New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
The U.S. and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz…
2026 Shanghai Book Fair opens
People visit the 2026 Shanghai Book Fair at the Shanghai Exhibition Center in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 12, 2026. Opening on Wednesday, the ongoing 2026 Shanghai Book Fair features two…
‘We aspire for it to grow’: Turkiye’s Erdogan eyes expansion of Makkah Joint Defence Agreement
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, aimed at stabilising…
Traditional Shoton Festival celebrated in Lhasa, China’s Xizang
Monks carry an enormous rolled-up thangka painting of Buddha at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2026. Celebrations marking the traditional Shoton Festival began…
Conditions on US aircraft carrier at sea for more than 250 days raise alarms
Thousands of US military members who have lived aboard an aircraft carrier for more than 250 days are reportedly contending with food shortages, broken plumbing, and exhaustion, leading lawmakers to…
7 missing after coal mine gas outburst in central China’s Hunan
A gas outburst occurred at a coal mine in the city of Lianyuan in central China’s Hunan Province on Friday, leaving seven people missing and one receiving emergency medical treatment,…