China’s Surging Exports Loom Over Trump’s Talks With Xi

China’s exports grew by a quarter in the month of August, weeks before its leader, Xi Jinping, is s…

What to know about Canada's escalating trade war with the U.S.

Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion wort…

King Charles III clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan

King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members …

Russia and North Korea open the first road across their shared border

Relations between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing, with North Korea supplying ammuniti…

Thieves steal works of art worth 9 million euros from France's Renoir museum

Two thieves on Tuesday broke into the Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern Franc…

Artworks stolen from Renoir Museum on French Riviera in latest heist

Thieves took four artworks but dropped one as they fled, says mayor of Cagnes-sur-MerTwo thieves ha…

Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns after corruption allegations as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv – Europe live

Ruslan Kravchenko leaves post after his offices were searched at the weekend, as Moscow renews atta…

UK commits £100m to bolster Ukraine’s air defences over winter

Package of military equipment includes Patriot missiles, supplies of which have dwindled amid Russi…

Inside Japan’s military build-up

Cambodia’s scam gangs; Filipino-Americans decry ‘xenophobia’ games: 7 Asia highlights

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated w…

Hong Kong reserves right to seek compensation over faulty hospital lift work

Hong Kong authorities have reserved the right to seek compensation from contractors over faulty lif…

Hong Kong’s first astronaut to give live space lecture to students on Wednesday

First Hong Kong astronaut Lai Ka-ying will deliver a live lecture from space to students and teache…

France: Accused people smugglers go on trial over deadly Channel accident

Fourteen people are to go on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of 31 people including a seve…

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Sets Minimum Subscription for $1.6 Billion IPO

[Premium Times] Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and owner of the 700,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) p…

Kenya: Ruto Signs Four Bills Into Law As Kenya Strengthens Public Finance and Trust Administration

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has assented to four Bills seeking to strengthen pop…

Africa: All of Africa Today - September 8, 2026

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Drug funding: 'We are way behind where we need to be globally'

People are just being left behind by New Zealand's drug buying system, says a public health profess…

Breaking: Child dead, six others injured in crash west of Melbourne

A school-aged child has died and six others have been injured in a single vehicle crash in Parwan, …

Two people arrested after hours long stand-off with Nelson police

Police were attending an unrelated incident when a man became enraged, threatened police, then lock…

Smokers should face tougher penalties over illicit tobacco, police chief suggests

SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens has said consumer-side penalties for the purchase of illicit t…

Canada's counter-tariffs take effect on several US goods as trade war reignites

Canada's counter-tariffs on billions of dollars in US products took effect Tuesday, as a trade war …

Historia de amor veneciano en los platós de Pasolini y Fellini

‘El libro de plata’, de Olivia Laing, usa una estética exuberante para construir una brillante nove…

Trump threatens to ban Canadian Bombardier jets from US market

US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to block sales of Canadian planemaker Bombardier in …

Canada’s retaliatory US tariffs take effect as trade dispute grows

Counter-measures covering several sectors come after Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods …