Migrants in Ceuta still sleeping rough two weeks after surge
Weeks after some 70,000 people were pushed back into Morocco when trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, some of those who made it into the territory are still waiting to be admitted into a migrant centre.
Migrants in Ceuta still sleeping rough two weeks after surge
Weeks after some 70,000 people were pushed back into Morocco when trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, some of those who made it into the territory are still waiting to be admitted into a migrant centre.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said inspectors found several tons of nuclear material at a Syrian site that Damascus reported to the agency last month. Speaking in Damascus, he praised the “courageous decision” to disclose the previously undisclosed location, which dates to the rule of ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad.
Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig says tenancy law could be changed to make it easier for renters to install air conditioning or external shades, and backs adding climate protection to Germany’s Basic Law. Separately, the CEO of drone supplier Donaustahl says he has been in hiding after German officials warned of alleged Russian assassination plots against him.
Ethiopia, working with UNHCR, is issuing refugees digital IDs under the Fayda system, whose name means “value” in Amharic. The IDs allow them to move freely across the country, attend school and find work. In the Somali region, the initiative is offering hope to thousands who fled Al-Shabaab and spent years in camps.
Liu Jiyuan, a pioneer of China’s aerospace programme, has died in Beijing at the age of 93 after an illness, according to the country’s main space contractor.
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are conducting an operation targeting an alleged criminal group led by current and former Verkhovna Rada lawmakers and involving officials from Vladimir Zelensky’s office. Media reports name lawmaker Vadim Stolar and former parliament member Maxim Mykytas as suspects, while searches were reportedly conducted at the premises of deputy office head Irina Mudraya.
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office announced a special operation, code-named “Forrest Gump,” to expose an alleged criminal organization led by a current and former lawmaker and involving senior President’s Office officials. Lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko said investigators searched the premises of deputy office head Iryna Mudra.
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office are conducting a special operation to uncover a criminal group led by a current and a former lawmaker and involving officials from Zelensky’s office and others. Details are due later.
Ukraine’s bodies that fight corruption said Wednesday that current and former lawmakers ran what they called a “criminal organisation”, with senior presidential-office officials involved. An operation was under way to uncover it.
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau said on Aug. 19 that it was conducting a special operation to expose an alleged criminal organization led by a current and former lawmaker and involving senior officials from the President’s Office. Further details are expected later.
Russia’s Battlegroup South says Ukrainian forces lost 65 fixed-wing UAVs and 39 ground robotic systems in its area of responsibility over the past 24 hours. Spokesman Vadim Astafyev also reported the destruction of 64 UAV communication antennas and strikes on 25 drone control centers.
Russia’s Battlegroup East spokesman Dmitry Miskov said Ukrainian forces lost up to 365 personnel over the past 24 hours, along with an armored combat vehicle, 10 motor vehicles, an electronic warfare station, a materiel depot, 11 Starlink terminals, 46 fixed-wing UAVs and 41 drone control centers.
Battlegroup West spokesman Ivan Bigma said Russian units downed 210 Ukrainian UAVs over the past 24 hours and destroyed 57 UAV control centers, three Starlink stations, 33 robotic systems and three ammunition depots. Three Ukrainian mortars were also eliminated, he said.
A US pilot safely landed a private jet at an Ohio airport after its front landing gear failed to deploy. Video shows how the landing was carried out without the front wheels.
Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan border the Caspian, but none has a fixed ownership share. A 2018 convention created a special legal regime covering territorial waters, fishing, navigation and security without dividing the entire surface among the five states. Seabed boundaries remain subject to agreements between neighboring countries, with Iran’s southern boundaries politically sensitive.
The Indiana Fever beat the Toronto Tempo 101-95 for their fifth consecutive win. Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 points and reached at least 20 points for a 20th straight WNBA game, tying A’ja Wilson’s record. Caitlin Clark added 24 points and seven assists.
Ukrainian drones targeted a major logistics center outside Moscow, setting it on fire. The blaze was still burning the next day as drone crews in Ukraine prepared for another strike.
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🎣 Iran fishermen return to war-scarred Hormuz
Iranian fishermen mend torn nets and return to sea off Bandar Abbas, along the Strait of Hormuz, after months of fighting kept many ashore and damaged boats and fishing equipment.
🎣 Iran fishermen return to war-scarred Hormuz
Iranian fishermen mend torn nets and return to sea off Bandar Abbas, along the Strait of Hormuz, after months of fighting kept many ashore and damaged boats and fishing equipment.
