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PLA holds Taiwan drills, China powers up record ‘air battery’: SCMP daily highlights China's Social Credit System

PLA holds Taiwan drills, China powers up record ‘air battery’: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing . 1. PLA holds drills around Taiwan in warning to ‘separatists’ after US arms deal The large-scale drills are being conducted by the PLA’s Eastern…
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December 29, 2025
Another Putin-Trump call expected, Kremlin says, as it calls for Ukraine to withdraw troops from Donbas Putin

Another Putin-Trump call expected, Kremlin says, as it calls for Ukraine to withdraw troops from Donbas

World Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Ukraine had tried to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence in northern Russia and so Moscow's negotiating position would be reviewed, but Ukraine said it was a lie. Zelenskyy denies claim from Russia that Ukraine tried to attack Putin's residence Thomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 29, 2025…
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December 29, 2025
PM Modi to inaugurate AI Impact Summit, global leaders including Bill Gates confirmed: MeitY Secretary Space Debris

PM Modi to inaugurate AI Impact Summit, global leaders including Bill Gates confirmed: MeitY Secretary

Leaders of as many as 20 countries including France, Brazil and the United Kingdom, will attend the flagship IndiaAI Summit, as will 100 top executives from global and Indian technology companies, electronics and information technology secretary S Krishnan said on Monday. Ministers from as many as 50 countries are also…
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December 29, 2025
Pay US$15,000 Or Stay Home: US Visa Bond Now Includes Namibia and Botswana, In Addition To Zambia and Malawi Namibia

Pay US$15,000 Or Stay Home: US Visa Bond Now Includes Namibia and Botswana, In Addition To Zambia and Malawi

A controversial new travel rule is now set to ensnare travellers from two more Southern African nations. The United States will require citizens from Botswana and Namibia to post a visa bond of up to US$15,000 (approx. R 270,000) to visit the country from the 1st of January 2026. This…
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December 29, 2025