Mountains north and west of the Chinese capital "trapped" moist air, spurring a year's worth of rain in recent days; 80,000 people had to be evacuated

City's stablecoin bill is set to take effect on Friday. And the first handful of licences for stablecoin issuers could be granted early next year

India and Vietnam exported more phones to the US than China in the second quarter, amid shifts in production and tariffs imposed by President Trump, a new report says

Leaders accept peace proposal, while debate rages on why fighting flared. Bangkok says it stems from a Thai crackdown on a notorious scam centre operator.

EU agrees to invest $600 billion and buy more US products in return for Trump halving his threatened tariff on most European goods to 15%

A 90-day extension would slow escalation and help planning for a possible meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping in October or early November

A day after the ICJ ruling, a court In Sydney struck down a bid by an Indonesian firm to extend the life of a huge coal mine. A global legal avalanche may have begun

With China demanding a stake in the $23bn sale, officials in Beijing and Washington may need to negotiate who gets what, as part of a bilateral trade deal

The EU wants Xi to convince Putin to accept a ceasefire, Von der Leyen said. But she said her meeting with Xi went well.

Indian PM rushes to sign free-trade pact with Britain before trying to finalise an onerous tariff deal with Trump; Starmer says huge benefits for both sides.

Fighting flares near disputed areas on the Thai-Cambodian border. Analysts say the impacts could be serious for both countries if the conflict drags on

Trump said Filipino goods would face a 19% tariff rate while the Philippines will open its market to US autos, soy, wheat products and medicines