5 killed in latest clash at Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing
Published: 7:51pm, 6 Dec 2025Updated: 7:52pm, 6 Dec 2025 An overnight exchange of gunfire and shelling at a major Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing killed four...
China sends seasoned ‘America hand’ to serve as top envoy to Philippines
Published: 7:01pm, 6 Dec 2025Updated: 7:18pm, 6 Dec 2025 Jing Quan, formerly the second-in-command at the Chinese embassy in Washington, arrived in Manila on...
Flash in the pan: how China’s plant-based meat craze fizzled
Only a few years ago, the notion that Beyond Meat – the former poster child of the plant-based meat industry – would shut down...
India caps airfares as IndiGo crisis hits 5th day, stranding hundreds
India capped airfares on Saturday as hundreds of passengers gathered outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports after IndiGo cancelled 385 flights on the fifth day...
Hong Kong police arrest man after Legco election posters vandalised
Published: 6:04pm, 6 Dec 2025Updated: 7:01pm, 6 Dec 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of vandalising Legislative Council election...
China mum cares for daughter-in-law in vegetative state round-the-clock
A woman in central China, who borrowed one million yuan (US$140,000) to treat her daughter-in-law, has captured the hearts of millions on social media...
US public backs active role in global affairs, including Taiwan defence: poll
The American public still wants the United States to be “engaged and take the lead” in international affairs, with support increasing for military intervention...
12 hurt in collision involving KMB bus, rubbish truck and taxi in Hong Kong
Published: 5:43pm, 6 Dec 2025Updated: 9:02pm, 6 Dec 2025 Twelve people were injured after a collision involving a double-decker KMB bus, a rubbish truck...
Why more women are embracing combat roles in Ukraine’s military
When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka did not see a combat role she could do....