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September 12, 2026
Hong Kong to sentence Tiananmen vigil activists for subversion

Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
A Hong Kong court is expected to issue sentences on Friday against three activists who organised vigils marking China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, after they were found guilty of inciting "subversion". read more
  India welcomes Russia, Iran leaders for BRICS summit overshadowed by war
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Leaders from Russia and Iran were in India for talks on Friday, ahead of a BRICS summit dominated by conflict and economic challenges, which Chinese President Xi Jinping will also attend. more
Weapons, spyware and AI scams: Anthropic exposes Claude misuse
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic has released a 154-page report describing how bad actors used its Claude AI system for state-sponsored surveillance, propaganda operations and more. more
Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 bn: foreign ministry
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse last month will amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry said on Friday. more
Iranian president arrives in India for BRICS summit: TV broadcast
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi on Friday for an 11-member BRICS summit where the Middle East conflict will be high on the agenda, Indian broadcasters showed. more
China says still investigating cause of deadly cargo ship fire
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
China was still investigating on Friday the cause of a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship which killed 25 people a day earlier, state media said. more
Stocks tumble as oil and inflation fan rate hike bets
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Asian stocks tumbled Friday as oil prices extended gains and bond yields held at multi-year highs as the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns and a forecast-topping US inflation report ramped up rate hike bets. more
  Macau to hold closed-door trial in first national security case
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Macau will hold its first national security trial behind closed doors next week, a court said on Friday, in a case against a former pro-democracy lawmaker charged with "subversion". more
China slams 'bandit' CIA after economic espionage remarks
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
China condemned on Friday remarks by the CIA's deputy director, Michael Ellis, who has implied that US intelligence agencies were spying on Beijing, heightening tensions ahead of a planned leaders' meeting. more
 
China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says
Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly usin... more
India-China thaw: five things to know as Xi heads to Delhi
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to India for a summit on Saturday that could mark the biggest step in a cautious thaw after years of hostility between the two countries. more
  Australia jails man who compiled reports for China
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
An Australian man convicted of reckless foreign interference for compiling reports for Chinese intelligence was sentenced to more than three years in jail by a Sydney court on Thursday. more
Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: think tank
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
One of the world's biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a think tank said Thursday. more
 
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