Who are the 3 Israelis released on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire?
Published: 11:18pm, 19 Jan 2025Updated: 8:57am, 20 Jan 2025 Three hostages held by Hamas were released Sunday after 471 days in captivity as part...
Biden posthumously pardons black nationalist Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other black civil rights leaders and was convicted...
China, US need to tackle ‘growing pains’ together: People’s Daily says ahead of Trump 2.0
China and the United States should seek more common ground and avoid strategic misjudgment, the state-run People’s Daily said on Sunday, in an apparent...
Drafts of Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ sell for over US$500,000
Bob Dylan’s typewritten drafts for his hit song Mr Tambourine Man have sold for more than US$500,000 after they went under the hammer in...
China runs final tests of hypersonic air-to-air missile in extreme Mars mission tunnel
Chinese hypersonic air-to-air missiles have undergone extreme heat-resistance testing to meet the stringent performance requirements of the PLA Air Force, according to scientists involved...
Hong Kong police make first ‘space oil’ arrest using new rapid test kit
Published: 9:44pm, 19 Jan 2025Updated: 9:59pm, 19 Jan 2025 Hong Kong police have apprehended a man for allegedly possessing an e-cigarette capsule that tested...
Trump’s Day 1 Executive Actions to Set Foundation for Energy Dominance
Most likely: Exit Paris pact, lift LNG export permit pause, suspend offshore wind permits, expand offshore oil/gas leases, declare national energy emergency. News Analysis...
Taliban deputy says there’s no excuse for education ban on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for...
A century on from rise of fascism, civilisation hangs by a thread
Whether it’s US president-elect Donald Trump staking expansionist claims on Greenland or an emerging German political leader channelling resentment at a minority group, the...