Did North Korea’s missile launches target the Xi-Trump summit agenda?
North Korea could be using missile tests to take its denuclearisation off the US-China summit agenda and drive home its demands for recognition as...
‘We’re already fighting yesterday’s battle’: Greece’s prime minister gets candid about AI
Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted...
Exiled opposition leader tries to enter Venezuela as Rodriguez meets Trump in US
Published: 12:45pm, 23 Sep 2026Updated: 3:41pm, 23 Sep 2026 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado made three attempts over a 24-hour span to return...
President Xi encourages China-US youth ties after exchange
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Nearly 100 students from 10 US universities who travelled through China under...
Beatings, electric shocks, sexual violence: women endure torture in Myanmar prisons
Female prisoners in Myanmar are subjected to widespread torture, sexual violence and life-threatening medical neglect, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, underlining the chronic...
Hong Kong rejects EU report’s claims on freedoms as ‘unfounded and biased’
Published: 12:23pm, 23 Sep 2026Updated: 12:46pm, 23 Sep 2026 The Hong Kong government has rejected an annual European Union report alleging that the administration...
Coach who slapped boy, 8, at Hong Kong training camp spared criminal charges
A coach accused of slapping an eight-year-old boy and ordering him to stand under the hot sun during a training camp in Hong Kong...
Malaysia’s local acts feel left out of live music boom: ‘missing middle’
Kuala Lumpur is making it easier and cheaper to bring international music stars to the city, hoping that a bigger concert calendar can help...
Clifford Capital's ninth IABS issuance boosted by infrastructure demand
September 23, 2026 Singaporean infrastructure platform Clifford Capital has priced its largest public infrastructure asset-backed securities (IABS) issuance to date at $802.4 million, with...