India advances buy of 114 Rafales with a letter of request
India has reportedly issued a letter of request to France for the procurement of 114 Dassault Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government arrangement, according...
Bessent Signals Bigger Boeing Sales to China Before Xi’s US Trip
China could agree to purchase additional Boeing aircraft when Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Washington in September, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on...
Brunei picks helicopter-flying Prince Abdul Mateen as foreign minister
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named one of his youngest sons as foreign minister in a major cabinet reshuffle – largely seen as a...
China woman dances with eye patch and mask after losing partial jaw, vision in one eye to cancer
A 24-year-old Chinese woman keeps managing to shine on stage despite wearing a patch and a mask after she lost an eye and her...
Shadow of old dictatorship looms over Peru’s bitter presidential run-off
Published: 1:56pm, 5 Jun 2026Updated: 2:24pm, 5 Jun 2026 Peru’s duelling presidential hopefuls have made a final pitch to voters, capping a bruising and...
Is US wielding new tariff threat to secure big bargain in India trade talks?
The threat by the US to impose additional tariffs on imports from India over forced labour supply-chain concerns is a “pressure” tactic deployed by...
China unveils world’s first superfast quantum memory, paving way for practical computing
Chinese scientists have created the world’s first superfast memory for quantum computers, solving a critical data-reading bottleneck and paving the way for big-data challenges...
Auditors shine light on UK royal housing, disgraced Andrew’s ‘peppercorn rent’
King Charles’ disgraced younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor held leases for 10 properties, three of which he sublet, while the monarch pays rent for the...
ESF links kindergartens to primary schools, securing places through to graduation
Hong Kong’s biggest international school group has rolled out a “through-train” arrangement, linking all its kindergartens to its primary schools from September next year...