TOPSHOT - A balloon depicting US President Donald Trump is seen flying as people gather during a rally in support of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

China Creates Italy-Sized No-Fly Zone Around Beijing After Rare Crash

BEIJING, Sept 17 (Reuters) – China is establishing a vast airspace security ⁠zone ⁠roughly the size of Italy around ⁠Beijing, barring all but commercial, approved business and emergency flights, months after a ​small aircraft crashed into the capital’s tallest building. A permanent 600-kilometre-wide circle of “Special Restricted Area” centred around Beijing will take ‌effect from…

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Australia’s Hong Kong, Tibetan and Uyghur communities condemn China’s new ethnic unity law

Thirty-nine organisations representing Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Taiwanese and other diaspora communities in Australia and around the world have issued a joint statement rejecting and strongly condemning China’s new ethnic unity law. China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion law, which came into effect on July 1, is designed to create a “shared” national identity among…

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