Local media said Israeli forces dropped illumination flares over a forest near Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon this morning, sparking fires.

On Aug 29 local time, Ecuador announced a nationwide red alert to respond to the developing El Nifio. The Secretariat for Risk Management issued a resolution directing strengthened disaster prevention, emergency response and coordination across government levels to boost risk-response capacity. Ecuador’s National Committee for the Study of the Regional El Nifio Phenomenon said its assessment of August oceanic and atmospheric conditions confirms El Nifio has formed, meeting four domestic criteria; significant Pacific sea surface warming was cited as a primary signal.

LONGi Green Energy reported H1 2026 revenue of CNY27.045 bln, down 17.58% YoY, and a net loss attributable to shareholders of CNY3.684 bln (prior-year loss CNY2.569 bln); basic EPS -0.49 yuan. The company said results were hit by industry supply-demand imbalance and low operating rates, persistently weak product gross margins, Q1 silver-price-driven cost increases that caused losses on some centralized order deliveries, losses from equity-method investments in associates, and FX losses from RMB appreciation.