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Monday, September 28, 2026
SinoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)

Trump offered to sell arms to Xi: US ambassador to Fox News

US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in response to concern over weapons sales to Taiwan, the US ambassador to China said in a Fox News interview that aired Sunday.

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SinoDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
US says no China arms sale plans after envoy cites Trump offer

The United States said Monday that it has no plans to sell arms to China, after a US envoy said President Donald Trump asked Xi Ji...

SinoDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Two giant pandas, emblems of China soft diplomacy, arrive in US

Two giant pandas sent by China arrived in the United States on Sunday, Beijing and the Atlanta zoo said, after a leaders' summit t...

SinoDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check

Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood i...

DarwinDaily Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Radio frequencies vital to Earth observation must be protected: UN

Radio frequencies needed for weather forecasts, early warning systems, climate monitoring and water management must be safeguarded...

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SinoDaily CHINA Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
US, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds

Washington and Beijing may have bought themselves breathing space with an extended trade truce, but analysts warn that time is running out for the world's two biggest economies to ...

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
China says it 'respects' Trump's 'super intelligence' switch from AI

China "respects" Washington's switch in phrasing from artificial intelligence to "super intelligence", the foreign ministry said on Saturday, after Donald Trump said Xi Jinping app...

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit

China and the United States agreed to set up a "communication channel" for artificial intelligence incidents, the White House said Friday, after a Washington summit short on breakt...

SinoDaily CHINA Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild

Pulled alive 10 days after catastrophic floods trapped him in a tunnel, Nepali hydropower worker Kabir Maharjan is determined to help rebuild his country despite his own harrowing ...

DarwinDaily MILITARY Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Rising seas threaten spread of marine invaders, scientists say

Sea-level rise driven by climate change could help invasive marine species spread into newly flooded coastal areas, threatening biodiversity and some economic activities, researche...

DisasterDay ENVIRONMENT Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
France puts out largest wildfire since 1949

A wildfire that scorched 42,000 hectares in southwest France has finally been declared extinguished, two months after the country's largest blaze since 1949 broke out, authorities ...

DisasterDay Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
South Myanmar floods, landslides kill 8: rescue worker

Heavy floods and landslides in southern Myanmar have killed at least eight people, with up to 30 still missing...

DisasterDay Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico, threatens 'severe' damage

Strong winds battered Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Monday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Polo, a m...

DisasterDay Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
In kayaks or waist-deep in floodwater, shoppers return to Bangkok markets

Vendors in Bangkok's eastern Bang Kapi district stood waist-deep in floodwater on Monday holding trays of meat...

DisasterDay Sep 28, 2026 (AFP)
'Struggling to eat': Survivors suffer after Indonesia quake

Sahria Lelu and her family were still living in a tent outside a mosque six weeks after a powerful earthquake ...