Murder investigation launched after two die in Middlesbrough house fire
Police not ruling out links to organised crime as they investigate wider circumstances around fatal collision on A66 on SaturdayA murder investigation has been launched after a house fire in Middlesbr
World
theguardian.com
26.08.2026
Uzbekistan, China discuss expanding cooperation across key sectors
Azerbaijan
trend.az
26.08.2026
California Dems trigger outrage after siding with convicted child sex offenders in shocking vote
California Senate Democrats rejected a Republican effort to ban all sex offender registry tiers from holding public office, including school board seats, in a party-line vote.
Politics
foxnews.com
26.08.2026
Kazakhstan's KazdorNII, China TransInfo agree on technology transfer
Azerbaijan
trend.az
26.08.2026
Japan port call by a nuclear-armed ship would help deter China: ex-official
Tokyo should revise the principle of not permitting the entry of nuclear weapons into Japan, ex-Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobukatsu Kanehara has said.
World
japantimes.co.jp
26.08.2026
Italy’s RAI Cinema International Boards Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘The Fire Within You’ Ahead of Venice Launch, Reveals First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
RAI Cinema International Distribution has acquired world rights to Italian director Edoardo De Angelis’ dark tragicomedy “The Fire Within You” ahead of its Venice competition launch. De Angelis, a nat
Culture
variety.com
26.08.2026
China goes rural with data centers in quest to power AI
Beijing's strategy sees much of the digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence development across China's eastern seaboard established in the less-populated, rural west.
World
japantimes.co.jp
26.08.2026
Embraced across divides, Dolly Parton leaves a lasting legacy
Throughout her lifetime, Dolly Parton worked to build a better world, while becoming inextricable from the American imagination. She was embraced by fans across gender, race and class, embodying a myt
World
france24.com
26.08.2026
Uzbekistan’s Fergana Region, China seek to expand investment ties
Azerbaijan
trend.az
26.08.2026
Liquidators can pursue PwC globally over Chinese property giant’s collapse, court rules
Hong Kong decision has potential to threaten Big Four firms’ partnership network model
Finance
ft.com
26.08.2026
Turkmenistan, China's Xinjiang discuss agricultural cooperation
Azerbaijan
trend.az
26.08.2026
Uzbekneftegaz, China's XIBU step up deep-well drilling in Ustyurt
Azerbaijan
trend.az
26.08.2026
Uzbekneftegaz, China Eximbank deepen cooperation on energy financing
Azerbaijan
trend.az
26.08.2026
Iran seeks to criminalise all contact with foreign media in latest ‘chilling’ crackdown
As photojournalist sentenced to 15 years, rights groups warn law would turn civic engagement into security crimeIran has taken the first step towards criminalising contact with foreign media, in a mov
World
theguardian.com
26.08.2026
China develops hypersonic unit to counter air targets
China has reportedly developed a new type of hypersonic maneuverable warhead capable of carrying and launching air-to-air missiles, potentially allowing it to engage valuable airborne targets at a con
Azerbaijan
azernews.az
26.08.2026
The most provocative filmmaker in cinema says Gen Z should have more bad sex
Gregg Araki, the New Queer Cinema icon, has made a career out of sexy, caustic art like ‘The Doom Generation’ and ‘Nowhere’ and the haunting ‘Mysterious Skin’. Now he’s back with a raunchy S&M comedy
Culture
independent.co.uk
26.08.2026
NHS failing child sex abuse victims in adulthood, say psychiatrists
There have been decades of mistreatment and mismanagement of those who seek help later in life, say experts in a new, damning report.
Health
bbc.co.uk
26.08.2026
Why Tesla has been caught up in a massive car recall in China
The country's biggest ever car recall affects more than four million vehicles made by Tesla, XPeng, Xiaomi and other firms.
Finance
bbc.co.uk
26.08.2026
China’s YMTC aims to overtake Samsung and SK Hynix in flash memory race
Chipmaker sets out Nand production ambitions in investor meetings for $5bn Shanghai IPO
Finance
ft.com
26.08.2026
Reusable stencils create clean carbon nanotube patterns in single-stage process
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Harbin Institute of Technology in China and ITMO University in Russia have devised a way to deposit elaborate geometric patterns of carbon nanotubes
Science
phys.org
26.08.2026