World 24/7: Japan "devastated" by super typhoon; "Searching" for people who speak ill of President Trump

Syrian army prepares to attack rebel stronghold:The Syrian army is preparing a major operation to liberate Idlib, the last rebel stronghold. Syrian army reinforcements have arrived at the front lines in rural Idlib, Latakia in the northwest and Hama in central Syria, which are the three fronts of the upcoming Idlib liberation operation. Photo: Distribution of forces between Syrian government forces and rebels in Idlib and surrounding areas. Graphics:IRIN.

Damascus has been preparing for this war for a long time. However, the US warned that Syria's actions would cause a bloody tragedy. Russia stressed that Idlib is the last hotbed of terrorism and that President Assad's government has the right to clear terrorists from their country. Photo: Syrian army launches an attack against terrorists occupying the heights of Tulul al-Safa in the Essaouida desert in southern Syria on September 7. Photo: Sputnik

In an effort to stop the bloody war in the rebel stronghold of Syria, on September 7, the Presidents of Russia, Türkiye and Iran held a summit in Tehran to discuss the war situation in Idlib province. The parties agreed that the conflict in Syria can only end through a "political negotiation process" instead of military measures, and that safe conditions must be created in Syria to ensure the repatriation of Syrian refugees, and that cooperation must be made to eliminate two terrorist organizations, the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (IS) and the Nusra Front. Photo: Reuters

"Searching" for the person who wrote the article that spoke ill of President Trump:September 5,New York Timespublished a rare article with the headline "I am part of the resistance in the Trump administration" by an anonymous senior administration official. The official emphasized that senior officials are dedicated to the Republican Party and do not side with the opposition Democrats. However, "our first duty is to the country, and the president continues to act in a way that is damaging to our republic," the anonymous official wrote. President Trump immediately attacked the anonymous article as "cowardly" and said that the writer of the editorial against him in the New York Times must be investigated because it is a matter of national security. Photo:NYT

People wonder what the self-proclaimed senior White House official could gain from his public "betrayal" of the commander in chief. Officials have denied writing the Op-Ed published inNew York TimesAs of September 6, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin... Photo:AFP

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong officially visits Russia:On September 5, Moscow time, or 4:30 p.m. on September 5, Vietnam time, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Moscow, starting an official visit to the Russian Federation at the invitation of Russian President Putin. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Sochi on September 6, focusing on in-depth exchanges of opinions on major directions and measures to create new impetus to promote bilateral cooperation in all fields, agreeing to make the greatest efforts to deepen and make the Vietnam-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership more effective. Photo: VNA

Earlier, on the afternoon of September 5, in Moscow, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the United Russia Party Dmitry Medvedev. The two sides emphasized that economic cooperation always plays a very important role in the overall relationship between the two countries, and agreed to develop economic, trade and investment relations more strongly to match the political and cultural relations and the great potential of the two sides. Photo: VNA

German city paralyzed by protests:On September 3, left-wing protesters in Chemnitz protested against racism and sexism, calling on the government to closely monitor the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has openly supported far-right protests. Many politicians are also considering whether the AfD should be considered a threat to national security. Photo:Reuters

Earlier, on September 2, thousands of far-right protesters in Chemnitz took to the streets, chanting xenophobic slogans and attacking people who appeared to be foreigners. The AfD party is said to have supported these violent protests. Photo:AP

Chemnitz police had to deny a permit to a far-right group to protest on September 3 because the city had no space left for hundreds more to take to the streets. The standoff has paralyzed Chemnitz for days, with streets restricted, public transport shut down and mobile networks experiencing intermittent problems. Hundreds of police have been deployed to maintain order on the streets amid the escalating standoff. Photo:AP

Natural disasters ravage Japan:The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years began hitting the country on September 4, bringing strong winds and dangerous thunderstorms that forced many to evacuate. Typhoon Jebi had winds of up to 216 km/h, making it the strongest typhoon to hit the country since 1993. After a day of raging across western Japan, Super Typhoon Jebi has left at least six people dead, 150 injured, 300,000 displaced and more than 1.6 million households without power. Photo: Kyodo

Many major cities such as Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe were completely paralyzed on September 4 when many roads were closed, a series of factories and public transport had to temporarily stop operating. It is estimated that more than 800,000 households lost power. Photo:AFP

While Japan was still struggling to recover from Typhoon Jebi, on September 6, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in Hokkaido Island, causing serious landslides, killing at least 30 people, injuring 120, many missing, and burying many houses at the foot of the mountain in Atsuma town. Photo:Reuters

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said 4,000 soldiers were involved in the rescue operation and that the number could rise to as many as 25,000. He stressed that saving lives was the government's top priority. In this photo: Rescue workers search for survivors from a house damaged by a landslide caused by the earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido. Photo:Reuters

Mr. Tap reassured African countries:Speaking at the two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing, President Xi Jinping said that Chinese investments in African countries "have no political strings attached". "China's cooperation with Africa is clearly aimed at removing bottlenecks in development". In African countries, China invests in roads, railways, ports and other infrastructure projects. Analysts warn that these projects are turning some African countries into large debtors to China. Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on September 3 in Beijing, China.AFP

Myanmar sentences two reporters to 7 years in prison for violating state secrets:In a trial on September 3, two reporters for the British news agency Reuters, Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were convicted of violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act, a harsh British colonial-era law that carries a maximum sentence of up to 14 years in prison.AFPreported. "The two defendants intentionally caused harm to the state's interests," Judge Ye Lwin said. "They were each sentenced to seven years in prison." The two reporters denied all charges and said they were framed while exposing the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslims in Inn Din village, in the western coastal state of Rakhine, in September last year. They said the men were killed without trial. Photo: Reuters