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Myanmar’s president heads to Moscow seeking Russian arms and oil

SCMP | Aug. 18, 2026, 5:15 a.m. | Original

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Fresh off a five-year military deal, Min Aung Hlaing is meeting Vladimir Putin for talks on further economic and security cooperation

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Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing waves as he boards a plane bound for Russia on Monday. Photo: Myanmar’s Presidential Press and Information Bureau / AFP

Published: 5:15pm, 18 Aug 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host Myanmar ’s Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian leader seeks an economic reboot for his war-ravaged country and fresh supplies of fertiliser, oil and weapons.

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特朗普女婿兼特使庫什納結束中東行程，加沙和平方案進展有限

Radio France Internationale | Aug. 18, 2026, 5:15 a.m. | Original

美國總統特朗普女婿兼特使庫什納17日與以色列總理內塔尼亞胡會談後結束為期兩天的中東行程。從目前媒體披露的消息來看，他此行推動落實加沙和平方案的努力並未取得顯著成效。法新社17日發自耶路撒冷的報道引述一

關智斌深圳HYROX勇奪第一名將冠軍衝勁帶上廣州舞台：為大家爆盡佢

Singtao | Aug. 18, 2026, 5:15 a.m. | Original

關智斌（Kenny）日前於深圳出戰HYROX賽事，孖住拍檔於男子雙人年齡組別勇奪第一名！今次除了是Kenny參加第8次HYROX，更是他首次踏上頒獎台，難怪賽後勁感動。講起與HYROX的淵源，原來Kenny由2024年開始玩，除了香港之外，還征戰過

彈珠台 Roguelite《究極墜落 HYPERDROP》開放免費試玩創造各種連鎖反應取得高分

巴哈姆特 | Aug. 18, 2026, 5:14 a.m. | Original

獨立遊戲發行商 Devolver Digital 宣布，由開發團隊 Dark Dark Goose 製作的《究極墜落（暫譯，原名：HYPERDROP）》開放免費試玩，遊戲預計 2027 年發售。玩家將可沉浸在彈珠台 Roguelite 遊戲中，看著每顆彈珠下墜、引爆各種連鎖反應並創造高分。 ....

Iran conflict boosts appeal of Arctic short cut for Asia-Europe ships

SCMP | Aug. 18, 2026, 5:12 a.m. | Original

Peace prospects in the Middle East faded, with US President Donald Trump ruling out a renewed ceasefire deal with Iran and more fighting breaking out in Lebanon.Trump said “no” when asked whether he wanted a new Iran accord to replace a 60-day agreement that expired on Monday. “They want to make a deal, but they’re not going to make the kind of deal that I feel is necessary,” he told reporters at the White House.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose

At Ex-Premier Zhu Rongji’s Funeral, China’s Past Shadows Its Present

The New York Times | Aug. 18, 2026, 5:11 a.m. | Original

Beijing wants to portray today’s China as carrying forward Zhu Rongji’s era of growth, but for many Chinese, the optimism of that time has since faded.