February 2026 – Page 96 – From Inside Asia

Blue State Leaders, Academics Push Back on Trump’s Request for Proof of Fair Student Admissions

Several state and university leaders are poised to resist President Donald Trump’s order requiring proof that they don’t discriminate in student admissions, according to...

by FIA Staff February 20, 2026

US Politics

Florida Lawmakers Approve Renaming Palm Beach Airport After Trump

Florida lawmakers on Thursday completed the approval of a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport in honor of President Donald Trump. The measure,...

by FIA Staff February 20, 2026

World

How Chinese artificial intelligence put a new spin on Winter Olympics action

As American figure skater Ilia Malinin launched into a quad – a jump with four airborne revolutions – at this month’s Winter Olympics, millions...

by Xiaofei Xu,Ann Cao February 20, 2026

World

10 arrested over Russian plot to kill top Ukrainian officials

Kyiv said on Friday that 10 people were arrested in Ukraine and Moldova on suspicion of planning to assassinate senior Ukrainian political figures on...

by Agence France-Presse February 20, 2026

News

Radio Free Asia Resumes Broadcasts to China, Countering CCP Global Influence

Radio Free Asia (RFA) has partially resumed broadcasts in Mandarin, Tibetan, and Uyghur to mainland China as announced by its CEO on Feb. 17,...

by Alex Wu February 20, 2026

World

North Korea’s Kim opens rare party congress with pledge to fix economy

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to lift living standards as he opened a landmark congress, state media said on Friday, offering a glimpse...

by Agence France-Presse February 20, 2026

World

Hong Kong’s property market to build on gains in the Year of the Horse, agents say

Hong Kong’s residential property market made gradual and steady gains in the Year of the Snake, with the momentum set to continue in the...

by Cheryl Arcibal February 20, 2026

World

PLA, Chinese firm release satellite images showing US military build-up around Iran

China’s military and a tech firm have released high-resolution satellite imagery showing the US military build-up around Iran, amid reports that Washington may strike...

by Liu Zhen February 20, 2026

World

‘Blood moon’ lunar eclipse expected on March 3 in Hong Kong

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong astronomy...

by Ng Kang-chung February 20, 2026