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1. Bosnian Serb ex-president Milorad Dodik says his party won presidential vote

   Bosnia’s Serb Republic former president Milorad Dodik said that his party’s candidate, Sinisa Karan, has won a snap presidential election on Sunday with a slim majority. The election was called after Dodik was stripped of his office and banned from politics for six years. “Our candidate Sinisa Karan won today’s election,” Dodik declared at the headquarters of his Alliance of Independent Social...

2. Why US economist Nicholas Lardy thinks the ‘peak China’ theory has peaked

   Nicholas Lardy is a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, both Washington-based think tanks. He has studied the Chinese economy extensively, publishing several books on its growth and development since the late 1970s. His most recent, 2019’s The State Strikes Back, posits a rollback of Beijing’s economic...

3. Slovenia referendum rejects new law to legalise assisted dying

   Slovenians on Sunday voted to suspend a new law to legalise assisted dying in a referendum held after critics mounted a campaign against the legislation. Around 53 per cent of voters had rejected the law, while 47 per cent voted in favour, meaning its implementation will be suspended for at least one year. Slovenia’s parliament had approved a law in July allowing assisted dying after a 2024...

4. How South Korea’s nuclear sub deal with US could torpedo inter-Korean peace

   South Korea, under President Lee Jae-myung, has repeatedly proclaimed its desire to improve relations and re-engage in diplomacy with North Korea. Yet a landmark agreement with Washington formalised last week reveals a starkly different priority: advancing military capabilities that will almost certainly drive the two Koreas further apart. The United States has officially approved South Korea’s...

5. Airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after US FAA warns of military activity

   International airlines increasingly cancelled flights to Venezuela on Sunday after the US Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots to use caution when flying in the country’s airspace because of worsening security and heightened military activity. Marisela de Loaiza, president of the Airlines Association in Venezuela, said six carriers have indefinitely suspended flights: TAP, LATAM,...

6. Daughter of ex-South African president Zuma accused of recruiting for Russia

   South African police are investigating claims that a daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war, police said on Sunday. The allegations against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, an MP in her father’s MK political party, were made by one of her sisters in an affidavit asking for a formal investigation, police said. It claims...

7. PM Starmer says UK’s Andrew should testify in US Jeffrey Epstein investigation

   Pressure is increasing for Andrew, the former British prince, to give evidence to a US congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain’s prime minister suggested he should testify. Keir Starmer declined to comment directly about King Charles’ disgraced younger brother but told reporters travelling with him for the Group of 20 (G20) summit in...

8. Trump accuses Ukraine of ingratitude as officials report progress on peace plan

   The United States said it had made significant progress on crafting a plan to end the war in Ukraine during talks on Sunday but no agreement was reached on how to guarantee Kyiv’s security amid concerns about the threat posed by Russia. Earlier, Trump said Ukraine had not been grateful for American efforts over the war, prompting Ukrainian officials to stress their gratitude to the US president...

9. 2 bodies found in waters off isolated island and Lamma in Hong Kong

   Two bodies were recovered from Hong Kong waters in two separate incidents on Sunday, with police working to uncover their identities. Police received a report at 2.20pm that a woman was seen drifting in the waters about 2km (1.2 miles) off isolated Shek Kwu Chau, an island located 3km west of Cheung Chau. She was confirmed dead at the scene. No identification documents or suicide note were...

10. Hong Kong mum who gave birth at 58 marks 100-day milestone with happy family

    A Hong Kong woman who defied the odds to give birth to a second child at age 58 has celebrated the newborn’s 100-day milestone, as the parents reflected on their physical challenges as well as how their oldest daughter was adapting. Lilian Chan Lai-lai and her husband, actor Brian Wong Chak-fung, hosted the celebration for Gia Wong Hay-kiu at a restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday attended by...