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of thousands of pounds to a teenager, in return for sexually explicit photographs. the corporation, which was told by the young persons family about the allegations back in may, says new information came to light on thursday, and its now investigating all the claims. the bbc is now in touch with the family. and in the last few minutes, the sun newspaper has printed claims, the presenter, contacted the family, in recent days. our media editor, katie razzall reports. for the best part of...

are but it has confirmed that israeli forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strips southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. from jerusalem, heres our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning — you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern g...

the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip�*s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza. from jerusalem, heres our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon off palesti...

Leading the push are firms in industries where China is racing ahead of rivals, like solar energy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China’s overseas investment is heading for an eight-year high as its dominant firms build more factories abroad, a shift that could soften criticism of Beijing’s export drive. Chinese companies made 243 billion yuan ($33.5 billion) in foreign direct investments from January to March, data released last week showed. That was…

The Communist Party puts its faith in robots, gene-therapy and bathing services

National People’s Congress discusses future of nation amid increasingly turbulent geopolitics.

Investment into China by foreign businesses slumped to a 30-year low in 2023

Xi Jinping’s China is not nearly the unstoppable economic powerhouse that many predicted.

THE 2023 Understanding China Conference, which ended on Sunday, had become a major platform to address a significant understanding deficit between different countries and civilizations and to help fostering mutual trust.