Mafia link feared in theft of grand master paintings from Sicily museum
Published: 1:53am, 18 Aug 2026Updated: 4:08am, 18 Aug 2026 The theft of four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina may have involved organised...
Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre
Published: 1:30am, 18 Aug 2026Updated: 2:13am, 18 Aug 2026 Nvidia has agreed to provide a guarantee of up to US$105 billion to help OpenAI...
China Used Sex, Donations, Planted Interns to Influence US Political System: Declassified Docs
WASHINGTON— Nearly 150 pages of newly declassified FBI documents paint the clearest picture yet of the relationship between a suspected Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...
Kremlin critic jailed in Russia for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine
Published: 1:01am, 18 Aug 2026Updated: 2:55am, 18 Aug 2026 A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the...
New Pandemic Wave Hits China: Cases Jump 560% With 440K New Infections
China’s National Health Commission reported on August 13 that the mainland recorded 522,000 new COVID-19 cases in July, up sharply from 79,000 cases in...
China’s “Good Communist” Wasn’t What We Thought
Zhu Rongji is being remembered as a reformer who transformed China’s economy. But did the West completely misunderstand him? In this episode of China...
UK PM Burnham exchanged messages with Trump aide impostor: reports
Published: 12:22am, 18 Aug 2026Updated: 5:03am, 18 Aug 2026 New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone posing as Susie Wiles, the...
Pentagon orders 30 US universities to scrutinise ties with Chinese research partners
Published: 11:07pm, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 11:25pm, 17 Aug 2026 The Pentagon has ordered 30 US universities to conduct sweeping audits of their foreign research...
Why the Arctic sea route has become so important for China and Russia
Published: 11:00pm, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 11:16pm, 17 Aug 2026 Since Chinese container ships began plying the Northern Sea Route three years ago, the Arctic...