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At least 25 people died in a fire aboard a foreign cargo vessel undergoing maintenance at the Qingdao Beihai shipyard in eastern China, according to state news agency Xinhua. Of 42 people aboard when the fire broke out, 12 were safely evacuated and five were...

At least 25 people were killed in a fire that broke out aboard a Liberia-flagged ship undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Qingdao, China. President Xi Jinping ordered a swift investigation and accountability measures following the incident.

According to China's official Xinhua News Agency, at least 20 people were killed and five others remain missing after a cargo ship caught fire while docked for repairs at Beihai Shipbuilding Co. in Qingdao, a major shipping hub on China's northeastern coast.

The BRICS 2026 summit is taking place in New Delhi at Bharat Mandapam, bringing together leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to discuss global governance, trade, energy, technology, and the international order. According to WION's on-ground coverage, major policy discussions are underway...

Philippines Defence Chief Gilberto Teodoro publicly denounced a diplomatic note from China asserting Beijing's position over contested reefs in the South China Sea, which was handed to him during an international forum in Seoul on September 10, 2026. According to ThePrint, Teodoro read the memo...

On NewsNation's 'Hot Take,' Peter Hays, adjunct professor at George Washington University's Space Policy Institute, discusses U.S. and Chinese military development of spaceplanes, hunter satellites, and orbital combat capabilities. Hays argues that both nations are preparing for potential conflict in space and characterizes these developments...

China has weathered a global oil supply crunch by drawing on strategic petroleum reserves and increasing domestic energy production, according to analysts cited by CNA. The country imports approximately 15% of its energy needs and has shifted industrial operations toward domestic sources and electric vehicles....

Rescuers in Nepal extracted a Chinese national alive from a hydropower tunnel on September 5, 2026, ten days after floods devastated the border region between Nepal and China, according to the Nepali army.

Rescue teams extracted two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after severe flooding and landslides struck the region, according to NPR. Officials say the men are in stable condition and have been flown to a hospital in Kathmandu. Several hundred workers...

Floodwaters from Typhoon Saudel caused a three-story building to collapse in seconds in southern China, according to eyewitness footage captured by DW News. Days of torrential rain from the typhoon have inundated both rural and urban communities across the region, with heavy downpours continuing.

EU Commissioner Jozef Sikela, who oversees International Partnerships, argued that strengthening Africa represents a strategic investment in Europe's future, rejecting the notion that multilateralism is in retreat despite rising great-power politics. In an interview with France 24, Sikela characterized the EU's approach to Africa and...

Live-shopping commerce, a decade-long trend in China, is gaining traction in the United States through platforms like Whatnot and TikTok Shop, which frame e-commerce as entertainment and community-driven experience rather than transactional retail. According to CNBC, this shift reflects consumer demand for more engaging shopping...

Chinese authorities have held 52 Singaporean nationals in custody since mid-July as part of an investigation into a suspected pyramid scheme operating in Guangxi province, according to CNA sources. News of the detentions was not publicly disclosed until September 4, 2026. CNA correspondent Tan Si...

Search-and-rescue operations are continuing in Nepal for an eighth consecutive day following catastrophic flooding near the Nepal-China border, according to Arirang News. South Korea's disaster relief team is coordinating with the Nepali military to locate nine South Korean nationals still unaccounted for in the disaster...