Nepal police: Flood death toll rises to 626.

Kremlin says Russian President Putin will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit Aug. 31–Sept. 1.

China's embassy in Ecuador said it firmly opposes recent social-media accusations by an individual U.S. State Department official that a Chinese-built Sinclair hydroelectric plant in Ecuador involved poor workmanship, contract breaches, saddled local governments with debt and harmed the environment. The embassy called the claims unfounded, said China‑Ecuador cooperation is grounded in mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit and enjoys broad support, and urged third parties not to interfere with Latin American countries' choice of partners, asking the U.S. official to stop sowing discord.