Navas del Rey residents return after Spain wildfire evacuation
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China’s Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan in final tests with drone catapult
Chinese state media has shown the country’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, computer-generated footage of how it launches GJ-21 stealth fighter drones and quotes from a military commentator who said the vessel was in the final stages of commissioning. The 40,000-tonne ship, featuring a 250-metre-long and 62-metre-wide (820 feet by 203 feet) flight deck, recently completed deck...
Limited dual citizenship gives Indonesian diaspora hope of return, better future
Indonesia’s attempt to lure back its native talent scattered around the world through limited dual citizenship has highlighted a long-held demand of the diaspora for such a scheme before they would consider returning home. The proposed revision to the citizenship law would mark a major shift for a country that has largely allowed only single citizenship since independence in 1945. Currently, child...
DJ Kavinsky, known for his track 'Nightcall', found dead at his Paris home
A key figure of the French touch house scene, Kavinsky wrote "Nightcall", the track made famous by the film "Drive", performed at the Paris 2024 Olympic closing ceremony alongside Angèle and Phoenix.
Former Hong Kong teacher guilty of molesting student
A former Hong Kong teacher has been remanded in custody pending sentencing for twice molesting a student six years ago. A District Court judge sitting at Tsuen Wan Court found Cheng Hon-sze guilty of two counts of indecent assault on Wednesday, for groping his then 15-year-old pupil and making her perform an obscene act on him between May and October 2020. However, Cheng was cleared of seven other...
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Former Hong Kong school teacher guilty of molesting student
A former Hong Kong school teacher has been remanded in custody pending sentencing for twice molesting a student six years ago. A District Court judge sitting at Tsuen Wan Court found Cheng Hon-sze guilty of two counts of indecent assault on Wednesday, for groping his then 15-year-old pupil and making her perform an obscene act on him between May and October 2020. However, Cheng was cleared of seve...
Porsche profit jumps 34% despite China slump and falling sales
Porsche maintained its full-year guidance as cost-cutting and stronger 911 sales lifted profit, despite a 32% fall in Chinese deliveries and plans to eliminate thousands of jobs by 2035.
Syria hunts down suspects in March coastal attacks, dismantles IS cells in Aleppo
Security forces lured a militia commander accused of leading one of the March 2025 assault units into an ambush near Jableh, killing him and a second suspect in an exchange of fire. IS cells were separately dismantled in Aleppo and al-Bab.
Debt honoured: China repays family who lent entire 850kg grain supply to wartime army in 1947
A wartime grain loan certificate discovered within an old family home in eastern China has been donated to local authorities nearly eight decades later, illuminating a villager’s remarkable faith in the troops. In 1947, a major People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit entered the Dabie Mountains, which stretch across the borders of three provinces in central China, during a counteroffensive against Kuo...
Debt honoured: China repays family who lent entire 850-kg grain supply to wartime army in 1947
A wartime grain loan certificate discovered within an old family home in eastern China has been donated to local authorities nearly eight decades later, illuminating a villager’s remarkable faith in the troops. In 1947, a major People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit entered the Dabie Mountains, which stretch across the borders of three provinces in central China, during a counteroffensive against Kuo...
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Why has the China-US profit gap widened on the Fortune Global 500?
China’s unaddressed economic structural problems are swallowing profits and leaving its multinationals falling far behind their US peers in the latest Fortune Global 500 list, despite its firms remaining strong in terms of revenue. The profit gap between Chinese and US companies has continued to widen. Chinese companies posted an average profit of US$4.5 billion in 2025, or some 40 per cent of the...
Inside Coober Pedy: The Australian desert town where thousands escaped 50°C heat by building an entire underground world beneath the Earth
Coober Pedy, Australia, features a unique town built underground by opal miners. Residents live below the surface to escape the harsh desert climate and high cooling costs. This subterranean living provides stable temperatures year-round, offering practical comfort and savings. Underground homes and businesses are common, transforming excavated mining areas into functional spaces. The town's s...
Researchers studied 1,561 forest plots across 10 tropical countries; non-native trees formed 28% of stems in young moist forests, but declined as the canopy returned
Young tropical forests show many non-native trees while canopies remain open. As forests mature and canopies close, these non-native species tend to decrease. This pattern was observed across ten tropical countries in a recent study. Early forest regeneration is vulnerable to invasive species, which can establish easily. Understanding these dynamics aids effective forest restoration planning and n...
