China

Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said he refused to read a critical story about his hog farms because of the reporter’s nationality.
Russia and China have forged an informal alliance against the U.S. and other democratic nations that is now complicated by the conflict in the Middle East.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was disappointed by China’s failure to strongly condemn the recent Hamas attack on Israel.
The Hong Kong stock exchange says trading of shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group has been suspended.
The duo wanted a shorter route to work, said authorities.
China is struggling with record-breaking rains in some areas while others suffer scorching summer heat and drought that threatens crops.
The restrictions are Beijing’s latest efforts to attempt to limit internet addiction, a problem it views as widespread among its youth.
Images of the animals standing upright caused some to wonder what was going on at the Hangzhou Zoo.
The attack at Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan that killed at least 44 and wounded nearly 200 was aimed at weakening the Islamist party, a senior leader said.