Pentagon Denies Restarting US Naval Escorts Through Strait of Hormuz
The Pentagon on May 26 denied reports that the United States had resumed naval escorts for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, amid...
US Space Force Awards SpaceX $2.29 Billion Contract to Build Space Data Highway
The U.S. Space Force has agreed to a $2.29 billion contract with SpaceX to build a high-speed satellite communications network to connect military sensors...
China’s drug regulator clears wave of home-grown innovative medicines amid biotech boom
Home-grown innovative drugs make up most of the medicines China’s drug regulator has approved for sale so far this year, underscoring the country’s biotech...
Philippine ex-president Duterte’s ICC trial to start on November 30
Published: 8:52pm, 27 May 2026Updated: 8:53pm, 27 May 2026 Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte will face a crimes against humanity trial at the International...
What to watch at Shangri-La Dialogue after Trump’s China visit resets ties
The results of the Xi-Trump summit and their implications for regional security will take centre stage this week during Asia’s largest defence forum, the...
China’s weaving of a web of ties makes it a diplomatic superpower
Manuel Galileo is an associate tutor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, a research fellow at SOAS University of London, and...
Hong Kong private tutor jailed for 4½ years over repeatedly molesting boy
Published: 8:08pm, 27 May 2026Updated: 8:27pm, 27 May 2026 A convicted paedophile has been jailed for 4½ years for committing obscene acts against a...
AI deepfakes expose legal vacuum in India’s celebrity rights protection
A wave of AI-generated deepfakes and fake endorsements has pushed Indian celebrities, from cricket stars to Bollywood actors, towards the courts seeking stronger protection...
5 of 7 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave found alive
Five of the seven villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos were found alive on Wednesday afternoon, Thai divers said, in a...