Beto Coral campaigned in Florida against Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, whose candidacy was endorsed by Donald Trump. Secretary of State Marco Rubio then alleged Coral had engaged in political activity against a foreign candidate and said the Department of Homeland Security could facilitate his departure. Coral says he was detained for 30 days and mistreated before leaving for Colombia in July.
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already drawn outrage. WIRED reconstructed the company’s next-generation AI system, which some police departments are already using, and found that it goes well beyond tracking license plates.
Russian Battlegroup North said its unmanned-systems crews destroyed four Ukrainian armored vehicles and 83 R-18-type octocopters overnight in the Kharkov and Sumy Regions. The reported targets also included 12 personnel-carrying pickup trucks, a temporary personnel site, a UAV control center and three mobile radio stations.
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Battlegroup North spokesman Vasily Mezhevykh said Russian units destroyed 37 Ukrainian UAV control centers, 204 fixed-wing drones and 83 R-18 heavy combat drones over 24 hours. He added that two mortars and six ground robotic systems were also destroyed.
Artillery units of Russia’s Battlegroup North destroyed 37 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle control centers overnight in the Sumy and Kharkov Regions, the battlegroup said. Its crews, working with unmanned-systems operators, carried out more than 200 fire missions in the two regions.
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An officer from Russia’s 11th Army Corps says Battlegroup North has destroyed more than 56 Ukrainian drone control centers and launch sites in the Kharkov Region since the start of August. FPV and Molniya-2 drones carrying high-explosive fragmentation and thermobaric munitions were used, Russia says, reducing Ukrainian kamikaze-drone activity in some parts of the contact line.
At least two Moscow gas station chains have reinstated fuel purchase limits, according to RBC. Gazprom Neft said the cap is 60 liters per person, while Tatneft allows up to 50 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel. AI-95 gasoline was available at only one Neftmagistrali station in the city on the evening of August 18.
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 17 people and injured at least 53 over the past day, Ukrainian local authorities said. A drone hit a minibus in Kherson’s Korabelnyi district, killing four people and injuring five women. Russia also launched two Iskander-M missiles and 65 drones overnight.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 453 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions and the Black Sea overnight. A refinery stand under repair in Ufa caught fire, while an apartment building was damaged and an Indian medical student was injured and hospitalized in stable condition. Donetsk authorities also reported deaths and injuries.
Ukrainian drones struck industrial sites in Ufa overnight, setting fire to an industrial area and a unit under repair at an oil refinery. One drone hit a residential building in the Zaton neighborhood, injuring one person. A residential building and an explosives plant were also hit in Dzerzhinsk, while Vladimir and Tula regions reported additional attacks.
CIRAD economist and researcher Serena Ferrari says climate change drives desertification, while economic and political choices such as intensive water use, chemical-dependent farming and the pursuit of ever-higher productivity can deepen pressure on fragile ecosystems. Mongolia, a pastoralist rangeland country facing a harsher climate, brings the ecological and social questions debated at COP17 into sharp focus.
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A VTsIOM poll found that Russians generally view China positively as a friendly nation, while also recognizing its independent strategic interests and ambitions. China’s economy and industrial strength were the leading association, cited by 60% of respondents, followed by culture and history at 47%; only 8% mentioned China as a tourist destination.
Recently dismissed Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections during wartime, saying the country faces a governance crisis. It is the first such demand from a major Ukrainian political figure since Russia’s invasion began in 2022.
A Russian government commission has approved a bill allowing personnel in the Emergency Situations Ministry’s rescue military units to use force and firearms. The weapons could be used to stop attempts to seize vehicles or equipment and to protect personnel from attacks, although warnings would generally be required. The bill must undergo further revisions.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka beat Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 in under an hour to reach the Cincinnati Masters fourth round. Brandon Nakashima overturned fourth seed Daniil Medvedev in three sets after saving three match points in the second-set deciding game. Gauff, Andreeva and Auger-Aliassime also advanced, while Svitolina withdrew with an ankle injury.
Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder Jamal Musiala collapsed during a preseason match against Heidenheim, three days after a similar incident against Leipzig. He said doctors diagnosed temporary, easily treatable absence seizures linked to a neurological problem, adding that he is doing well, receiving excellent care and is very optimistic about recovery.
Russian diamond shipments to India fell nearly 50% year on year to 1.2 million carats in the first half of 2026, according to Indian commerce ministry data cited by Vedomosti. Their value declined almost 38% to $106.5 million, while June shipments fell fourfold.
