Asia-Pacific cyberscam victims lost up to US$114 billion last year: UN
Victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost up to US$114.1 billion last year, a UN report...
Teenager sent to detention centre for attempted voyeurism in school toilet
Published: 12:17pm, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 3:41pm, 21 Jul 2026 A 16-year-old Hong Kong student has been sentenced to up to six months at a...
Australian Apaches fire weapons for the first time
In mid-July, Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters of the Australian Army fired live ordnance for the first time ever during Exercise Possum Guns at...
Japan says Chinese and Russian warships held live-fire drills within its EEZ
Chinese and Russian navy ships were spotted conducting joint live-fire drills within Japan’s claimed exclusive economic zone in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, its...
India joins China, US in commercial space race with Skyroot launch
India’s first privately developed orbital rocket has given the country’s fledgling commercial space industry a long-sought proof point, but analysts say Skyroot Aerospace must...
Australia’s SM-2 test paves way for medium-range GBAD capability
Australia’s successful engagement of an airborne target using a prototype ground-based air defence (GBAD) system, armed with Raytheon’s Standard Missile-2 (SM-2), marks a significant...
Man arrested over unauthorised investments resulting in loss of HK$150 million
Published: 11:24am, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 11:35am, 21 Jul 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of making unauthorised investments using assets...
South Korea defence minister faces fresh accusations of army desertion over 40 years ago
Questions surrounding South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back’s military service have resurfaced, with the government and his accuser offering conflicting accounts of what happened...
Trump Imposes 50 Percent Tariff on Certain Canadian Goods
U.S. President Donald Trump imposed an additional 50 percent tariff on some Canadian goods July 20, saying the country has discriminated against American dairy,...