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North Carolina woman survived 14,500-foot fall and 200+ fire-ant stings

North Korea slams US-South Korea military drills and threatens strong response

North Korea has threatened unspecified stern steps against the United States and South Korea, slamming their upcoming military drills as a war rehearsal that it claimed would be more provocative than last year

The death of Zhu Rongji, China’s economic reformer

Credited as a co-engineer of one of the greatest economic reforms in human history, former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji died on August 12, 2026, at the age of 97. We have put together seven stories from the South China Morning Post’s coverage of Zhu’s death. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Zhu Rongji, China’s chief engineer of economic reform, dies age...

Tunnel collapses at an Indian hydropower project, killing at least 7

Officials say an under-construction tunnel has collapsed at a hydropower project in India’s northern hill state of Uttarakhand, leaving at least seven workers dead

A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead

Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo honors more than 2.4 million people who died serving Japan but remains one of the country’s most divisive memorial sites

Thousands of tiny earthquakes went unnoticed beneath Alaska for years

Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to regain UK parliament seat in widely mocked by-election

The anti-immigrant Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage beat comic opponent Count Binface on Friday as was expected, regaining the seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked by-election in the seaside town of Clacton. 

Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to regain UK parliamentary seat in widely mocked by-election

The anti-immigrant Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage beat comic opponent Count Binface on Friday as was expected, regaining the seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked by-election in the seaside town of Clacton. 

Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked election

Nigel Farage beat trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked special election

Crew of Yemeni vessel recount their chaotic rescue after Houthis' deadly attack

Crew members of a Yemeni ship attacked by Houthi rebels earlier this week say a second missile hit during rescue efforts, causing more chaos and casualties

Iran-backed Houthis clash with Yemeni forces and other Mideast developments

Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight

Quote of the day by Paul Walker: "If you play with people who are better than you, then…"

Israel’s Christians rely on faith and allies as they fear rising harassment

Christians are less than 2% of Israel's population and are facing increased harassment as regional conflicts persist

Flock adds safeguards to licence-plate readers after wave of stalking cases

US firm tightens oversight of automatic licence-plate readers after reports of misuse by police officers.

Shein is eyeing a valuation rivalling H&M. Will the market buy it?

Online fast-fashion platform Shein believes it deserves a premium valuation comparable to that of industry peers like H&M, citing its business model and global customer base as major competitive advantages, according to internal documents seen by the South China Morning Post. Shein cited analysts who said the market should view the company as a global fashion giant similar to Zara’s parent company...

Shein eyes a valuation rivalling H&M. Will the market buy it?

Online fast-fashion platform Shein believes it deserves a premium valuation comparable to that of industry peers like H&M, citing its business model and global customer base as major competitive advantages, according to internal documents seen by the South China Morning Post. Shein cited analysts who said the market should view the company as a global fashion giant similar to Zara’s parent company...

NATO Baltic Air Policing jets shoot down drone over Latvia

"As long as Russia's aggression in Ukraine continues, a recurrence of cases where foreign drones enter or approach Latvian airspace is possible," the Latvian military said.

Spain's World Cup final hero Ferran Torres closes in on PSG transfer

Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign Ferran Torres, according to reports in French and Spanish outlets on Thursday evening. The forward, who scored the match-winner for Spain in the World Cup final, is expected to sign with the European champions for around €50 million.

Athens' former airport is transforming into one of Europe's largest urban green spaces

Among the world's most ambitious regeneration projects, The Ellinikon is set to be Europe's largest coastal urban park.

30,000 trees on 200 hectares: Europe's new mega-park is being built here

Among the world's most ambitious regeneration projects, The Ellinikon is set to be Europe's largest coastal urban park.

Five dead in Japan after record-breaking rainfall causes severe flooding

Five people have died after heavy rain and flooding in Japan, with thousands more left stranded.

Four dead in Japan after record-breaking rainfall causes severe flooding

Four people have died after heavy rain and flooding in Japan, with thousands more left stranded.

Iris Murdoch artworks from secret room go on display – including self-portrait

Second world war paintings and sketches show novelist ‘engaging with her world in a new light’For decades, they lay in a secret room in her attic gathering dust. Now, newly discovered artworks by the Booker prize-winning author Iris Murdoch – including the only self-portrait she is known to have painted, four surrealist landscape paintings and three sketches of female nudes – will go on display fo...

Family’s bankruptcy drives US-graduated Chinese student to become acclaimed chef

A former wealthy Chinese student in the US transformed her life into that of a private chef after her family faced bankruptcy, establishing a business that now earns her up to US$118,600 annually. The 31-year-old woman, known by the pseudonym Chengzi, attended the New York Film Academy before completing a master’s degree in Britain. She once lived in downtown Manhattan, aspiring to break into Holl...

'In our country, abandonment is normalised': Why Portugal's pet protection laws are failing

One day they have a bed, a sofa, a place in the home, with someone to fill their bowls. Then, in an instant, many pets lose everything and end up dumped on roads or left at shelters.