China’s Unitree soars in market debut as investors bet on humanoid robots
Unitree shares surge as much as 620 percent amid enthusiasm for burgeoning field of human-like robots.
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Russia protests Japan PM’s comments after Putin’s Kuril visit
Russia summons Japan’s ambassador to Moscow over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ‘anti-Russian’ remarks.
Holders Al-Ahli face former winners Al Ain in Asian Champions League draw
Al-Ahli and Al Ain, who will also face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, are the pick of the match-ups in AFC’s Elite draw.
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Chinese company unveils new ‘Superman’ humanoid robot
Chinese company unveils new ‘Superman’ humanoid robot
Published On 18 Aug 2026
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Can China’s new Arctic sea route to Europe replace Middle East chokepoints?
Beijing’s new ‘Ice Silk Road’ cuts through a melting Arctic, and could prompt new tensions with the US, analysts say.
‘Very positive’: Trump says Kim Jong Un has responded to his overtures
US president says conversations with Kim Jong Un at a ‘positive’ stage and slams Seoul for refusing to join war on Iran.
Student killed in Philippine school shooting
Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso says suspected gunman kills one before turning weapon on himself at high school in Zamboanga.
A man walks past a building that collapsed during an earthquake in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. [Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo]
An emergency worker surveys a mosque that collapsed following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Satar Kampas village, East Manggarai, Indonesia. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
Rescuers search through damaged buildings for those believed to be trapped beneath the rubble, in Satar Kampas. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
Collapsed houses in Satar Kampas. [Handout/Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency via AFP]
A man sits near a collapsed building in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara. [Aquila Handayani Abbas/AP Photo]
The aftermath of a tsunami triggered by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Flores Island. [Ignasius Kunda/Anadolu]
Patients receive treatment in an emergency tent at the Santo Gabriel Kewapante Hospital in Sikka. [Arnold Welianyo/AFP]
The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday killed 68 people, according to an updated toll, and injured more than 200. [Arnold Welianyo/AFP]
Thousands have been evacuated following the earthquake. [Ignasius Kunda/Anadolu]
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Democrats rebuke Trump over scaling back military drills with South Korea
Republican Senator Thom Tillis says the decision allows North Korea to provide more support to Russia in Ukraine.
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Trump scales down war games with South Korea: Why it matters
US president cites Seoul’s reluctance to back his war on Iran, and his warm ties with North Korea’s leader as reasons.
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Trump orders US to scale back South Korea military drills
Donald Trump has ordered the US military to scale back joint exercises with South Korea.
Published On 17 Aug 2026