Japanese space probe, size of a fridge, flies near asteroid in planet defence test
Published: 11:43pm, 5 Jul 2026Updated: 11:52pm, 5 Jul 2026 A Japanese space probe performed a fly-by of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday, in a...
On 250th Anniversary, a Look Back at Gun Ownership in America
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall...
States Take the Lead on Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Prior Authorization Reform
Florida and Iowa have passed healthcare policy reforms Congress has tried and failed to enact, with new laws that took effect July 1. A...
Hong Kong police seize HK$120m of cocaine hidden in 3-tonne metal containers
Published: 10:12pm, 5 Jul 2026Updated: 10:18pm, 5 Jul 2026 Police have seized about HK$120 million (US$15.4 million) worth of suspected cocaine hidden inside three...
2 dead, 4 injured as northern China truck collision triggers huge chemical blast
Published: 10:00pm, 5 Jul 2026Updated: 10:01pm, 5 Jul 2026 Two people were killed and four others injured when a truck carrying ammonium nitrate collided...
Why the Indo-Pacific might be on the back burner at the Nato summit
Nato’s 32 member states will convene in the Turkish capital this week for an annual summit expected to be dominated by efforts to secure...
US Pacific islands prepare for Super Typhoon Bavi
People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centres and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a “super typhoon” was...
Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
Published: 8:49pm, 5 Jul 2026Updated: 9:06pm, 5 Jul 2026 A state-of-the-art greenhouse gas monitoring instrument spearheaded by a Hong Kong university has officially commenced...
Trump Marks America’s 250th Anniversary: ‘This Is the Land of Liberty’
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump spoke before an estimated 150,000 people gathered at the National Mall on the evening of the Fourth of July to celebrate...