‘Disaster’: Germany’s embattled chancellor suffers bruising election defeats
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a bruising electoral setback in two state elections on Sunday, including a historic defeat for his party, but vowed...
China’s Homeless Crisis
China says homelessness doesn’t exist. So why are Chinese people making viral videos about how to survive on the streets? The CCP may have...
UK’s Burnham congratulates Trump and Danish PM on Greenland deal
Andy Burnham has congratulated Denmark and the United States on a deal to “strengthen security in the Arctic” after the two countries reached an...
Italy’s Meloni plans to ban burkas, niqabs in schools and cap foreign pupils in classrooms
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she will soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign...
US, China seek Xi-Trump summit deliverables in New York talks
Published: 10:34pm, 20 Sep 2026Updated: 12:04am, 21 Sep 2026 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held their final preparatory talks...
‘His love for Hong Kong was profound’: Tung Chee-hwa honoured at state funeral
Published: 10:24pm, 20 Sep 2026Updated: 12:04am, 21 Sep 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders sent condolences from Beijing as Hong Kong...
Rare earth exposure can triple low birthweight risk: Chinese study
Published: 10:00pm, 20 Sep 2026Updated: 10:17pm, 20 Sep 2026 A new study finds that prenatal exposure to rare earth elements can raise the risk...
6 days left to get ahead at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Current ticket pricing ends in 6 days on Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and...
Trump’s arch would be a ‘military complex’ hosting drones, snipers
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become...