Iran’s supreme leader warns US, Israel against war
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, according to a written statement, following threats...
China narrows the path to elite official training scheme for citizens graduating overseas
China is further narrowing access to a key government recruitment programme for overseas-educated graduates, limiting their pathways into the country’s civil service and party-state...
DOJ Seeks to Set Aside Alaska Ballots Cast for 2nd Sullivan as Criminal Probe Underway
U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska Michael J. Heyman holds a news conference on a criminal investigation related to an alleged scheme to confuse...
Chinese archaeologists set for hi-tech excavations with AI and deep-sea robots
Chinese archaeologists are set for a hi-tech turn, with the latest five-year blueprint aiming to deploy AI and deep-sea robots to trace Chinese history,...
Soft power on display as China’s first lady Peng Liyuan hosts German counterpart
Published: 9:00pm, 31 Oct 2026Updated: 9:19pm, 31 Oct 2026 Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan hosted her German counterpart, Elke Budenbender, in Beijing on Friday...
Wine and Dine Festival vendors report Halloween boost in sales and footfall
Published: 8:46pm, 31 Oct 2026Updated: 8:56pm, 31 Oct 2026 Vendors at Hong Kong’s Wine and Dine Festival reported a stronger turnout and signs of...
What happens when AI starts self-replicating?
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Oct. 31, 2026 8:30 am EST Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team recently published research suggesting that small AI models may be only...
UK PM Burnham ‘open’ to slavery apology, but not reparations
Published: 8:06pm, 31 Oct 2026Updated: 8:12pm, 31 Oct 2026 Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Saturday he was “open” to the UK issuing a...
Is Beijing’s 2027 military milestone now a US readiness deadline over Taiwan?
America’s push for 2027 combat readiness in the Indo-Pacific is raising questions over whether a year that US military officials linked to a possible...