Trump Says Fate of Anti-Weaponization Fund Rests in Blanche’s Hands
President Donald Trump suggested on Aug. 10 that it would be up to newly appointed U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to decide whether to...
16,000 Arrests Made as Part of Operation to Make Washington Safe
More than 16,000 individuals have been arrested in Washington since the launch of the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force one year ago,...
Philippine VP Sara Duterte charged over Marcos assassination threat
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio was hit with a criminal charge on Tuesday over an alleged death threat against the country’s president, a key part...
Alibaba tests paid AI appetite with US$30 annual office-assistant subscription
Published: 7:30pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 9:11pm, 11 Aug 2026 Alibaba Group Holding is asking app users to open their wallets for its artificial intelligence...
Search under way for missing cruise passenger off Hong Kong mega bridge
Published: 7:28pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 8:50pm, 11 Aug 2026 Hong Kong authorities have launched a search in waters west of the city for a...
CCP Weighs Taiwan, US Strategies and Leadership Purge at Beidaihe Retreat
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders have begun their annual two-week summer retreat in the northern resort town of Beidaihe, with Taiwan security officials saying...
New Hong Kong trade office in Malaysia a bridge to Greater Bay Area: minister
Published: 7:20pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 9:05pm, 11 Aug 2026 Hong Kong has opened a new trade office in Malaysia, with a minister saying the...
Japan’s Navy Goes Global
With the new US government’s defence focus moving away from Europe, Japan is set to play an expanding role to counter continued modernisation by...
‘Islamic Nato’? Why Pakistan’s new defence pact has India on edge
Published: 6:40pm, 11 Aug 2026Updated: 6:45pm, 11 Aug 2026 A new defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey has raised questions in New...