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Newest first · UTC+11:00More than 1 million evacuated, flights cancelled, as Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China
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· Sbsaustralia
China's 'national team' battles AI stock rollercoaster
The "national team" of Chinese state-backed funds came into public view on July 19, about a week before memory chip maker CXMT’s initial public offering. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)
· Staff Writer
China's Midea sees portable A/C sales soar in Europe during sweltering summer
Home appliance maker's PortaSplit becomes a hit on ease of use
· Staff Writer
BARMM voters, bets urged to shun dirty poll practices
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Mindanao’s lone cardinal, Orlando Quevedo, has called on the electorate and aspirants for the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Sept. 14 to shun dirty practices that hounded the region’s past elections, such as intimidation, vote buying and prefilling of ballots.
· Edwin O. Fernandez
Russia and Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that leave 7 dead, many injured
Ukrainian drones killed 5 people in Russia’s border region of Belgorod while Russian missiles killed 2 in Kharkiv
· Associated Press
Russia and Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that leave 7 dead, many injured
Ukrainian drones killed 5 people in Russia’s border region of Belgorod while Russian missiles killed 2 in Kharkiv
· Associated Press
Prolonged wars must not become the new normal
Firefighters work at a logistics hub in Ukraine's Kyiv region on Aug. 5, after it was struck during a night of Russian missile and drone attacks. © Reuters
· James David Spellman
'Licence to play': New Wallabies coach backing players in attack
Mon 10 Aug 2026 at 6:04am
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as its strongest storm this year
Tropical cyclone brings torrential rain and high winds to east coast after hitting Japan’s southern Okinawa province
· Reuters in Beijing
Hindu devotees honor goddesses in India and Britain, in photos
A Hindu devotee reacts in pain after having his cheeks pierced with a steel rod as part of a ritual during the ‘Aadi’ festival, a holy month for Tamils observed with prayers and offerings to Hindu goddesses, in Chennai, India, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
· Kirsty Wigglesworth
Apple testing China’s CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks: report
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· Reuters
India-Israel ties will bloom amid Middle East's new Mecca Pact - analysis
Last Thursday, in what at the time seemed out of the blue, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X/Twitter that he had received a phone call from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that they “exchanged views on the current situation in West Asia.”
· HERB KEINON
The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial
The world’s most populous country needs state-generated demand to industrialise, decarbonise and avoid China’s overcapacity trap
· Editorial
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Of martyrdom and misinformation
CHINA has hailed as “martyrs” two Chinese coast guard sailors who were killed, presumably, during a confrontation with a Philippine vessel in the West Philippine Sea almost a year to the day.
· The Editorial Board
Bohol’s war on plastic waste
IN the midst of high inflation, political division, natural disasters and other bad news, some good things are happening: The provincial government of Bohol has taken yet another step toward addressing plastic pollution. The local government of the Philippines’ first Unesco Global Geopark is partnering with the Univ…
· Marit Stinus-Cabugon
Tesla to open more delivery sites in Japan to deal with sales surge
Tesla showrooms in Japan do not deliver vehicles. (Photo by Sota Tanaka)
· Staff Writer
China waits in wings as Mecca pact signals Gulf shift away from US security umbrella
The Nato-style deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey highlights the growing doubts in the region about over-reliance on Washington
· Khushboo Razdan
China waits in wings as Mecca pact signals Gulf shift away from US security umbrella
The Nato-style deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey highlights the growing doubts in the region about over-reliance on Washington
· Khushboo Razdan
Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: police
Police also said that last year a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type of air gun, that the boy took to school
· Reuters
Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: police
Police also said that last year a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type of air gun, that the boy took to school
· Reuters
India to Israel and back: How a fake IRGC quote on nuclear weapons reached Netanyahu’s speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated an alleged quote attributed to a senior Iranian commander about Tehran's determination to develop nuclear weapons, even though the statement had no identified primary source and was later traced to an Indian pro-Israel account on X.
· Middleeasteye
Russia, China could take advantage of low US weapons stockpiles to start war with America - NYT
Russia and China could feel emboldened to begin a hot conflict with America due to the US’s rapidly depleting weapons supply, senior officials and defense experts told the New York Times on Saturday.
· CORINNE BAUM
Air India pilot undergoes ‘confirmatory’ drug test after flight plunge
The incident is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Indian carrier, which appointed a new executive on Wednesday
· Agence France-Presse
Air India pilot undergoes ‘confirmatory’ drug test after flight plunge
The incident is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Indian carrier, which appointed a new executive on Wednesday
· Agence France-Presse
Apple Tests Chinese Memory Chips As Supply Crunch Pushes PC Giants Toward CXMT
After months of lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to purchase Chinese memory chips, Apple appears to be nearing the point where it can tap China's domestic chip market. The push follows what the iPhone maker has described as "unsustainable" pricing from the memory "cartel," namely SK Hynix, Samsung, Mi…
· Tyler Durden
Inside a meme factory: meet one of thousands of Indonesians trading political outrage clicks for Facebook cash
Exclusive: Adira says she doesn’t know much about her target countries or even know who their leaders are. Instead she’s chasing money from Meta, which pays for engagement
· Ariel Bogle
China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention
Exclusive: Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giant
· Christopher Knaus, Ariel Bogle
Sydney’s sugar rush: how the colony’s most powerful profited from Australia’s slave trade
Australia likes to think its history is untainted by slavery but a new book traces how a who’s who in the NSW capital profited from the capture and sale of ‘blackbirded’ Pacific Islanders
· Paul Daley
Japan to integrate cybersecurity into air-defense radar, fighter jets
Radar towers operated by Japan's Self-Defense Forces are stationed in Okinawa. (Photo by Ryota Ogata)
· Staff Writer
Manila mayor suspends classes on Monday
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso ordered the suspension of classes in all levels in public and private schools on Monday, August 10.
· Reina C. Tolentino
Can Europe stay united in China trade battle? Ceuta migrant crisis offers a warning
The recent row over migration and Spain’s border policy suggests it may be hard for the bloc to stand together under pressure from Beijing
· Finbarr Bermingham
Can Europe stay united in China trade battle? Ceuta crisis offers a warning
The recent row over migration and Spain’s border policy suggests it may be hard for the bloc to stand together under pressure from Beijing
· Finbarr Bermingham
USFK air defense unit participates in recent U.S. missile defense exercise in Palau
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- An air defense artillery brigade under the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) participated in a recent air and missile defense exercise led by the U.S. Army Pacific in Palau that involved the firing of surface-to-air missiles, according to the USFK.
· Park Boram
Indonesia closes national park in East Java as wildfire expands
Indonesian authorities have closed off all access to Mount Bromo national park in East Java province as a fast-moving wildfire has nearly tripled in size.
· Al Jazeera
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after flight cancellations, evacuations
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert.
· AFP
China-Australia relations reach ‘good enough’ baseline, ex-envoy says
Canberra is described as quietly confident in its resilience yet wary of Beijing’s overtures to go further and into new areas of activity
· Carol Yang
China-Australia relations reach ‘good enough’ baseline, ex-envoy says
Canberra is described as quietly confident in its resilience yet wary of Beijing’s overtures to go further and into new areas of activity
· Carol Yang
With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma
Japan’s latest defence white paper confirms Chinese strategists’ fears that post-war pacifist guard rails are being dismantled under the guise of ‘self-defence’
· Wenran Jiang
With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma
Japan’s latest defence white paper confirms Chinese strategists’ fears that post-war pacifist guard rails are being dismantled under the guise of ‘self-defence’
· Wenran Jiang
Myanmar rebuffs Asean call to free Aung San Suu Kyi, questions need for envoy
Myanmar will continue to work with Asean’s special envoy but does not see the need to continue when Singapore takes over on January 1
· Associated Press
Myanmar rebuffs Asean call to free Aung San Suu Kyi, questions need for envoy
Myanmar will continue to work with Asean’s special envoy but does not see the need to continue when Singapore takes over on January 1
· Associated Press
‘Govt reforms led to completion of infra projects’
MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Legislative Officer Joey Sarte Salceda on Sunday said the reforms that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had instituted led to faster completion of key infrastructure projects.
· The Manila Times
How China’s brands are thriving in the US despite rising geopolitical tensions
Chinese brands like Pop Mart are winning over American consumers by projecting a global image and targeting niche markets
· Ralph Jennings