China targeted in new Islamic State video
The video has prompted concern China will use the threat to validate another heavy-handed crackdown on the Uighur minority group.
The video has prompted concern China will use the threat to validate another heavy-handed crackdown on the Uighur minority group.
President Xi Jinping says property speculators, "zombie" companies and the finance sector are areas of focus ahead of annual party gathering.
French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault sees new roles for middle powers such as Australia and France in the world of Donald Trump.
Coal consumption and production dropped for the third straight year in 2016.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is in Australia for a two-day visit to talk trade, China and counter-terrorism.
The two prime ministers blew away an adoring crowd at Sydney's Central Synagogue.
The surprise about a relationship with so many bumps and setbacks is how quickly it gets back on course again.
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuked two former Labor prime ministers, Bob Hawke and Kevin Rudd, over their call for the recognition of Palestine, saying it would create a terrorist state that was "another bastion of radical Islam".
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has begun repairing relations with the Trump administration by visiting Vice President Mike Pence.
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has said China is unlikely to replace the US in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
China has suspended all coal imports from North Korea until the end of the year in a major financial blow to Pyongyang.
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