From the new UN vacuum to science fears and a Panama ‘victory’, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents ...

"House of the Dragon" Season 2 will premiere at 9 p.m ... when the death of King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) left a power vacuum in Westeros and a question as to his chosen successor.

Dragon in the room? With one of the world ... But while Trump may abhor obligations, power abhors a vacuum. As the US withdraws, who will fill the gap? In a GZERO world, can anyone?