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The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

US prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court: sources

Targeting the entire ⁠organisation directly could severely undermine the court’s work prosecuting war crimes and genocide worldwide.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Trump in New York

Russia

Russia vows strikes over election drone attacks as ruling party set for win

Donald Trump

Trump’s arch would be a ‘military complex’ hosting drones, snipers

Trump has been calling the new White House ballroom a ‘military complex’ while arguing it is necessary for national security purposes.

US President Donald Trump holds up a model for a proposed ‘Independence Arch’ during a dinner with ballroom donors in the East Room of the White House in Washington on October 15 last year. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Ukraine tries to disrupt Russian election with Moscow drone barrage

Two people were killed in the Moscow region and the Russian capital’s oil refinery was also struck.

Ukraine war

‘Nato war hawks’ stoking Russia clash as Ukraine strategy falters: Slovak PM

The Slovak leader said Europe was closer than ever to a large-scale war ‌erupting from the Ukraine conflict.

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Israel-Gaza war

Ed Sheeran calls Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ after Macklemore exit furore

The pop star decried the ‘devastation and loss of children’s lives’ in the Palestinian enclave during a concert in Philadelphia.

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Ed Sheeran performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in California. Photo: Getty Images for Coachella
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.

China-Africa relations

As rival navies turn away, Beijing faces a Somalia test

Piracy off the waters of Somalia is at a decade high, testing Beijing’s role as other naval powers focus elsewhere.

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Israel-Gaza war

Rapper Macklemore’s US$1 million pledge highlights Palestinian suffering

‘There are children dying every single day’: non-profit leaders have welcomed both money and renewed public awareness.

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Palestinian children line up on the first day of the new academic year at a UN-run school in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. Photo:
Ukraine war

US approves potential US$2.7 billion sale of Ukraine air defence equipment

Kyiv wants to buy multiple types of missiles, launchers and counter-drone radars, the US government says.

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Smoke rises in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Thursday following a Russian attack. Photo: EPA
US, Israel war on Iran

‘Ordinary people pay price’: Iran medicine shortages deepen as war continues

As well as facing shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say.

US, Israel war on Iran

How much has Iran war cost US? Pentagon estimates US$43.6 billion so far

Polls show Americans increasingly oppose the war, partly over its impact on the economy, as the November midterm elections approach.

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China's military weapons

Could mystery Shanghai vessel be a mothership for China’s underwater drones?

Satellite images show an unusual craft under construction that analysts say may be designed to deploy very large uncrewed submarines.

An extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle is displayed during a Beijing military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat and the end of World War II, in September 2025. Photo: AFP
Russia

Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war

Kremlin’s United Russia party set to maintain a tight grip on the Duma alongside a handful of Putin-aligned groups.

Cadets cast their ballots in Vladivostok on the first day of voting. Photo: 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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United States

US to allow Iranian leaders to attend UN meeting amid wartime stand-off

US again imposes strict conditions on the Iranian delegation for the UN General Assembly in New York.

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US, Israel war on Iran

UN investigators cite US over Iran strikes that constituted war crimes

UN-backed experts also accuse the Iranian government of carrying out crimes against humanity during a domestic crackdown.

The Minab school in Iran, which was damaged in US strikes on February 28. Photo: WANA via Reuters
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.

Yemen

Who is Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the elusive commander driving the Saudi blitz?

He has transformed the Houthi group from tribal insurgency to a fighting force, threatening Riyadh and controlling the vital waterway.

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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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Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (right) urged all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “at the earliest opportunity”. Photo: Xinhua
Israel-Gaza war

Israel prepared to ‘finish job’ in Gaza and remove Palestinians, minister says

Israel Katz says the IDF is prepared to resume fighting, eliminate Hamas and implement ‘the migration plan’.

Palestinian children play volleyball amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

‘Red line’: Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca with drone

Drone intercepted heading towards the Saudi holy city, but Houthi official rejects claim as a ‘worn-out lie’.

US, Israel war on Iran

US military fires on boats attempting to capture sailing drone off Iran

Central Command confirms engagement off Iranian coast as Tehran claims vessels were local fishing craft.

Israel-Gaza war

Acts quit Ed Sheeran tour in solidarity with Macklemore over Palestinian remarks

Musicians withdraw from British singer’s shows in solidarity with Macklemore after promoter drops rapper.

Ed Sheeran performing in Boston in 2025. Photo: TNS
US-China relations

ICE death, AI military strike proposal, Huawei trial: 7 US-China relations reads

From a drone ban to birth tourism, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in the first half of September 2026.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stand guard holding less-lethal weapons as protesters gather outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an ICE detention center, in Newark, New Jersey, in June. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Russia

Denmark says Russian frigate fired flares at helicopter

The helicopter was on a ‘routine photographic operation of a Russian frigate’ in the waters off Denmark’s southernmost town.

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Middle East

‘Doing a North Korea’? Why the Middle East could be entering a new nuclear age

A Saudi-US nuclear pact and further attacks on Iran could prompt Tehran to withdraw from the non-proliferation treaty, analysts warn.

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