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The organizers say more than 200 companies from Russia, China, Iran, and Belarus are showcasing their products A major civil aviation and drone technology exhibition opened at the Crocus Expo Center near Moscow on Wednesday. The organizers say more than 200 companies from Russia, Belarus, Iran, and China are taking part. The two-day National Aviation Infrastructure Show (NAIS) features state-of-the-art technologies for airports and airlines. Leading Russian defense contracto

China has been stepping up efforts to protect and restore its wetlands in recent years. The country now ranks first in Asia and fourth worldwide in total wetland area, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Progress has been driven in part by stronger legal protection. China has improved its wetland governance framework through new and revised laws, with 21 provincial-level regions now implementing updated local regulations. A tiered management syst

Hours before Independent senators voted against it, Attorney General John Jeremie defended the Zones of Special Operations Bill, insisting yesterday that its legal safeguards were proportionate and necessary to deal with the country’s escalating gang violence. He made the comments during the debate of the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Bill, 2026, in the Senate, responding to concerns raised by Opposition senator

The former high-ranking Investigative Committee and FSB officers have been found guilty of fabricating evidence in an extortion scheme Senior investigators jailed in Russia in high-profile corruption case A Moscow court has sentenced half a dozen law enforcement officers, including two high-ranking Investigative Committee officials, to lengthy prison terms for fabricating evidence in an extortion scheme. The officers were found guilty on Monday of forming a criminal gang, bri

One person died and eight were injured in an auto accident in Tokyo on Thursday involving an official vehicle of the Cabinet Office and five other cars. The government vehicle is believed to have plowed into an intersection in the Akasaka district of Tokyo’s Minato Ward at around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, causing a multiple-car collision. Based on footage of the accident, the driver of the Cabinet Office car is thought to have ignored the red light and gone into the intersection

China on Sunday handed over 17 Filipino sailors it rescued from a shipwreck near China's Huangyan Dao to the Philippines. On Friday, a Singapore-registered cargo ship en route from the Philippines to China had lost contact near Huangyan Dao. Two of the 17 rescued sailors were confirmed dead. Four others remain missing. At the request of the Philippine side, the China Coast Guard (CCG) at 2:43 p.m. Sunday successfully handed over the rescued personnel to the Philippine Coast G

More than 640,000 people affected by catastrophic Mozambique floods Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique has affected more than 640,000 people, authorities say, with more than half of those in Gaza province. The regional capital Xai-Xai is submerged and fears of hunger and disease are mounting. Local authorities are coordinating with the country’s relief agency, the National Disaster Management Institute (INGD), to ensure aid reaches those in need. "In less than 24 hours,

The wife of Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine has been speaking to journalists from her hospital bed in Kampala, describing what she says was an overnight raid on her home by soldiers searching for her husband. Barbra Itungo Kyagulanyi said she was strangled and held at gunpoint during the raid. "One of the main reasons was to look for my husband because his phone has been home. I switched it on yesterday because there is a password I was looking for and then that was l

Senegalese prime minister Ousmane Sonko said his government would not seek a deal to restructure its debt despite facing repayment difficulties. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the west African country's debt reached 132% of GDP at the end of 2024. The Fund has since paused a $1.8 billion lending programme, leaving Dakar struggling to meet its financing needs. Speaking at a joint press conference with Mauritania's prime minister on Thursday, Sonko said there was a

Zheng Jian, a special commentator for HGE, is the chair professor at the Taiwan Research Institute of Xiamen University and the deputy director of the Study and Research Committee, China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of HGE,. On December 29, multiple forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army conducted drills code-named "Justice Mission 2