Texas House Holds Call Session as Many Democrats Remain out of State
The Texas House of Representatives holds a call session for the legislative session at 11 a.m. on Aug. 16, while many Democratic state lawmakers...
Egypt’s Red Sea tourism push threatens last of green turtles’ wild habitats
In Egypt’s Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea’s...
Trump and Putin meet in Alaska, hospital scandal in China: 5 weekend reads
Advertisement SCMP Highlights World From Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska to Chinese vertical soap operas, here are five stories you may have missed...
South Korea, US kick off huge annual military drills with 21,000 troops
Published: 12:00pm, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 12:36pm, 18 Aug 2025 South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday...
What new weapons were on show in Beijing military parade rehearsals?
New hypersonic anti-ship missiles and a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile system were among a line-up of advanced Chinese weaponry seen on the streets of...
5.8 Magnitude Quake Rocks Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island
PALU, Indonesia—A magnitude 5.8 undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia on Sunday morning, injuring 29 people, including two in critical condition. The...
Philippines’ Subic Bay play aims to anchor US naval strategy in Asia
The Philippines is repositioning its historic Subic Bay shipyard as a cornerstone of both its own defence industry and Washington’s naval expansion plans, analysts...
The rise of China’s soft power
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement [1] ‘Huge shift’: why learning Mandarin is losing its appeal in the West Available figures suggest enthusiasm is waning after years...
Trump tells Zelensky Crimea, Nato off the table if he wants to end war
Published: 11:03am, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 11:07am, 18 Aug 2025 US President Donald Trump said that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky could choose to end the...