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Islamabad
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President Asif Ali Zardari
Head of Government
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
A member of the Taliban security forces inspects metal debris at the site of a partially damaged house following what Taliban officials say was a Pakistani airstrike in Gurbuz district, Khost province, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Afghanistan

Afghanistan says 28 dead fighters came from Pakistan as Islamabad denies ties

Pakistan’s information ministry rejected all allegations that its security forces or intelligence agencies are involved in Afghanistan at all.

Terrorism

Suicide bombing at police checkpoint in Pakistan kills at least 11

China-Middle East relations

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia test limits of Mecca regional security pact

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Afghanistan

Why Pakistan’s endless war on militants fails to break the cycle

Tactical wins and retaliatory strikes have not delivered peace, even as two separate insurgencies appear to be converging.

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People gather at site of a bomb attack in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on September 18. Photo: Xinhua
Security officers inspect the blast site following an attack on a mosque in Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on September 19. Photo: EPA
Security personnel fortify a police post with Ukraine-style mesh barriers, as a new line of defence against militant drone and aerial attacks, at Bara in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in August. Photo: AFP
Residents inspect a damaged house following an air strike in a village in Nurgal district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
China exports

China has scrapped two-thirds of its planned coal power plants abroad: report

The cutbacks have saved 6.4 billion tonnes of potential carbon emissions, though campaign’s momentum slowed last year, report finds.

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Crime

Sisters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan arrested in Lahore, jailed ex-PM’s party says

The purported arrests, ahead of ‌a protest planned for September 27, involved Khan’s sisters Aleema Khan, Dr Uzma Khan and Noreen Khan.

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Japan

The cooling trap: how Asia’s air conditioners are making heatwaves worse

As heatwaves intensify across Asia, soaring air-conditioner use is threatening power grids and warming urban nights.

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An elderly woman rests at a heat relief shelter in Guryong district, Seoul, South Korea in August. Photo: AFP
Brics

Opinion | Reporter’s note: two Delhis, one weekend – when the world came to dinner

The Indian capital was prepared for the 18th Brics summit like a house before company, if at times the cost of its finery fell unevenly.

Middle East

Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital, after flames seen near Riyadh airport

The militants say they targeted ‘sensitive’ sites, along with an Aramco facility in the Red Sea city of Yanbu.

Islamic militancy

31 dead in Pakistan after suicide bomber, gunmen attack police complex

An attacker rammed an explosives-laden car ‌into the Old Police Lines complex as officers and ⁠their families were praying in a mosque.

Army personnel stand amid the rubble following an explosion inside the Kohat police headquarters in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday. Photo: AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Saudi oil pipeline closure puts Asia’s economic resilience to the test

Experts say the loss will hit Asian refiners first before feeding through to inflation, currencies and economic growth across the region.

A satellite image shows a closer view of the damage at the Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline, located across the Arabian Peninsula, after a strike that hit it on September 11. Photo: Vantor/Handout via Reuters
US, Israel war on Iran

US pivot leaves Saudi Arabia with ‘humiliating dilemma’ over Houthis

Riyadh is now working frantically to build a coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea and defend the kingdom against Houthi attacks.

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US-China relations

China edges US, EU on AI regulation trust in middle-income countries: Pew survey

US think tank study finds middle-income countries have ‘more positive views of China’ when it comes to regulating AI effectively.

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India-Pakistan tensions

India, Pakistan summon diplomats after naval ships collide in Arabian Sea

This is the first overt military tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours since they engaged in a four-day conflict last year.

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Pakistan Navy ships berth at Gwadar port in the southwest Pakistani province of Balochistan on January 15, 2025. Photo: AP
Middle East

Saudis turn to Western, regional allies as missile defences run low

Regional officials say kingdom appeals to France, UK, Pakistan, and Egypt for help against Houthis amid US interceptor shortages.

Houthi fighters pose atop what the group described as the wreckage of a downed Saudi F-15 fighter jet in Marib province, Yemen, in an image released on Wednesday. Photo: Ansar Allah Media Office via AP
China-Middle East relations

China affirms support for Iran, but warns against Yemen spillover

In talks with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on Tehran and Washington to stay rational.

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United States

Opinion | The world is not so much embracing China as recoiling from Trump’s US

The US is haemorrhaging goodwill around the world, but China will have to build up its own trustworthiness and credibility to win hearts and minds.

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China's military weapons

Has a Chinese DF missile been used for the first time in the Middle East?

Video of a DF-15A rocket motor in Marib hints at secret arms deliveries as Saudi-Houthi fighting escalates.

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Video on social media shows debris from the booster stage of a short-range ballistic missile with “DF-15A” written on its side. It was discovered in the Raghwan district of Marib governorate. Photo: X.com/OSINTWarfare
SCMP Highlights

Thais stage rare Israel protest; India-Pakistan water row: 7 Asia highlights

From Thai PM Anutin’s US$90,000 amulet to the Philippines’ big bet on railways, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Thailand

Southeast Asia weighs energy transition amid LNG supply crunch

At Gastech 2026, policymakers implore pragmatism over net-zero targets and closer cooperation to ensure affordable LNG supplies.

China technology

Opinion | China’s J-10CE has foreign buyers, but not yet a market

In service in Pakistan and Uzbekistan and on Bangladesh’s radar, the fighter jet is not yet a threat to Western market dominance.

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A model of a J-10C fighter jet displayed at the 55th Paris Air Show in Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France, on June 18, 2025. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
India

High pay, high peril: migrant workers brave threats in Indian Kashmir

Despite militant killings and security patrols, half a million Indian labourers flock to the region every year for double their home wages.

Indian migrant labourers rest at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Srinagar in August. Since 2019, at least 24 migrant workers have been killed in militant attacks across the territory, according to local media reports. Photo: AFP
SCMP Highlights

Hong Kong Mark Six jackpot dispute, Brics finds common ground: 5 weekend reads

From China urging US to ‘stop all’ spying to India-Pakistan water row, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

India-Pakistan tensions

India-Pakistan water row deepens after Hague court ruling

India spent decades casting Pakistan as the region’s rule-breaker. A tribunal ruling handed Islamabad the chance to return the favour.

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From our archives

On This Day | Hong Kong mourns Mao Zedong’s death in 1976 – SCMP archive

Fifty years ago, Mao Zedong’s death sent shock waves around the world.

Mourners wearing black armbands attending the memorial service for China’s late leader Mao Zedong at the Bank of China building on September 16, 1976. Photo: Chan Kiu
China-Africa relations

China’s ‘marriage squeeze’ pushes men to find wives in Africa, amid scam warning

Authorities clamp down on cross-border matchmaking schemes as lonely Chinese men look overseas after failing to find a bride at home.

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Matchmaking services are allegedly targeting women in Africa, seeking wives for Chinese men unable to find a bride in China. Photo: Getty Images
China's military weapons

From Pakistan to Uzbekistan: how China’s J-10CE is widening its overseas reach

Fighter jet is becoming an appealing option for a growing number of foreign operators, potentially providing insight into its performance.

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Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi militants close in on strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Yemeni government sources say the Houthis have reached the Red Sea ⁠islands of Hanish after capturing the coastal city of Mocha.

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