Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ breaks record in China

The Philippine Coast Guard alleged China had aimed water cannons at its ship, "directly hitting the starboard astern of the BFAR vessel." The incident occurred in the Scarborough Shoal, which China seized in 2012.

Tesla's shares surged after the EV maker won tentative approval to deploy its Full Self-Driving system in China, as Elon Musk met high-ranking officials on a surprise visit to Beijing. Plus, the French state has offered to buy key assets from troubled IT giant Atos, to protect national interests.

Chinese state media reported 48 people were killed when a section of a highway collapsed. Search efforts are underway despite bad weather a day after part of a road fell in China's Guangdong province.

China's minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on pushing back against accusations of unfair state subsidies in the Chinese electric vehicle sector.

In this edition of arts24, we hear from British pop star Dua Lipa on her much-anticipated new record "Radical Optimism"

The Chinese and French media have differing views on President Xi Jinping's state visit to France. Also, the Israeli government bans Al Jazeera in the country, a move which is widely condemned. In other news, fish are shrinking and scientists are desperate to figure out why. Finally, the feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar is getting more and more personal.