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AUBURN — Judge Adam Squiller sentenced 10 people for criminal offenses during hearings in DeKalb Superior Court I on Nov. 14 and 15.

In scrapping US$5 billion worth of rail projects, the Philippines cited Chinese foot-dragging over financing – but observers speculate it was Manila’s refusal to back down in the South China Sea that caused Beijing to hold back on the cash.

Senior defence officials, including from the Pentagon, will attend the three-day security conference in the Chinese capital. Beijing and Washington are set to restart talks, but their geopolitical rivalry will likely be a focus at the gathering.

Xi Jinping says Beijing will spend less on loans than in previous years while stressing green, low-cost programmes, signalling China is seeking ‘more bang for its buck’ in global infrastructure strategy, observers say.

It was in Kazakhstan where Chinese President Xi Jinping first proposed the Belt and Road Initiative a decade ago - a move which has since seen Beijing bankroll billions of dollars worth of projects around the globe. Now, the central Asian nation is again taking centre stage, with it expected to be a crucial part of the initiative's next phase as Beijing's ambitions turn to growing its influence in Europe, one of its key markets. Kazakhstan, the world's largest landlocked country, ...

Xi reaffirms strong relationship with Central Asian nation as it remains crucial to China’s future plans.

Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative has not proved to be the ‘transformation game changer’ many in the region were hoping for, analysts say – as concerns grow about some projects’ viability and added value.

President Xi Jinping promised to support industrialisation and help the West African nation promote investment after meeting his counterpart Patrice Talon

But political turmoil in small African nation could spell good news for China if France’s influence falls.

The Devon Air Ambulance has landed near Millbay Marina this afternoon and there is a large police presence by the RNLI Lifeboat station