The UN says 907 aid workers were killed, injured or kidnapped in 2025, including 350 deaths. Gaza was the deadliest location for a third straight year, with 186 humanitarian workers killed, while the spread of armed drones contributed to rising risks.
Samsung Electronics has increased prices for some advanced contract chipmaking services by as much as 15% on new orders, according to two people familiar with the matter. Demand for AI chips is tightening capacity in a market long dominated by TSMC.
Samsung raises chipmaking prices by up to 15% amid demand surge, sources say
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🇯🇵 Japan's Mars mission aims to bring samples back to Earth
At the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan, scientists are readying a mission to the moons of Mars, where they hope to collect samples that could unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.
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At the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan, scientists are readying a mission to the moons of Mars, where they hope to collect samples that could unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.
Florida’s primaries exposed shifts within both major US parties ahead of November’s midterm elections. Progressive Democrat Angie Nixon defeated the far better-funded Alexander Vindman, while Trump-backed Republican Byron Donalds won the gubernatorial nomination. The newly redrawn map is expected to favour Republicans.
Virgin Australia apologised to disability advocate Shane Hryhorec after he was removed from a Sydney flight over where to stow his wheelchair’s SmartDrive motor. Hryhorec said the incident humiliated him; his video has drawn 16 million views. He has complained to the Australian Human Rights Commission and wants enforceable changes for disabled travellers.
Pakistan’s government says it will challenge the Supreme Court’s order to move jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from Adiala prison in Rawalpindi to a private hospital in Islamabad. The law minister argues that, under the law, a convicted prisoner should receive treatment in prison or at a public hospital.
Pakistan’s government will challenge a Supreme Court ruling ordering authorities to transfer jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a private hospital, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said in a video statement.
Handmade intangible cultural heritage crafts such as cloisonné are becoming popular wedding gifts among young Chinese, especially around the Qixi Festival. Workshops in Shijiazhuang report more customers aged 20 to 35 commissioning personalized items, while an inheritor says the painstaking craft reflects the patience and adjustment required in marriage.
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Trump has delayed planned 50% tariffs on Canadian imports for three days, saying the two countries have reached a deal. Canada says progress has been made, but key issues remain unresolved. Kanishka Singh has more.
Trump has delayed planned 50% tariffs on Canadian imports for three days, saying the two countries have reached a deal. Canada says progress has been made, but key issues remain unresolved. Kanishka Singh has more.
Thai schools held active-shooter response drills on Wednesday as authorities moved to tighten security. The measures came two weeks after a 14-year-old opened fire at a school, killing at least eight people.
Stephen Collinson writes that Democrats have spent years stoking fear about President Donald Trump, portraying him as a ruthless tyrant king intent on building an American dictatorship.
The China-Laos Railway has transported more than 90 million metric tons of cargo since opening, including over 21 million tons of cross-border freight, China Railway Kunming Bureau said. It has operated more than 80,000 freight trains, carrying over 4,000 types of goods and serving 19 countries and regions in Southeast Asia.
European Central Bank policymaker Olli Rehn said on Wednesday that wage growth and its outlook had stayed moderate, with no clear evidence of second-round effects.
Lawyers for Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson told an appeal hearing that jurors stayed at the same hotel as prosecutors, a key police witness and journalists while deliberating. They said the mix-up undermined the verdicts and required a retrial. Prosecutors said it was accidental and there was no evidence of contact. The prosecution is also appealing Patterson’s 33-year parole period as inadequate.
Erin Patterson has begun appealing her conviction for murdering three people with death cap mushrooms served at a 2023 lunch. Melbourne judges are also hearing prosecutors’ appeal for a harsher sentence; Patterson is serving life imprisonment with a 33-year non-parole period.
Erin Patterson’s lawyers told Victoria’s court of appeal that jurors staying at the same hotel as police and prosecutors while deliberating over her triple-murder verdict denied her a fair trial. Patterson is appealing her convictions, while the state’s director of public prosecutions is challenging her sentence as manifestly inadequate.
Victoria’s court of appeal is considering Erin Patterson’s challenge to convictions for murdering three relatives of her estranged husband and attempting to murder a fourth. She is not appealing her sentence, arguing that jury sequestration, cross-examination and several pieces of evidence—including mobile tower data, death cap sightings and Facebook messages—were improperly handled or admitted.
