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The British military bought Chinese-made components for surveillance and intelligence-gathering drones. An investigation found that the drones were sending “heartbeat signals” to an IP address in China.

The Trump administration has expanded its restrictions on Chinese technology to include robot vacuums, citing concerns about surveillance through cameras, microphones, and mapping systems. China rejects the allegations and warns it will respond.

A cybersecurity researcher stumbled upon a website used by Chinese authorities to monitor and collect information on foreign nationals living in the country. The list included Israeli citizens.

The U.S. government is escalating its technology battle with China: The Federal Communications Commission announced that Chinese-made humanoid and animal-like robots will not be allowed into the U.S. market, citing concerns over sensitive data collection, espionage and even remote takeovers.

Covering 413,000 square meters and built in just 38 months, Xiamen Xiang'an Railway Station is now the world's largest train station by building area.

At least 39 people have been killed in southern China after Tropical Storm Maysak triggered severe flooding, dam failures, and the evacuation of 130,000 residents.

At least 11 people have been killed as devastating storms, mudslides, and tornadoes sweep across China. Rescue operations continue while another powerful super typhoon heads toward the country's eastern coast, raising fears of further destruction.

Beijing says its latest submarine-launched missile test was routine, but regional leaders condemned the launch over concerns about stability and security.

A joint operation by the FBI, Google, and Lumen brought down a large-scale Chinese cyber network. According to the charges, the platform let hackers build phishing sites with AI and steal millions of credit card records.

The U.S. Defense Department has updated its list of companies that American security agencies are barred from dealing with. Newly added to the list are automaker BYD, Alibaba, and tech giant Baidu. The reason, according to the Pentagon: they help the Chinese government use civilian technology for military purposes.

Axios-obtained State Department report says foreign powers are using threats, vandalism and online propaganda to target Jews and fuel social division

In 1938, China breached the Yellow River's dikes to slow the advancing Japanese army, triggering one of the deadliest man-made disasters in history.

An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf spent the day in Qatar. Arab media reported that Iran is willing to transfer its enriched uranium to China, but the U.S. is refusing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin, and after their state meeting the two issued a joint statement calling for an end to the war in Iran. They stressed: "The attack on Iran harmed regional security."

A new Amnesty International report points to a sharp global rise in executions during 2025, with Iran driving the increase. The group warns that the death penalty is increasingly being used as a tool of political repression.

Four detained and two escaped after a May 1 attempt on Bubiyan Island near Iraq and Iran; Tehran has not responded, Kuwait says.

With trade tensions in the backdrop, Trump heads into a meeting with Xi aiming to extend a minerals deal and steady U.S.–China ties. Washington may also ask Beijing to push Tehran toward a nuclear agreement, while Taiwan fears being left exposed.

More than four years after the China Eastern Boeing crash that killed 132 people, the NTSB says cockpit fuel switches were intentionally moved to cutoff after a fight between the pilots—evidence that contradicts China’s official line and points to a cover-up.

A powerful blast at a Liuyang, Hunan, fireworks plant prompted a three-kilometer evacuation and a massive rescue effort; authorities have launched an investigation.

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