amid-ukraine-talks

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[2025-12-19 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Japan vows never to possess nuclear weapons, rebuffing official’s idea

Snippet: The government’s response came after a senior security official suggested that Tokyo needed nuclear arms to deter ‍potential aggressors

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3336965/japan-pm-office-source-hints-need-nuclear-weapons-amid-policy-review

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[2025-12-19 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US government admits liability in fatal Washington helicopter-plane crash

Snippet: US government admits ‘breach of care’ as DOJ cites Army and FAA errors in January crash that killed 67 near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3336963/us-government-admits-liability-fatal-black-hawk-and-american-airlines-jet-crash

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[2025-12-19 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Beijing condemns Washington’s landmark US$11 billion arms sale to Taiwan

Snippet: US State Department approves massive deal that includes billions in Himars and howitzer equipment, drones and software

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3336961/beijing-condemns-washingtons-landmark-us11-billion-arms-sale-taiwan

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[2025-12-19 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s youth-unemployment rate, Laos joins durian war: SCMP daily highlights

Snippet: From EU-China trade ties to Laos securing approval to export durians, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3336946/chinas-youth-unemployment-rate-eases-new-rival-durian-fray-scmp-daily-highlights

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[2025-12-18 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Bezbjednosne garancije Ukrajini kao alternativa NATO-u?

Snippet: Jedna od glavnih tema razgovora u Berlinu 14. i 15. decembra bile su bezbjednosne garancije koje bi Ukrajinatrebalo da dobije u slučaju mirovnog sporazuma s Rusijom. U razgovorima su, pored evropskih šefova država i vlada, učestvovali i ukrajinski predsjednik Volodimir Zelenski, specijalni izaslanik Sjedinjenih Država Stiv Vitkof i zet američkog predsjednika Džared Kušner.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/bs/bezbjednosne-garancije-ukrajini-kao-alternativa-nato-u/a-75214522

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[2025-12-18 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s military accuses Japan of raising ‘space arms race’ risk

Snippet: Diplomatic war of words continues with PLA Daily articles targeting Tokyo’s defence and intelligence plans

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3336947/chinas-military-accuses-japan-raising-space-arms-race-risk

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[2025-12-18 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Cambodia and Thailand tell China’s Wang Yi they’re willing to cease fire

Snippet: Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers brief Chinese counterpart on border conflict, while Beijing vows to ‘serve as a bridge’