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Russian stocks opened higher in the main Moscow Exchange session, with the MOEX and dollar-denominated RTS indices each up 0.72% to 2,163.62 and 800.32 points. The yuan strengthened against the ruble at 12.641 rubles, while stock gains later narrowed to 0.4%.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies opened an investigation into unnamed lawmakers and presidential advisers hours before parliament was due to vote on a new defence minister, increasing pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ousted minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for a wartime presidential election. Russian attacks killed at least four people overnight, while Moscow said it downed 453 Ukrainian drones.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections despite the ongoing war, describing democracy as something that must not be held hostage by Russia. His appeal follows President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s nomination of Yevhenii Khmara as his successor, while anti-graft agencies investigate a group involving presidential officials.
Popular former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Tuesday evening for presidential elections during wartime, saying the country faced a governance crisis. His dismissal last month triggered protests across Ukraine that lasted several days. It was the first such demand by a Ukrainian political figure since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022.
Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for elections despite the wartime ban, saying democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia. He urged the creation of a legal, safe and realistic way to restore the country’s full democratic process, marking the first such demand by a major Ukrainian political figure since the full-scale invasion.
Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections, saying democracy should not be held hostage by Russia. He urged a legal, safe and realistic mechanism to restore a full democratic process during the prolonged war. Elections have been suspended under martial law since February 2022.
Ukraine’s recently ousted defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, called for wartime elections in a bombshell address Tuesday evening, saying the nation at war was facing a crisis of governance.
Ukraine’s recently dismissed former defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has called for a presidential election during the war, mounting the most direct political challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022. Fedorov said Ukraine must restore a full democratic process despite the prolonged conflict. Elections have been suspended since martial law was imposed.
Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov urged Ukraine to restore a full democratic process during the war through a legal, safe and realistic election mechanism. He said voting rights should cover military personnel, Ukrainians abroad and people in frontline areas, and that Putin must not decide when Ukrainians choose their government.
President Volodymyr Zelensky formally nominated acting Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara and acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha for the posts, pending parliamentary approval. Ukrainian forces also launched a large-scale drone attack toward Moscow, with Russian authorities reporting hundreds of drones and damage or fires at several sites. Moscow separately threatened the U.K. over reports of British drones being used in strikes inside Russia.
Ukrainian outlet ZN.UA, citing undisclosed sources, reports that Defense Procurement Agency chief Arsen Zhumadilov has submitted his resignation and will formally leave on Sept. 1. The Defense Ministry has not confirmed the report; Artem Romaniukov may serve as acting replacement.
Russian Federation Council Senator Alexander Voloshin said Kiev sought to derail IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi’s planned August 20–21 visit to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant to shift blame to Russia for Ukrainian attacks on the facility’s infrastructure and personnel. Russia offered security guarantees, while Kiev said it could not provide them.
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Animated film Niu Lai drew attention after earning only 7,352 yuan in one day, prompting viewers to see how bad it could be. Its viral clips then helped lift cumulative takings to 25.72 million yuan by Wednesday afternoon, while Lighthouse projected more than 89.34 million yuan. Made by Xin Yumeng and her mother Sun Lifang, the film became an online cultural phenomenon and is reportedly preparing for overseas release, with Singapore expected to be first.
Bujia Glacier in Xizang Autonomous Region has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the hanging glacier with the greatest vertical drop. Located in Suo County, Nagqu City, it anchors a scenic area that is pursuing smart and sustainable tourism while protecting ecological and cultural resources.
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 5,000 cases. Responders warn that it is spreading at an unprecedented pace in one of the country’s most remote regions, faster than efforts to contain it.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is confronting the largest Ebola epidemic in its history, with government data showing more than 5,000 confirmed cases. Weak health infrastructure, community resistance and instability are hampering efforts to contain the deadly disease.
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Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surpassed 5,000, according to government figures released late Tuesday. Health officials warn that response efforts are failing to contain the deadly disease.
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Conflict, delayed detection and mistrust have complicated efforts to contain Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 4,900 confirmed cases and over 2,300 deaths have been recorded, surpassing the previous death toll from 2018–2020. The outbreak began in Ituri Province, where armed conflict, difficult terrain and limited early laboratory capacity helped transmission spread before the response was fully deployed.
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The WHO says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a global health emergency after cases surpassed 5,000 and deaths exceeded 2,320. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the epidemic is far from controlled and that unidentified transmission chains are still spreading the disease.
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The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be controlled within three months if the necessary resources are secured. More than 2,300 people have died, making it the deadliest outbreak in the country’s history.
