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Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, August 2026

SCMP • 3 days ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping ended August in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, kick-starting a potential run of overseas trips after what has so far been a quiet year for foreign travel. Xi met Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. He may hold talks with other SCO attendees including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian. After the sum...

Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot

The Guardian • 3 days ago

Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325The population of the world’s heaviest parrot, the kākāpō, has surpassed 300 birds for the first time in 75 years, after a record breeding season triggered by the mass fruiting of a native New Zealand tree.Ninety chicks were officially added to the population of...

Shein shares slide in long-awaited stock market debut

BBC • 3 days ago

The firm's Hong Kong listing on Tuesday comes after a years-long quest to sell shares in New York and London.

Snails use calcium and collagen VI to make five types of mucus materials

Times of India • 3 days ago

Grove snails produce five distinct mucus types for varied purposes. Calcium and protein levels significantly alter mucus mechanical properties and functions. One mucus type lubricates movement, while another aids firm surface attachment. Defensive secretions and a shell-sealing epiphragm are also produced. This research reveals nature's sophisticated material creation from simple ingredients.

What it was like inside court for Tupac Shakur’s murder trial verdict

BBC • 3 days ago

BBC presenter Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty describes what it was like when Duane "Keffe D" Davis was found guilty of murdering the famous rapper.

Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least eight

France 24 • 3 days ago

A massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen overnight, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, as children prepared to return to school amid heightened fears of further strikes.

Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least seven

France 24 • 3 days ago

A massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen overnight, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, as children prepared to return to school amid heightened fears of further strikes.

Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least four

France 24 • 3 days ago

A massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen overnight, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, as children prepared to return to school amid heightened fears of further strikes.

US brings back Russia’s Siluanov to G20 finance talks, angering Europe

Al Jazeera • 3 days ago

Anton Siluanov holds talks with US counterpart as European officials object to Russia's return to G20 talks.

South Korea’s top presidential aide resigns following cabinet reshuffle

SCMP • 3 days ago

South Korea’s chief presidential policy adviser has resigned, the presidential Blue House said on Tuesday, after President Lee Jae ‌Myung reshuffled his cabinet and senior aides amid a drop in his approval rating. Kim Yong-beom was a key adviser to Lee on economic policy, including on housing and ⁠stock market issues. Kim had offered to step down from the post on Monday, which oversees the adminis...

Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires chokes Malaysian Borneo

Al Jazeera • 3 days ago

Respiratory illnesses surge as smoke settles over Malaysia's Sarawak in the region's worst haze crisis in a decade.

Toxic haze from Indonesian fires chokes Malaysia’s Sarawak

Al Jazeera • 3 days ago

Respiratory illnesses surge as smoke settles over Malaysia's Sarawak in the region's worst haze crisis in a decade.

Toxic haze from Indonesian fires chokes Malaysian Borneo

Al Jazeera • 3 days ago

Respiratory illnesses surge as hazardous air settles over Sarawak in the region's worst haze crisis in a decade.

Thailand’s Pattaya pins hopes on arrival of 5,000 US sailors to boost tourism

SCMP • 3 days ago

After more than 250 days at sea fighting the war on Iran – and amid reports of dire conditions on board – the USS Abraham Lincoln is finally set to dock near Pattaya this week, giving more than 5,000 American sailors and Marines shore leave as the Thai resort city hopes they will spend big during their last pit stop before home. The eastern Thai beach resort, known for its colourful nightlife, has...

China’s top brokerages step up global push as overseas profits surge

SCMP • 3 days ago

China’s leading brokerages are accelerating their push overseas, pouring billions of yuan into their international arms as cross-border deals expand and profits from overseas operations grow, according to their latest interim reports. Citic Securities, one of China’s largest brokerages, saw revenue generated outside mainland China rise 45.5 per cent, year on year, to 15.86 billion yuan (US$2.4 bil...

Trump’s ballroom construction can resume at White House, supreme court rules – as it happened

The Guardian • 3 days ago

This live blog is now closed.US supreme court allows Trump to keep building $400m White House ballroomSign up for US Breaking News emailsChris HippensteelWe’re watching today as Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, and Kevin Warsh, the chair of the Federal Reserve, deliver their opening remarks at the G20 meetings in Asheville, North Carolina. Continue reading...

Thirty years of waiting, a memoir and a trial: conviction in Tupac Shakur killing brings closure

The Guardian • 3 days ago

A Las Vegas jury on Monday found Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty in the 1996 murder of the hip-hop iconJury finds Duane Davis guilty of murder of Tupac ShakurThirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur, conspiracy theories and rumors about the perpetrator’s identity, one man has now been held criminally responsible for the rap icon’s death.A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a 63-yea...

Two people dead and nearly 80 rescued after Grand Canyon flash flood

The Guardian • 3 days ago

Officials say one person still unaccounted for as forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms threaten further floodingA second death was confirmed by National Park Service officials on Monday after a flash flood sent a surge of water and debris through an area of the Grand Canyon over the weekend.Dozens of visitors had to be evacuated by helicopter during the deluge, which consumed trails and infrastru...

Australia news live: police locate parents of toddler found wandering Sydney street alone at 2am

The Guardian • 3 days ago

Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast43 Australians still missing, with concerns growing ‘every day, every hour’ that goes by, Wong saysThe foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says there are still 43 Australian missing after the flooding in Nepal, saying the government holds grave concerns for their safety that only gets worse as the days go by.This is su...

Going big and going green can work together for Hong Kong mega-events

SCMP • 3 days ago

Hong Kong’s mega-event economy is thriving. In a blog post last month, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted that in the first half of 2026, the city hosted more than 130 mega-events, drawing 1.75 million visitors and injecting roughly HK$5.8 billion (US$739.9 million) into the local economy. These figures are the ongoing dividends of the government’s sustained policy and financial backing. Th...

HKIS settles out of court and breaks ties with US-based church co-founder

SCMP • 3 days ago

An almost year-long legal dispute involving a prestigious Hong Kong international school and its US-based co-founder, a Lutheran church, has been resolved out of court, with the school making a substantial payment and ending its association with the religious body. Harold Kim, chairman of the board of managers of Hong Kong International School (HKIS), announced the move in a letter to parents on T...

HKIS settles out of court and ends association with US-based church co-founder

SCMP • 3 days ago

A prestigious Hong Kong international school embroiled in an almost year-long legal dispute with its US-based co-founder, a Lutheran church, has been resolved out of court with the school making a substantial payment and ending its association with the religious body. Harold Kim, chairman of the board of managers of Hong Kong International School (HKIS), announced the move in a letter to parents o...

Nepal floods: meet the principal whose quick thinking saved 900 students

SCMP • 3 days ago

Rajendra Dawadi was inside his classroom when a colleague rushed in with a warning: floodwaters were racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges and entire villages. Then a teacher received another warning by phone. Moments later, a parent arrived to take her child home. The danger had not yet been confirmed, but Dawadi, the principal, had little time to act. He rang the s...

New York police kill knife-wielding woman in Times Square

Al Jazeera • 3 days ago

A woman has been shot dead by police in New York’s Times Square. Police say she was armed with knives.

African NGOs demand probe into six bodies found in Guinea mass grave

Al Jazeera • 3 days ago

The bodies were found bound and blindfolded in the Forecariah administrative prefecture on August 24.