US joins forces with Saudis to strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq
Oil price spikes after flare-up of fighting and claimed Iranian attacks on three tankers in strait of HormuzThe US military said it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi Arabia forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days. The strikes on Wednesday killed at least 20 members of a former paramilitary alliance that inclu...
How has the Indian government responded to ‘Cockroach’ protests?
The BJP government's response so far has been a measured crackdown as it also attempts to woo the youth.
A safe space for Gaza women: A sanctuary to speak, heal and share amid war
A women’s safe spaces initiative in Gaza offers psychological support and awareness sessions.
Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism
The FSB claims the messenger app, created by Pavel Durov, has failed to remove accounts and channels used for recruitment by Ukraine's secret service.
War expands with joint U.S.-Saudi strikes on Iran proxy groups in Iraq
The Middle East war is expanding after 5 months, with Iran going on the offensive and the U.S. and Saudi Arabia jointly striking Iranian proxy groups in Iraq.
FA 'deeply concerned' by Fifa plan as Uefa to meet
The Football Association says it is concerned by Fifa's proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions as Uefa's 55 member associations hold an emergency meeting to discuss the issue.
Authorities arrest 14 in crackdown on unlicensed hawkers, seize 600kg of food
Hong Kong’s hygiene authorities have arrested 14 people during a citywide crackdown on unlicensed hawkers and seized 600kg (1,320lbs) of food, some of which was expired. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Chief Health Inspector Chan Sze-man, responsible for hawkers, said on Wednesday that the suspects, aged 38 to 76, were arrested in various districts between July 17 and 28. All of the susp...
Burnham says it’s ’shameful’ politicians have failed to fix social care, as he fast-tracks Louise Casey’s review – UK politics live
‘There’s only one group really to blame, and that’s my generation of politicians,’ the prime minister says, as he reveals final recommendations will be out by summer 2027 Andy Burnham is speaking now.In a reference to how he started campaing for social care reform almost two decades ago, he says it is good to see faces in the room “who’ve been on this journey with me for a long, a long time”.When ...
China’s hi-tech boom pushes firms to boost pay in 2027 as keeping talent a priority
Employers in China anticipate a slightly higher median salary increase next year as they push to retain top-tier talent despite financial pressures following a soft 2026, according to data published by a global advisory. Companies were budgeting for a median increase of 4.5 per cent in 2027, following 4.3 per cent growth in 2026 and 4.5 per cent in 2025, the advisory and broking firm WTW said in a...
What to know about the earthquake's aftermath in Japan
Five people have been confirmed dead in a factory damaged by a major earthquake in Japan, here part of a red-and-white smokestack collapsed in the quake. At least 13 died after a shopping mall was badly damaged, as the search for survivors is ongoing. The earthquake flattened homes, triggered fires, ruptured bridges and left thousands of people with no power. FRANCE 24's Gavin Blair tells us more ...
Japan quake toll rises, people still missing in damaged mall and factory
The powerful earthquake that rocked southern Japan has killed at least 18 people and more remain missing in a damaged shopping mall and a paper factory.
Heatwave comes into southwest of France as firefighters keep battling blaze
The huge fire raging in France's southwest has stabilised, according to French officials, with authorities letting nearly 60,000 evacuees return to their homes - but 14 blazes have also reigniting. Now, firefighters are trying to contain the fires as the fourth heatwave of the year comes in, set to make the firefighting mission harder. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland is on a convoy with firefighters and...
Burnham says it’s ’shameful’ politicians have failed to fix social care – UK politics live
‘There’s only one group really to blame, and that’s my generation of politicians,’ the prime minister saysAndy Burnham is speaking now.In a reference to how he started campaing for social care reform almost two decades ago, he says it is good to see faces in the room “who’ve been on this journey with me for a long, a long time”.When someone in your family is receiving care, you look at everything ...
Chinese AI start-up Moonshot seeks influential ambassadors to widen Kimi’s global reach
China’s Moonshot AI, whose recently released Kimi K3 model stunned with performance close to American frontier systems, is seeking ambassadors to elevate its global influence. The Beijing-based start-up on Tuesday launched the “Kimi Ambassador Program”, aimed at “passionate Kimi users to build up communities and the future of AI”, according to its website. The move comes as Moonshot seeks to turn ...
Uefa World Cup boycott may be raised over Fifa plan
The Football Association says it is concerned by Fifa's proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions as Uefa's 55 member associations hold an emergency meeting to discuss the issue.