Northern China flash flood kills 8, Xinhua reports
At least eight people have been killed and four remain missing after a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, as the East Asia...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to begin talks with China early next week about a potential TikTok deal, signaling progress toward resolving the app’s U.S. ownership issues.
President Trump said he expects to start discussions with China on Monday or Tuesday regarding the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations. He mentioned that a deal is nearly finalized but will require China’s approval.
The proposed arrangement involves spinning off TikTok’s U.S. assets into a U.S.-based company, primarily owned by American investors. Although negotiations stalled earlier due to China’s opposition linked to U.S. tariffs, Trump remains optimistic, citing a good relationship with President Xi.
He acknowledged uncertainty over China’s approval but believes the deal benefits both countries. The U.S. extended the deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets to 17 September.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 56 kilometres east of Gorgan in northern Iran early Sunday morning, according to preliminary seismic data.
A deadly heatwave has claimed 1,180 lives in Spain since May, with elderly people most at risk, prompting calls for urgent social support.
At least eight people have been killed and four remain missing after a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, as the East Asian monsoon continues to trigger severe weather across the country.
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Anti-government demonstrations in Serbia intensified on Saturday (August 16), as police deployed teargas and crowd-control vehicles to disperse protesters in Belgrade.
US President Donald Trump is pushing for a trilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as early as 22 August, according to Axios.
Air Canada announced Saturday that it has suspended all flights after 10,000 flight attendants launched a strike, forcing Canada’s largest airline to halt operations of both Air Canada and its low-cost subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge.
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