Russia halts landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain at time of growing hunger

Russia has halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed people into poverty

Hong Kong schools and stock market are closed as Typhoon Talim sweeps toward China

Schools and the stock market have been shuttered in Hong Kong as Typhoon Talim sweeps south of the city toward the Chinese mainland

Climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing talks as US seeks to raise China relations from historic low

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is holding talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as the U.S. seeks to restore contacts with China amid disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights and territorial claims

Kerry to visit Beijing for climate talks amid efforts to revive relations between US and China

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global warming, amid a push by the world's two largest economies to reengage on multiple issues following a sharp decline in contacts

Hong Kong will ban more products from Japan if treated wastewater is discharged, its leader says

Hong Kong leader John Lee says the city will ban marine products from “a large number prefectures” if Japan discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Japan defends neutrality of IAEA report on Fukushima water release plan as minister visits plant

Japan’s industry minister has visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to see equipment that is to be used to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean to ensure the safety of the contentious plan

Chinese employers ordered to limit outdoor work as country struggles with heat, flooding and drought

Employers across much of China have been ordered to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures, while areas in the east and southwest were warned to prepare for torrential rain

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9 missing in China landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures

Chinese authorities say nine people are missing in a landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures across much of the country