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Friday, 29 May 2026
China
World Cup broadcasting deals still unresolved in China and India weeks before tournament21dTwo British men convicted in historic first of spying for China on Hong Kong dissidents21dChina sentences two former defence ministers to death for corruption, with sentences likely to become life imprisonment22dUS and allies hold record military drills in Philippines amid China tensions near Taiwan22dIran's Araghchi meets China's Wang Yi in Beijing ahead of Trump summit, with Hormuz crisis dominating agenda[Updated]22dBoeing 737 crash in China caused by deliberate fuel cut-off, US investigators find24dWu Yize becomes snooker world champion at 22, second youngest in history24dExplosion at Chinese fireworks factory kills at least 21 people and injures dozens more24dSouth Korea wins Uber Cup badminton title on the back of dominant An Se-young25dNepal protests India-China deal to resume pilgrimage through disputed Himalayan pass25dTaiwan president completes surprise Eswatini visit after China tried to block the trip26dApple posts 17% profit surge as Tim Cook eyes India and prepares leadership handover28dChina extends zero-tariff regime to nearly all of Africa, but analysts see limited economic impact28dJailed Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai awarded press freedom prize in Germany29dUS and Latin American nations condemn China's detention of Panamanian ships over canal dispute30dIndia eliminated from Uber Cup Finals after 0–5 defeat to China31dChina blocks Meta's $2bn acquisition of AI startup Manus in landmark ruling31dItaly extradites alleged Chinese hacker to US over COVID-19 vaccine research theft31dEU faces record China trade surplus as EV imports surge amid Middle East conflict31dGlobal military spending reaches record $2.9 trillion in 2025 amid rising insecurity32d