Nobel Peace Prize: the message behind Navi Pillay’s win
The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay matters for reasons that go well beyond the laureate...
Indian police detain ‘cockroach’ movement leader ahead of New Delhi protest
Published: 8:06pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 10:54pm, 16 Oct 2026 Police detained India’s ‘cockroach’ movement founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday, lstudent leaders and supporters on...
Sorry, Darwin: Chinese fossil shows that not all early birds evolved to fly
Chinese scientists have unearthed a fossil of the earliest known flightless bird, offering compelling evidence that not all early birds evolved to take to...
Lifts in another 39 buildings found to be lacking proper components
Published: 7:30pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 10:55pm, 16 Oct 2026 Hong Kong authorities have found that lifts in another 39 buildings are lacking proper door-frame...
Singapore targets 7 companies over wildfires in Indonesia as toxic haze worsens
Singapore has identified seven companies it says were involved in wildfires in Indonesia that are choking the city state with haze, and plans to...
China urges Israel to end West Bank settlement expansion and ease Gaza crisis
Published: 7:00pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 7:41pm, 16 Oct 2026 In talks with Israel’s president on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for an...
Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan ruler orders chief minister out of sight in rare public rebuke
A Malaysian ruler known for being reserved has publicly berated his chief minister over efforts to unseat him, telling the politician to “go away”...
China invites Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia to visit after ‘proper toilets’ slur
Beijing has invited White House press secretary Katie Zacharia to visit the country more often after she said in an interview that China “doesn’t...
Inspections ordered at 8 more houses in Hong Kong’s One Stanley after rebar scandal
Published: 6:42pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 9:56pm, 16 Oct 2026 Hong Kong authorities have ordered the developer of One Stanley to inspect eight more homes,...