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China, the world's largest durian consumer, has been importing billions of dollars' worth annually from Southeast Asia. Farmers in Hainan province are now cultivating durians domestically to compete with foreign imports and capture a portion of China's massive domestic market. A journalist visited a local...

Yemen's Houthi rebel group carried out coordinated attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities in the southern region on September 8, 2026. Saudi Arabia says over 70 people, including women and children, were injured in the strikes, and fires erupted at multiple oil facilities. The attacks...

Thousands of young Zulu women gathered in Ingwavuma, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa on Saturday for the annual Reed Dance ceremony, a traditional cultural celebration featuring bright clothing and dancing through the streets. The Reed Dance holds deep historical and social significance in Zulu culture, traditionally...

Nigeria's National Assembly has announced a ban on all official government visits to South Africa in response to ongoing violence against immigrants in the country. South Africa has experienced recurring waves of violence targeting foreign nationals, particularly those from West African countries. The move marks...

South Korea's second disaster relief team arrived in Nepal on Friday morning local time, landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu at 8:44 AM aboard a KC-330 'Cygnus' military transport aircraft. The team will conduct search-and-rescue operations over a seven-day mission, following an initial South...

The BRICS Summit 2026 held its inaugural session in South Asia on September 12, 2026, gathering member nations for discussions on trade, currency coordination, and institutional expansion, WION reports. According to WION, the summit is focused on advancing economic and political cooperation among bloc members...

BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi for a two-day summit focused on strengthening economic ties among member nations amid a global trade war, according to TRT World. The summit brings together Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to discuss economic cooperation.

Rising sea temperatures and prolonged marine heatwaves are causing widespread coral collapse around South Korea's Jeju Island, per TRT World reporting.

An analyst from ThePrint argues that BRICS — the coalition of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — lacks meaningful cohesion despite its public profile. According to the analysis, India views China as an existential military threat while China regards India and Russia as...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will host leaders of five Central Asian nations in Seoul on September 16. The president emphasized the need to expand diplomatic horizons as international order faces "extreme chaos." The summit aims to adopt the 'Seoul Declaration,' a multilateral agreement...

South Korea's National Assembly held its third day of government questioning on Friday, with lawmakers interrogating the prime minister, finance minister, environment minister, and vice industry minister on economic policy, cost-of-living concerns, real estate, and tax reform. The ruling Democratic Party focused on what it...

Israel deployed military forces including tanks and armored personnel carriers to its northern border with Lebanon on September 6, 2026, following IDF attacks in southern Lebanon, according to AP Archive footage shot by an AP videographer and cleared by the Israeli military censor without deletions....

Yemen's Houthi rebels captured the port city of Mocha, according to Yemen's internationally recognized government. Approximately 50 miles south of Mocha lies Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab, a strategic chokepoint for global shipping. CNN characterizes the Houthis as Iran's most powerful regional...

In 1995, a volcanic eruption buried roughly two-thirds of Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, killing 19 people and displacing thousands—an event comparable to Pompeii's destruction. The southern portion of the island remains an exclusion zone due to ongoing volcanic hazards and ash...

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...

Award-winning author and Professor Kojo Koram contends that corporate systems historically used to extract wealth from developing nations are now being applied domestically in Britain and the United States. The analysis argues that powerful corporations have weakened wages, worker protections, and public living standards while...

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack on southwestern Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, targeting oil and other infrastructure, CNN reports. According to CNN, the strikes follow US military action against three Iranian crude oil carriers after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic...

Engineer Jamal Mubarak fled Khartoum during Sudan's ongoing conflict, traveled through Al-Jazira and South Sudan, and reached Uganda where he lived in safety for an unspecified period. Per Al Jazeera, Mubarak was unable to find engineering work in Uganda despite 34 years of experience. He...

Korean companies achieved record revenue growth of 26.7% and operating profit margins of 16.9% in Q2 2026, according to the Bank of Korea, with semiconductor and manufacturing industries leading the surge. Both figures are the highest since the central bank began compiling this data in...