President Xi Jinping says the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, or SCO, has brought about groundbreaking and historic achievements. He also noted that the SCO has grown into the world's largest regional organisation, with its international influence and appeal growing by the day. And as Wendy Wong reports, the president urged the group to work towards cooperation across the world.

The SCO summit is seen as an opportunity for an improvement in ties between the world's two most populous countries - India and China. Their leaders also met Russian President Vladimir Putin who used the occasion to press his case on the conflict in Ukraine. Lau Hon-ting reports.

China is holding its V-Day commemorations this week marking the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. President Xi Jinping and more than two dozen foreign leaders will take part in the events. Eighty years on and China is honoured for being the first country in the world to stand up to a fascist aggressor, and for its 14 years of resistance against Japan, the longest by any nation. In this week's episode of our podcast "China Perspectives", David Gosset, the Shanghai-based founder of the think tank China-Europe-America Global Initiative, told Azam Khan about the country's role in bringing an end to the war, and how it would go on to shape its pursuit of peace on the global stage.

An international relations expert says China will be "more respected by the world" following Wednesday's military parade in Beijing. Renmin University professor Wang Yiwei also said there's a need for the country to showcase its military strength in face of geopolitics. Frank Yung reports from the capital:

A cluster of cities that includes Hong Kong has overtaken its Tokyo-Yokohama rival to claim the top spot in the Global Innovation Index, moving up from second place last year. The index compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organisation measures the amount of innovation activity in a cluster. Chief economist at the organisation, Carsten Fink, told Natasha Ho why the cluster that also includes Shenzhen and Guangzhou came out on top this year:

Two doctors from Tseung Kwan O Hospital have been arrested for allegedly accessing and leaking patients' information, including their addresses and phone numbers, without authorisation. Elvis Yu reports:

Commissioner for Narcotics Kesson Lee says a high-level drug control conference on Friday will help the SAR fight crime. The first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Anti-drug Summit will enable officers to exchange views on intelligence sharing and enforcement. The event is hosted by the Security Bureau in collaboration with the Action Committee Against Narcotics, which is marking its 60th anniversary. Chloe Feng reports.

At least 800 people have been killed and nearly 3,000 injured in a strong earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan, according to the country's Interior Ministry. But officials warned that the casualty toll could rise, as rescuers try to reach remote areas. The tremor struck just before midnight on Sunday. Azam Khan reports.

Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank are facing severe water shortages, which they say are being driven by increasing attacks on scarce water sources by extremist settlers. As Jamie Clarke reports - in Palestinian communities across the West Bank, residents are reporting shortages that have left taps in homes dry, and farms without irrigation:

Protests have continued across Indonesia amid growing calls for reforms. The military was deployed in the capital Jakarta after at least eight people were killed over the weekend in the worst violence in Indonesia in over two decades. Lau Hon-ting reports.

A teacher in Namibia has become an internet sensation, after being filmed teaching children how to protect themselves. The educator recently shared a video of her singing a song with her pupils on learning about their "private parts" and personal safety. As Jamie Clarke reports, the viral video has been viewed over 90 million times on TikTok:

There were mixed emotions on Monday as a new academic year began for most of the city's students. Some parents, meanwhile, were unhappy with the scrapping of a subsidy. Damon Pang reports.

Hong Kong wasn't the only place to see pupils return to school. The new academic year has begun in Ukraine and Israel in the shadow of the conflicts that the two countries are involved in. That's presented different and difficult challenges for students in both nations. Jamie Clarke reports:

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has made a statement at the US Open by knocking out world number three and home favourite Coco Gauff in the round of 16. The Japanese star took down the reigning French Open champion in straight sets to book her first major quarter-final spot in four and a half years. Raymond Yeung has more: