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Champion Zhao defeats Highfield after Virgo tributes

China's reigning world champion Zhao Xintong defeated England's Liam Highfield on an emotional

Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half-marathon

China has the goal of becoming a powerhouse in this frontier industry, and it has enacted

Watch: Reporter told to pose as gay for asylum claim

China spy case Watch: Tom Tugendhat accuses government of inaction over China spy case into

US State Department restricts visas for those who ‘support adversaries’

China’s growing sway over the region, as an increasing number of Latin American countries

'Bit of pain' worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC

China's economic growth this year, predicting it will grow by 4.4% in 2026, down

Iran war: What is happening on day 48 of the US-Iran conflict?

China supports ‘momentum’ of peace talks:** China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, told his Iranian

Why scientists are nervous about fungi

China — to call for action against drug‑resistant fungi in [Nature Medicine](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04334-5)

Can Hungary wean itself off Russian energy, as its new leader has promised?

China to [head to India instead](/features/2026/3/20/will-russian-oil-be-the-biggest-winner-in-the-us-israel-war-on-iran) – EU leaders have maintained they will hold firm

Australia and Japan sign contracts for $7bn warships deal

China’s rising influence. Tokyo and Canberra are also members of the Quad security bloc

Canadian PM says close economic ties with US have become a ‘weakness’

China](/news/2026/1/16/canadas-carney-hails-strategic-partnership-in-talks-with-chinas-xi) to reduce Canada’s dependence on the US. “We have to take care

Scammers are becoming ever more sophisticated - this is what the fightback looks like

China, and the biggest tech companies in the world. Gatherings like this have been taking

Earth gets brighter every year but progression is volatile, study finds

China and northern India along with urban development, while energy conservation measures coincided with reduced

Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies

China Development Institute, far behind Dubai (7), Abu Dhabi (21), Doha (48) and Riyadh (61). Turkiye

Britain's youngest F1 driver on his debut season so far - and learning to skateboard

China and Japan before the [following races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were cancelled](https://www.bbc.co.uk

Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?

China, where a decades-long policy limiting families to only one child produced one of the lowest

The GCC has unity, it now needs joint defence and development

China, to Europe via the Arab region, facilitating trade flows, deepening economic integration, and reviving

Raducanu pulls out of Madrid Open

China, where she feels very comfortable and is assured of a warm reception because of her Chinese

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency

China, stock markets soared. The benchmark S&P 500 index jumped by 9.5% - one of its largest

New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year

China's influence on freedom of speech, including academic research, has also been a concern

Intemperate Trump brings chaos and confusion to Iran talks

China’s leader, Xi Jinping. By the end of the day, the Iranian Fars news