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With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

China, and Pakistan, bypassing sanctions and the dollar tracking system. Hamidreza Haji-Babaei, second deputy

Peter Garrett to head independent inquiry into the Aukus submarine pact

China and the prospect of conflict in the Indo-Pacific region. Nuclear non-proliferation issues

Iranian group could be labelled national threat under proposed new law

China, carrying out an arson attack on a Ukrainian warehouse on behalf of the Russian

Australia and Japan sign contracts for $7bn warships deal

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

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

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)

Australia scrambles to secure energy as war on Iran fuels uncertainty

China”. “While EV uptake is increasing, the transport system remains overwhelmingly dependent on liquid fuels

EU quota system ‘could kill Ukrainian steel industry’, boss says

China. [The EU halved the quotas of steel](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/uk-steel-exports-eu-risk-tariffs-quotas) that can enter the bloc

Trump says deal to end Iran war is close after calling off strikes

deterioration." Pakistan, Russia, China, Turkey, India and Saudi Arabia also all called for de-escalation.

Nuclear weapons spending surges to record high of $119bn, report says

China was the second-biggest spender, with an estimated $13.5bn, followed by the United

Tough cookies: How pop group Le Sserafim overcame internal conflict and internet trolls

China's Macau tower.](https://youtu.be/dzftJN5XYDY?si=BwbGBJ-frX88iRan&t=299) Maybe Noel and Liam should have tried that

US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret

China have led the global AI boom but even in [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news) datacentres

The Horn of Africa needs reconciliation, not new borders

China, or other global actors overlook a basic reality: sustainable security arrangements cannot be built

How Trump's White House ballroom plan has doubled in size and cost over a year

China, Russia, and lots of other Countries, places, and events," he added. The following month

Oman resists US pressure to break ties with Iran over strait of Hormuz

China and India, and the main destination of incoming vessels was the United Arab Emirates

Canada endorses embattled marine park’s plan to relocate 30 beluga whales

China. While permits still have to be finalized, a clear rescue plan has finally taken

US targets Brazil with new tariffs over trade practices

China and Vietnam. The new tariff would partially replace a tariff of 50 percent on many

Germany blames Russia for 'bitter defeat' in UN Security Council bid

China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US – and 10 temporary ones. "We have always

Trump signs AI safety order seeking voluntary review of new models

China. That earlier version gave the government up to 90 days to review advanced models

Trump administration proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite US trade surplus

sell to someone else.” China has been Brazil’s biggest trading partner for about a decade.