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At a gleaming new factory in China's central hinterland, masked workers in white uniform season and sift through mounds of latiao

Junk food reputation

China's viral 'spicy strips' take a bite of global snack market

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won the by-election with 63 percent of the vote

As other parties shun contest

Farage wins UK by-election as Count Binface claims 'moral victory'

EU packaging waste reforms

New rules on packaging and waste to be introduced across Europe in coming years

Staff inspect backpacks due to new security measures as students arrive at Sawasdee Wittaya School in Bangkok on August 14

Schools should be safe places

Thai schools step up security after deadly shooting

US Ambassador to Japan George Glass said the United States remains unwavering in its support of its most important ally

'Unwavering in its support of [Japan]'

US backs Japan over Putin trip to disputed islands

Filipino children take part in a training session in Metro Manila

Rush of interest in the sport

'I want to be Eala': Philippine sensation sparks tennis boom at home

Numerous police and military vehicles from both countries traveled along the Rio Grande, a natural border closely monitored by the US

Many police and military vehicles involved

US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border

Muhammad Idrees (L) ladles boiled dates from a vat simmering over an open flame, work that labourers lament is getting hotter each year in Pakistan

Pakistan's date workers toil through rising heat

Ben Shelton celebrates a game point in a victory over fellow American Brandon Nakashima to capture his second consecutive Masters 1000 Canada title

Second consecutive Masters 1000 trophy

Shelton does the double in Canada

Banned peptides are commonly promoted in gyms to bodybuilders

'Very real health risks'

New trend of injecting banned peptides to 'optimise' body

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are to be equipped with gloves that deliver low voltage electric shocks

'Distraction and de-escalation' devices

'Shock' gloves for US immigration agents fuel potential abuse fears

Coach Eddie Jones senses Japan are close to a first-ever victory over Australia

Confident his team can 'make new history'

Eddie Jones senses Japan's time has come against Australia

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates her WTA 1000 victory in Toronto after beating Elena Rybakina in the final

First title of the year

Swiatek rolls past Rybakina for WTA Toronto title

The tariffs will encourage domestic production, a White House statement said

Reducing US reliance on imports

Trump announces tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones

Ballots are counted at the count centre venue for the by-election of the parliamentary seat of Clacton, at Clacton Leisure Centre, eastern England on August 13, 2026

Unusual English by-election

UK vote count under way in Farage, Binface showdown

A person walks past scaffolding and a large protective tarp covering the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Burnishing his legacy

Kennedy Center board votes to restore Trump name: reports

Two seniors dancing in a square during the heatwave in Rome have become a viral sensation

'Dancing is good for you'

'If you can, move!' say Rome's viral dancing seniors

The extended heatwaves have dried up rivers in several European countries, such as here in Germany

"It has been unbearable"

Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat

Britain's Amy Hunt (R) and Dina Asher-Smith in action in the 200m

'Two out of four, baby!'

Hunt bags Euro sprint double, Ceh keeps discus title

Hundreds of people remain missing in Colombia's quake zone, but some pets have been rescued from the rubble

'Indescribable moment'

'Dream come true': Owners reunite with pets in quake-hit Colombia

Greek firefighters have been stretched thin this summer, including fighting this forest fire near Athens earlier in August

South of Thessaloniki

Boats rescue tourists as forest fire flames threaten Greek beaches

Musician Andres Solomon bears signs reading 'HUGS HERE' and 'CHEER UP!'

Emotional support needed

Free hugs ease heartache in Colombia's quake zone

Analysts said tepid trading volumes during the August vacation season likely contributed to the latest S&P 500 record

After summer rout

US stocks gain after benign inflation data, oil prices retreat

England opening batsman Emilio Gay

England opener Gay out for duck in Pakistan warm-up

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with officers onboard the Russian Navy's guided missile cruiser Varyag during the final stage of a Pacific Fleet's naval drills on far eastern Sakhalin Island on August 13, 2026.

Amid 'strong' protest

Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands

The Cernavoda plant usually generates a fifth of Romania's electricity

Worrying drought

Romania shuts nuclear plant as Danube drops

Results of the presidential vote are expected by August 17

Hakainde Hichilema

Zambia voters weigh Hichilema's economic record

Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank

'No excuse for such thuggish behaviour'

Israel sends troops to settler siege as US ambassador slams 'act of terror'

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