US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out bullying in the South China Sea on Monday and warned the UN Security Council that a conflict "would have serious global consequences for security and for commerce," sparking a strong rebuke from China.

'Global consequences': US, China clash at UN over South China Sea row

China's anti-sanctions law will be implemented in some form in Hong Kong, the city's leader confirmed Tuesday, a move that will add fresh regulatory pressure on international companies in the finance hub.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam backs China's anti-sanctions law

A Chinese court on Monday upheld the death sentence of a Canadian man found guilty of smuggling drugs. The conviction related to Candian Robert Schellenberg who was arrested by Chinese authorities in 2014 and sentenced to jail for 15 years in 2018.

Court in China upholds death sentence for Canadian in drugs case

Dixie blaze: California wildfire becomes second-worst in state's history

Chinese scientists have reportedly developed glass material as hard as a diamond tentatively named AM-III which can widely be used in the hi-tech industry. The AM-III is apparently a semiconductor which can reportedly pass electric current.

AM-III: Now, Chinese scientists develop glass as hard as a diamond; will it be used for weapons?

China's Wuhan city officials said they had completed coronavirus tests of all 11 million people amid a resurgence of the virus in the country. The health officials said except for children under six and students on summer break all residents were tested for the virus.

Wuhan tests all residents as China's virus cases reach six-month high

Despite protests in France, citizens in the country will have to show COVID-19 passes to enjoy routine activities. The plan forwarded by President Emmanuel Macron is aimed to keep the virus under check and to ensure vaccination.

Despite protests, France to implement Macron's COVID-19 pass from today

As the United States recorded over 100,000 average daily coronavirus cases on Sunday, top US health official Francis Collin said "we are failing". The death toll due to the virus in the United States has gone beyond 89 per cent as reports say young people are being hit by the virus.

Children under threat as US battles current virus outbreak

Taliban has reportedly seized the northeastern city of Kunduz with the Afghan forces in control of the airport and the army base. Kunduz, a strategic town lies at the gateway of northern provinces and Central Asia.

Taliban seize provincial capitals in Afghanistan as Kunduz falls

The UN report on climate warned that global warming is on track to hit 1.5 degrees Celsius around 2030. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) said 1.

UN report warns more vicious floods, heatwaves, worsening droughts and rise in sea levels

Sri Lanka has begun mass cremations to clear a backlog of dead bodies from COVID-19 as cases surge across the island, officials said Monday. Daily virus infections in the country have doubled in a month to more than 2,500 with nearly 100 deaths putting huge strain on hospitals.

Sri Lanka holds mass cremations amid surge in coronavirus cases

Taliban continued its sweep across Afghanistan targeting provincial capitals after overrunning rural areas in the south and north. Last week the Taliban had captured a provincial capital located on the border of Iran and Afghanistan in Nimoroz as US troops continue their final pullout from the country.

Morning news brief: Taliban capture provincial capitals; virus hits children in US & more

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