Chinese Premier Li Qiang (C with New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon (L) and guided by Government house Kaumatua Haiwia (R during a three day visit to New Zealand, at Government House on June 13, 2024. Pool photo AFP/Marty Melville Photo: Marty Melville
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was in Japan this week meeting with fellow PM Fumio Kishida, agreeing on a new security agreement and speaking about boosting economic security cooperation.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has jetted off to Vietnam. And heatstroke is already claiming lives in India as the brutal summer heat sets in, with more than 40,000 suspected cases so far.
Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist based in Tokyo.