After leading Argentina to a second straight World Cup final, 39-year-old Lionel Messi has raised doubts about how much longer he will continue. He scored eight goals in eight matches at the 2026 tournament and remains widely regarded as one of football’s greatest players, but his career and Cristiano Ronaldo’s are both entering their twilight.
Latiao, a chewy wheat-based snack with a distinctive sweet-and-spicy taste, is gaining an international following and is reportedly exported to more than 160 countries. Taste-test videos by overseas creators on TikTok and Instagram are helping fuel the grassroots #Chinamaxxing trend.
Chery Automobile said on Wednesday that it will establish a research and development centre in Britain this year, as demand for Chinese cars grows in the country.
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Rostec’s High-Precision Systems Holding has delivered a new batch of Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile-and-gun systems and fixed-site Pantsir-SMD systems to Russia’s Defense Ministry. The equipment passed testing and military acceptance, while a Battlegroup North commander praised Pantsir-S and said Pantsir-SMD is better suited to countering mass drone attacks.
Campaigning has begun in Nigeria for the January presidential election, pitting incumbent Bola Tinubu against a divided opposition. Economic hardship and security crises are expected to dominate the contest, with Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi again challenging Tinubu.
A sharp rise in household energy bills pushed UK inflation to a four-month high in July, in line with forecasts. Inflation appears likely to climb further as the war in Iran continues without an apparent end.
China on Wednesday called for respect for every country's digital sovereignty after a report said the United States would ask countries to choose sides in the artificial intelligence race with Beijing.
During a debate with Rep. Ralph Norman on Tuesday night, interim Republican Sen. Darline Graham was asked about Taiwan and the South China Sea and replied that national security was not her thing.
India’s share of exports to the US has remained largely unchanged after a year of President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs, despite New Delhi’s efforts to diversify trade through a series of new agreements with other countries.
Meta is on trial over allegations that it deliberately sought to addict children to Facebook and Instagram to increase profits. A California lawyer made the claim as proceedings began Tuesday, in a case that could reshape some of the world’s most popular apps.
A landmark California trial has opened over claims that Meta deliberately made Facebook and Instagram addictive to young people. More than half of US states are seeking billions of dollars in damages and changes to how the platforms operate.
Honghu-03, the first satellite made in Xiong’an New Area, has entered orbit after launching on a Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone. Built by Hongqing, it is designed to verify technology for large-scale satellite internet networking and is the first mission to deploy the company’s three core satellite subsystems together in orbit.
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Trade between Georgia and Russia exceeded $1.8 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up 20.9% from a year earlier, Georgia’s statistics office says. Russia was Georgia’s second-largest trading partner, accounting for 11.7% of total foreign trade, with exports at about $437.5 million and imports at roughly $1.38 billion.
Unitree, officially Yushu Technology, saw its shares soar more than 600% from an IPO price of 150.8 yuan before gains narrowed to nearly 500%. The company’s robots became globally known through viral videos, while strong retail demand reflected investor enthusiasm for robotics as a key front in the AI race.
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics opened at 1,100 yuan per share in its Shanghai STAR Market debut, up 629.44% from its 150.8-yuan IPO price. The opening valued the company at nearly 445 billion yuan, or $62 billion, while a 500-share allotment showed a paper gain of about 474,600 yuan.
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Shares in Unitree, China’s best-known humanoid robot maker, surged nearly sixfold in their Shanghai trading debut. The landmark moment comes as the country’s robotics sector has become a key battleground in the Sino-U.S. tech war.
Australia’s gambling advertising reforms are expected to pass the Senate with Coalition support. Rod Glover, husband of the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, says the measures should reduce harm but fall well short of her 2023 recommendations for a total ban on wagering ads and inducements, with industry lobbying limiting what was achieved.
A gathering in Beijing of representatives from Chinese student associations at overseas universities explored career opportunities in China as AI and emerging industries reshape the workplace. Participants also discussed how students can foster cross-cultural understanding through campus events, community activities and everyday conversations.
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From global experience to opportunities in China: How Chinese students abroad build cultural bridges
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Unitree showcases cutting-edge technology at World Robot Conference.
China seeks to showcase the leaps it has made in the high-tech arena as the World Robot Conference kicks off in Beijing and the world's biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics makes its stock market debut in Shanghai
Unitree showcases cutting-edge technology at World Robot Conference.
