Outgunned Philippine Air Force takes on South China Sea defence
For decades, the Philippine Air Force hunted communist rebels and Islamist militants in the country’s forests and southern islands. Now, amid seemingly intractable tensions...
China’s Biren seeks US$900m to fund GPU push and challenge Nvidia amid AI boom
Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaking champion Shanghai Biren Technology is raising HK$7 billion (US$892.5 million) to boost production of its graphics processing units (GPUs), joining...
Netanyahu Denies Rift Between Israel and US on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said there is no split between himself and U.S. President Donald Trump as he said that both...
Trump Uses Recent Speeches to Warn Americans of Resurging Communism
President Donald Trump used three recent speeches to deliver one of his strongest warnings yet about what he called a growing communist threat in...
Russia strikes Kyiv with deadly barrage on eve of Nato summit
Published: 11:59am, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:23pm, 6 Jul 2026 Russia struck Ukraine’s Kyiv region with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least eight people...
250 Years Later: The Ideas That Built America
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, millions are watching spectacular fireworks, military flyovers, and historic tall ships. But behind the celebration lies...
Malaysia’s Anwar to lean on ‘good friend’ Li Qiang to rescue durian farmers as prices fall
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has promised durian growers in Johor that he will raise their falling prices with his “good friend” Chinese Premier...
‘I didn’t want to miss it’: Hongkongers see off PLA warships after 5-day port call
Published: 11:47am, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 12:54pm, 6 Jul 2026 Two PLA warships departed Hong Kong on Monday morning, concluding a high-profile five-day port call...
Fierce Winds Hit US Pacific Territories as Super Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall Near Guam
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain...