Add source Login
Smooth landing! Uzbek President Mirziyoyev arrives in Tianjin for 25th SCO summit

Smooth landing! Uzbek President Mirziyoyev arrives in Tianjin for 25th SCO summit

"Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Tianjin on Sunday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 2025 summit. Footage shows officials, soldiers and performers greeting Mirziyoyev on the tarmac. He is later seen walking towards vehicles with the Chinese officials and then departing in a diplomatic motorcade. The 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping, is scheduled to take place from August 31 through September 1. The upcoming meeting promises to be the largest in history. Leaders from more than 20 countries and representatives of international organisations have confirmed their participation. They will discuss economic co-operation on technology, innovation and artificial intelligence, as well as issues of regional security and sustainable development. The SCO brings together 10 member states, 14 dialogue partners and two observer countries. China also holds its landmark 80th anniversary Victory Parade in Beijing on September 3, attended by many world leaders and dignitaries."

Ian Dempsey: 'I do jump out of bed at half four in the morning and I'm quite happy to do that'

Ian Dempsey: 'I do jump out of bed at half four in the morning and I'm quite happy to do that'

A few months after Gerry Ryan died in 2010, fellow radio star Ian Dempsey saw his widow, Morah. It was across a crowded room at a function in The Mansion House in Dublin. “I hadn’t seen her for ages,” Dempsey says. “I waved over at her like a mad thing. Unfortunately, it was in the middle of a charity auction and I found myself bidding on a weekend in New York…”