First Lady Unveils Racing Collaboration, $2 Million in ‘Fostering the Future’ Scholarships
WASHINGTON—First Lady Melania Trump held a public event at the White House on Aug. 20 to announce $2 million in scholarships for foster youth,...
China and US push Southeast Asia over their AI blocs. Will it test region’s non-alignment?
Published: 11:00pm, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 12:08am, 22 Aug 2026 Southeast Asian leaders have long insisted they will not be forced to pick sides in...
1 killed, 3 injured when man with sword attacks Swedish school
Published: 10:49pm, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 5:00am, 22 Aug 2026 An 18-year-old man armed with a sword attacked students at a Swedish high school on...
Ex-care home worker accused of raping intellectually disabled woman 5 times
Published: 10:45pm, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 4:07am, 22 Aug 2026 A former assistant warden at a residential home for the intellectually disabled in Hong Kong...
Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue
Published: 10:38pm, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 4:01am, 22 Aug 2026 Tesla has issued the largest-ever product recall in mainland China’s electric vehicle (EV) market, as...
OpenAI-backed legal tech firm pivots to Chinese Kimi K3 open-weight model
Published: 10:00pm, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 4:45am, 22 Aug 2026 A US artificial intelligence start-up backed by OpenAI has built its first in-house model on...
China’s trade grip tightens in Europe as clock ticks towards October deadline
Midway through a three-month negotiating period with Beijing, new data shows the trade balances of 24 European Union member states are still moving in...
Prince Harry and others ordered to pay initial US$13 million in failed lawsuit
Published: 9:39pm, 21 Aug 2026Updated: 12:25am, 22 Aug 2026 Prince Harry, Elton John and other high-profile claimants face paying millions of dollars out of...
China’s telecoms giants bet on ‘token factories’ as AI drives revenue growth
China’s three state-owned telecoms giants have made billable artificial intelligence tokens a key focus of their growth strategies, as AI adoption accelerates across the...