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Train tracks are seen at the Baengmagoji Station in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province in South Korea, near the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea

Symbol of reconciliation

Train to nowhere? South Korea's lonely push for peace with the North

Chow Hang-tung said in a blog post ahead of Friday's verdict that

Freedom of expression

The Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted in national security trial

The Indian captain of an alleged Russian shadow fleet oil vessel, Ajay Pant, has been charged with sanctions offences carrying a maximum 10-year prison sentence, in a case that could set a legal precedent for merchant seafarers

Potential legal precedent

Indian captain 'scapegoat' in Britain's Russia shadow fleet case, wife says

Harry and William are no longer on speaking terms

Royal family rift

William and Harry: Britain's warring royal brothers

South Africa fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu kicks a conversion against Wales in Cardiff last season

'Greatest' Springboks face All Blacks in clash of juggernauts

A Hong Kong court was set to deliver a verdict in the national security trial of two pro-democracy Tiananmen activists, in a case widely criticised as exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the Chinese city

Erosion of freedom of expression

Hong Kong Tiananmen activists to receive national security verdict

Lisa Emery, director of the Breathing Center and Black Lung Clinic at New River Health, shows an X-ray of the lungs of a miner suffering from black lung disease

Silica exposure

In US mining hub, black lung rates soar

The Panama Canal will allow fewer ships through from next month because of a rain shortage caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon

Strategic waterway

Panama Canal to reduce shipping over El Nino-fueled drought

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta

Cementing their position

Champions Arsenal embrace being 'hunted' as Premier League returns

Jason Arday, who was found dead in his London home on Friday, had resigned amid accusations of plagiarism and resume-padding

Disciplinary investigation launched

University suspends academic behind Jason Arday plagiarism charges

A land corridor that Israel plans to use for its E1 settlement project, near the Arab town of al-Tur in Israel-annexed east Jerusalem

'Unacceptable and destructive act': Miliband

Key European leaders demand Israel halt West Bank settlement project

Dominic LeBlanc, Canada's minister in charge of US-Canada trade, arrives to meet with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2026

Pushing to avert new tariffs

US, Canada 'very close' to trade deal, Ottawa says, as details emerge

US First Lady Melania Trump arrives to host an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2026, her first public appearance in a month

Amid speculation

'I heard you missed me': Melania Trump jokes about month out of spotlight

The trial over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona (R) has come to a hold over claims that medical test results presented in court by prosecutors actually belonged to his father, also named Diego (L)

Embroiled in controversy

Maradona trial on hold over possible medical evidence mix-up

Security personnel cordon off a street outside the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad on August 20, 2026 after the Supreme Court ordered to transfer jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to hospital for medical treatment

Court-ordered medical transfer

Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Khan moved to hospital on court order: party

The investment covers original and licensed programming as well as sports

'Extraordinary' momentum

Amazon Prime Video to invest $2 bn in Latin America productions

The New York State Capitol is the nerve center of the state government and contains both houses of the state's legislature

Terrorism charges

US charges woman with IS-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol

Bessent's comments marked a notable return by a senior US official to talking about regime change in Iran

Tehran dismisses plan

US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran

Solar panels are seen at a solar photovoltaic farm in Lingwu in China's northern Ningxia region on November 2, 2025

Negative trade-off

'Green dilemma': China's solar boom hurt birds, says study

Walmart reported mixed profits as it steered the benefits from tariff refunds into lower pricing on products to draw in shoppers

Topping estimates, but slower growth

Walmart reports mixed results as gas prices drag on US sales growth

The trial over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona (R) has come to a hold over claims that medical test results presented in court by prosecutors actually belonged to his father, also named Diego (L)

Following initial annulation

Maradona trial on hold over possible medical evidence mix-up

Cameronian media had reported that Paul Biya, leader since 1982, had been in the Swiss city with family members and close aides

World's oldest head of state

President Paul Biya back in Cameroon after 73 days away

Des policiers montent la garde près d'un avion transportant des migrants expulsés des États-Unis, à l'aéroport international Roberts de Harbel, près de Monrovia, le 20 août 2026 au Liberia

Amid wave of deportations

First US deportees land in Liberia

This summer's heatwaves dried up rivers and lakes across Europe, including here in Switzerland

Everything's dried up

Europe heatwaves scorch 80 million with 40 C heat: AFP analysis

Bauhaus architecture, such as this house designed by Walter Gropius in Dessau, eastern Germany, has come under fire from the AfD

Artistic movement

Manifesto defends Germany's iconic Bauhaus against 'populist attacks'

US teen Garret Tan hits in action at the Badminton BWF World Championships in New Delhi

Top seeds carry on

Wang downs Sindhu to break Indian hearts at badminton worlds

The suspect, Volodymyr Zhuravlyov - shown here during his earlier detention in Poland - was reportedly an advisor on a Hollywood film

Under European arrest warrant

Nord Stream bomb suspect arrested while working on movie about attack: media

Oil prices rose after a report said Iran would look to prevent US and Israeli vessels from using the Strait of Hormuz in any deal with Oman

Regional escalations

What's behind the UAE's decision to cut Iran trade ties?

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