Taxi driver, 65, arrested after crash kills pedestrian in Hong Kong
A man has died after being struck and trapped beneath a taxi in Tung Chung, marking Hong Kong’s second fatal crash involving a cab...
Federal Consolidation of Wildland Firefighting Forces Will Face First Test This Summer
An administrative consolidation of federal wildland firefighting resources will be tested in the coming months, with the National Interagency Fire Center warning more than...
3 Finnish Divers Arrive in the Maldives to Remap the Search for the Bodies of 4 Italian Divers
MALE, Maldives—Three Finnish divers arrived in the Maldives Sunday to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies of four Italian...
At Least Eight Dead, 32 Injured in Thailand After Freight Train Hits Bus
BANGKOK—At least eight people were killed and 32 others were injured in Thailand on Saturday after a freight train struck a bus at a...
North Korea to turn southern border into ‘impregnable fortress’ against ‘arch enemy’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on top military officials to bolster front-line units and turn the southern border into an “impregnable fortress”, state...
China unveils world’s first titanium-copper medical implant designed to cut infection risk
China has unveiled the world’s first copper-blended titanium implant for orthopaedic surgery after more than a decade of research and development. This innovative material...
Singapore softens approach to first-time drug abusers as they get ‘younger and younger’
Published: 10:46am, 18 May 2026Updated: 10:51am, 18 May 2026 First-time drug abusers in Singapore who surrender themselves to the authorities will no longer face...
‘My way or the highway’ is no way to make informed policy for Hong Kong
Published: 9:30am, 18 May 2026Updated: 11:00am, 18 May 2026 Hong Kong’s government will launch a consultation exercise on the city’s first five-year plan next...