Putin says his family's 'little ones' can speak Chinese fluently

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to children at a secondary school in Russia.
"Members of my family, the little ones, speak Chinese fluently," Russian leader Vladimir Putin told students at a secondary school in Kyzyl, Tuva.

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Japan accuses China of sailing into its waters just days after a Chinese spy plane violated Japanese airspace

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A Chinese Navy survey ship sails in blue waters.
A Chinese Navy survey ship in Japanese territorial waters west of Kuchinarabu Island.

Japanese Defense Ministry

The US is ramping up spending on anti-tank missiles to replenish stockpiles amid the Ukraine war and commitments to Taiwan

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Two soldiers stand behind a brick wall surrounded by tall grass as they fire a Javelin missile, which is flying to the right of the wall.
Soldiers firing a Javelin missile system during a Deployment Mission Readiness Exercise for the 123rd Infantry Battalion at Coolmooney Camp in Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow

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Some Chinese banks are turning to document couriers to evade sanctions on Russia and keep trade moving: Reuters

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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping talking.
Trade between Russia and China is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

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Countries from Russia to China are building payments systems that could threaten the dollar's global dominance

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An illustration of a warped, glitchy dollar bill.

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Whistleblower unfairly dismissed after being told to arrange visa for Chinese 'espionage agent' awarded $745,000

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City of London skyline
Bharat Bhagani worked in the UK office of Goldenway Global Investments.

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Some Chinese banks are so fearful of sanctions that they're returning payments for goods that have reached Russia, report says

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Vladimir Putin.
Russia is having a harder time doing business globally with new sanctions.

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Passengers on a plane locked a crying toddler in a bathroom. The airline said her grandma gave them permission.

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Signs shows an occupied bathroom on a plane
A crying child was locked in a bathroom on a Juneyao Airlines flight.

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The US Navy has no aircraft carriers deployed in Pacific as Middle East conflicts pull the Pentagon's focus from China

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Four US Navy aircraft carriers sail in the Atlantic Ocean with a cloudy sky above them.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Harry S. Truman, and USS Gerald R. Ford and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean sail in formation in the Atlantic Ocean.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

Taiwan is rethinking its use of US-made anti-tank missiles after less than half hit their targets in recent combat drills

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A Taiwanese soldier stands outside of a military vehicle as it fired a missile towards a target in the ocean.
A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle during a live fire exercise at the Fanshan training grounds in Pingtung county.

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