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Spotlight | China, Japan, North Korea
Xi lets prospect of Japan's nuclearisation hover over Pyonyang talks

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Pyongyang, on 8 June 2026.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Pyongyang, on 8 June 2026.© Yonhap News Agency/MaxPPP

The Chinese president's silence over the nuclear issue during the summit in the North Korean capital sent a clear signal to Kim Jong-un that a return to the negotiating table with Washington is now the only way to avert a far more destabilising prospect: that of the the official nuclearisation of Japan.

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France, Russia
French MEPs renew call for sanctions on pro-Putin, Bolloré media darling Xenia Fedorova

Xenia Fedorova at the Paris Book Fair, on 12 April 2025.
Xenia Fedorova at the Paris Book Fair, on 12 April 2025. © Aurore Maréchal/Abacapress.com/Reuters

The Russian former head of RT France is accused of engaging in coordinated "disinformation" and regularly features across French media mogul and far-right Vincent Bolloré's platforms. She evaded punishment back in 2022, when Paris first tried to impose sanctions on her.

China, France
French court revokes clearance for Rafale instructor who previously trained Chinese pilots

A Dassault Rafale C fighter jet at Montoir-de-Bretagne airport, near Saint-Nazaire, on 19 February 2026.
A Dassault Rafale C fighter jet at Montoir-de-Bretagne airport, near Saint-Nazaire, on 19 February 2026. © Stéphane Mahé/Reuters

A court ruling has revealed that a French former fighter pilot hired as an instructor by Dassault Aviation in 2019 was deemed a security risk and had his clearance revoked after it emerged that he had previously trained pilots for the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

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