Aug 7, 2026 · 1 min listen · Last updated August 7, 2026
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Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test
Beijing gave only a handful of nations short notice before test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile last month, with the rocket appearing to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu.
Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test
SUVA, Fiji: Pacific diplomats gathered in Fiji failed on Friday (Aug 7) to agree on a joint statement condemning China's recent test of a nuclear-capable missile in the region, with New Zealand's foreign minister accusing them of appeasing "outsiders". Beijing gave only a handful of nations short notice before test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile last month, flexing its military might in a region where it has long sought to expand its reach. The rocket appeared to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu, monitors have said.
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Indonesia government to take over state firm's stake in troubled China-funded high-speed railway
Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said that he will appoint an agency under his ministry to take over a 60 per cent stake in PT KCIC, the company that operates the bullet train. JAKARTA: Indonesia's government will take over a controlling stake in the company operating a US$7.3 billion China-funded high-speed railway, its finance minister and a senior official with sovereign wealth fund Danantara said.
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea Are Ganging Up on the US
Russia helps Iran target US bases in the Persian Gulf. Ukraine strikes an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea to disrupt strategic trade between Moscow and Tehran. Rumors abound that China is preparing to sell Iran air defenses and that North Korea may dispatch more troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.