China seeks to showcase the leaps it has made in the high-tech arena as the World Robot Conference kicks off in Beijing and the world's biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics makes its stock market debut in Shanghai
Expanding partnerships between US drugmakers and Chinese companies offer lower costs and greater access to breakthrough treatments. Critics in Washington, however, see the deals as a source of risk.
At least nine people were killed and six injured when fire broke out early Wednesday in a central Kolkata building housing several small hotels. About 80 people were rescued. Authorities said a short circuit may have caused the blaze, while the building management allegedly breached safety and construction rules. Police said the owner was absconding.
The hesitant testimony of a former associate of Death Row Records owner Marion “Suge” Knight became the most heated moment in Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ murder trial. Emotions intensified as the proceedings focused on the death of the top-selling rapper and Death Row’s biggest star.
Former gang member James “Mob James” McDonald became combative while being cross-examined on the second day of Duane “Keffe D” Davis’s trial over Tupac Shakur’s killing. McDonald said he had little love for Davis but would not answer questions he believed could send him to prison. Davis denies orchestrating the murder and has pleaded not guilty.
The International Biathlon Union has declined to consider Russia’s request to review its suspension from competitions, saying the conditions behind the 2022 ban remain unresolved. Russia says it is challenging the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The IBU’s stance contrasts with sports bodies that have restored Russian and Belarusian participation after the IOC lifted its suspension.
Robots are taking on everyday service jobs across Beijing in 2026, making coffee in under 30 seconds, preparing dozens of Chinese dishes and being sold in shopping malls. In the first half of the year, major humanoid-robot makers in the city produced nearly 6,000 units, almost ten times more than a year earlier.
Chery Automobile’s robotics division is preparing for an initial public offering to finance future growth and investment, its chief said. The unit is also targeting overseas markets for police robots as competition intensifies in China’s rapidly expanding humanoid-robot sector.
Chinese authorities have arrested a local government official and a businessman suspected of sexually assaulting a woman at a karaoke bar in Hangzhou after an official dinner. Authorities said both men assaulted her and that one pushed her to the ground, injuring her lower back. Both have been dismissed, while the case has fuelled anger over workplace power abuse and drinking culture.
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Australia’s debate over superannuation has intensified after Pauline Hanson argued that people facing financial hardship should be able to access their retirement savings, including for a first-home deposit. Labor says Hanson and the Coalition could undermine the system, while the article argues the issue may instead give Hanson another way to crowd out Angus Taylor politically.
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Ukraine’s parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence has unanimously endorsed Yevhenii Khmara for defense minister, the Ukrainian National News Agency reports. Parliament’s full chamber is due to vote on the appointment today.
With Britain poised for its hottest summer on record, Sam Squier’s nearly 200-acre beef farm in southeast England remains a green oasis amid surrounding fields scorched brown by the heat.
As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farming
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BREAKING Pakistan's government will challenge the Supreme Court's order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to hospital for medical checks, the law minister says
BREAKING Pakistan's government will challenge the Supreme Court's order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to hospital for medical checks, the law minister says
Images indicate that China has finished the first phase of construction at Antelope Reef in the Paracel Islands, creating an artificial island in the contested South China Sea. Analysts say the site is expected to become part of China’s largest military base.
A large number of couples went to the Shangcheng District Marriage Registration Service Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, to register their marriages on Qixi Festival. The center is known as the city’s “most beautiful marriage registration office.”
Japan’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that US sanctions against the International Criminal Court and its president, Judge Tomoko Akane, were “very unfortunate.”
The United States has sanctioned International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, saying the measure is intended to protect Americans, although the ICC has never charged a US citizen. Seye is investigating alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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The Trump administration sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused them of pursuing investigations, arrests or prosecutions of officials from governments that have not accepted ICC jurisdiction. The measures restrict US transactions with them and block access to the US financial system.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye under an executive order. The Court said measures targeting its judges, prosecutors and staff “undermine the rule of law,” but said it remains undeterred.
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The United States imposed sanctions on two senior members of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday. The court said the move undermines the rule of law, marking the Trump administration’s latest action against the Hague-based institution established to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
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The Trump administration has sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the measures as part of a campaign to “dismantle” the court; the sanctions freeze US-based assets and bar US entities from transacting with them.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed new sanctions on two International Criminal Court officials Tuesday as part of his campaign to “dismantle” the court.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, accusing them of targeting officials from governments that do not accept the court’s jurisdiction. The move is the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign to dismantle the ICC.
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The United States imposed sanctions on Tomoko Akane, the Japanese judge who presides over the International Criminal Court, on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website.
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