
China’s President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (Dec 8) congratulated Olaf Scholz, saying Beijing was willing to work with Germany’s new chancellor to “promote bilateral ties to a new level”, state media reported. “China is willing to consolidate and deepen political mutual trust, expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields with ...

A major squash tournament in Malaysia has been cancelled, the sport’s governing body has said after the Southeast Asian country refused to grant visas to an Israeli team. It is the latest instance of Muslim-majority Malaysia, which has no diplomatic relations with the Zionist entity, barring the country’s athletes. The ...