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EU's foreign ministers gather in Ireland on September 1-2 for the traditional beginning of the autumn-term informal foreign affairs council, known in Brussels corridors as Gymnich after the German castle where the first of such meetings were held over 50 years ago.

A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Why US visa pause could have ‘real consequences’ for Asian applicants Asian workers and families already facing years-long waits for US visas could be pushed deeper into uncertainty by a global pause on immigrant visa appointments, as President Donald Trump’s...

Everton agree a deal for Jack Grealish to return to the club on a season-long loan from Manchester City.

German club Borussia Dortmund agree a deal with Arsenal to sign Ethan Nwaneri on a season-long loan.

German club Borussia Dortmund agree a deal with Arsenal to sign Ethan Nwaneri on a season-long loan.

German club Borussia Dortmund agree a deal with Arsenal to sign Ethan Nwaneri on a season-long loan.

German club Borussia Dortmund agree a deal with Arsenal to sign Ethan Nwaneri on a season-long loan.

Malaysian police have crippled a cross-border drug syndicate with the seizure of 86.2kg of methamphetamine worth 4.31 million ringgit (US$1 million) in Penang and Selangor. The bust resulted from intelligence sharing between Malaysian and Thai police after Thai authorities seized 166kg (370lbs) of suspected methamphetamine from a Malaysian man in Hua Hin on August 8. Penang police chief Dennis Lim Kwang Keng said the information led to Ops Zoraptera, resulting in the arrest of four suspects –...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on world leaders to create an environment of “universal security”, and firmly prevent external forces from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. At the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, Xi said the grouping should safeguard regional stability. He called the Eurasian security bloc a “new type of regional cooperation organisation with the largest geographical area, the largest...

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Foreign investors are expected to keep adding to their China A-share holdings, though the pace of buying is likely to slow from the surge in the first half of the year, according to a UBS analyst. “We still expect net inflows in the second half, but the pace will be somewhat slower than in the first half,” said Meng Lei, China equity strategist at UBS Securities, at UBS’s annual China A-share strategy conference in Shenzhen on Tuesday. Foreign appetite for A shares – domestic shares of mainland...