New Deep-Sea Drone Search Begins for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
A renewed deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 began this week in the southern Indian Ocean, reviving hopes of solving aviation’s most enduring...
DeepSeek kicks off 2026 with paper signalling push to train bigger models for less
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has ushered in 2026 with a new technical paper, co-authored by founder Liang Wenfeng, that proposes a rethink of...
Russia claims 24 killed in Ukrainian drone strike on occupied Kherson despite peace progress
Russian officials on Thursday said a Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people and wounded at least 50 more as they celebrated the New Year...
As history makes clear, a powerful China is not expansionist
Beneath the “China threat” thesis, often heard in Western policy circles, is the assumption that China will become expansionist as it grows more powerful....
Gun Rights and Gun Control Activists Kept Courts, Legislatures Busy in 2025
The year 2025 was an active one for the Second Amendment debate. Gun rights activists hailed President Donald Trump’s gun policies, though some say...
Shocking! Inside China’s Exclusive Education System for Military Leaders’ Children
A student from a military school under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s Military Commission recently shared his high school experience in a video that...
Can Beijing and Washington shield their planned state visits from Taiwan tensions?
Tensions over the Taiwan Strait are likely to persist in 2026, but analysts expect Washington and Beijing to manage risks to ensure that reciprocal...
Thai fortune-teller predicts client’s bad luck, then gets arrested over stealing her phone
A Thai fortune-teller was arrested in Pattaya on Thursday after being accused of telling a client she would soon face bad luck and lose...
K-pop stars BTS to reunite with March album and world tour after military service
K-pop megastars BTS will release a new album in March ahead of a world tour, the group announced on Thursday. South Korea’s biggest musical...