World bids farewell to ‘pope of the people’, with funeral featuring Mandarin
Published: 11:43pm, 26 Apr 2025Updated: 11:55pm, 26 Apr 2025 Hundreds of thousands of Catholics joined world leaders in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City...
Thai Police Plane Crashes Into the Sea, Killing All 6 on Board
BANGKOK—A small police plane crashed into the sea near a popular beach town in Thailand, killing all six people on board, officials said Friday....
Trump, Zelensky meet at pope’s funeral in church corner, first time since White House clash
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter’s basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday in...
China expands initiative to stamp out Western bias in ethnic studies
China has expanded an initiative to create a new academic discipline that aims to stamp out Western bias in ethnic studies as Beijing works...
At least 14 killed, hundreds injured in Iran port explosion
Published: 9:13pm, 26 Apr 2025Updated: 5:42am, 27 Apr 2025 A huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at least 14...
China’s critical minerals dominance threatens US military supply chain, report says
China’s tightening export controls on critical minerals could hit more than three-quarters of the United States’ weapons supply chain, according to a new study....
As Pakistan bets on a mining boom, can it equal Indonesia’s nickel success?
Pakistan is poised to join the ranks of the world’s top producers of critical metals by the end of the decade, thanks to an...
China to harness nation’s resources to AI self-reliance ambitions
China will mobilise the country’s resources to spur advances in the theory and core technologies of artificial intelligence, President Xi Jinping has told the...
Yemen prepares ‘biggest offensive ever seen’ against Houthi rebels with US support
The Yemeni government is reportedly mustering a massive army in preparation for a ground offensive – supported by US firepower and intelligence – against...