American killer in Bali ‘suitcase murder’ case deported from Indonesia to face US charges
An American convicted of killing the mother of his then-pregnant teenage girlfriend at an Indonesian luxury hotel was deported on Tuesday after his early...
Hong Kong inspector dies after shooting herself inside police station
A Hong Kong inspector has died after shooting herself inside a police station, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said the...
Unpacking China’s Mineral War, Global Response | China in Focus
Rare earth minerals power everything from iPhones and cars to microchips and fighter jets—yet China controls much of the world’s processing capacity. As attention...
Trump blasts ruling on tariffs, touts economy in State of the Union speech
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Senate Fails to Advance Homeland Security Funding Bill
The Senate on Feb. 24 failed to advance legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), extending the agency’s partial shutdown into its...
Supreme Court Rules 5–4 That USPS Can’t Be Sued for Employees’ Intentionally Not Delivering Mail
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 on Feb. 24 that Americans may not sue the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) when its employees intentionally fail...
Singapore prime minister attacked by hundreds of Chinese-language fake AI videos
Hundreds of AI-generated Chinese-language YouTube videos have been targeting Singapore and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as part of an ongoing disinformation campaign. Seven in...
Chomsky’s legacy should be understood beyond the Epstein files
It has been a sad time for the legions of fans of Noam Chomsky, having to see their hero in a photo hobnobbing with...
China boss offers US$26 million bonus; staff can take as many bills as possible within set time
A Chinese company and its boss have gone viral on mainland social media for distributing 180 million yuan (US$26 million) in year-end bonuses out...