Finland and Norway’s call to Putin tests European unity over Russia
When Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store called Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 27, they took an unusual...
Raising the bar: Taiwan trims draft exemptions to add thousands to armed forces
Taiwan is tightening its military service exemption rules in a sweeping overhaul expected to halve the exemption rate and add thousands of conscripts to...
As UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends, refugees cling to hopes of return
At 51, Binina Mohamed is as old as the conflict that drove her from the Western Sahara region into a refugee camp in southern...
HKEX extends overnight derivatives trading as Hong Kong chases global market flow
Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) is taking a further step towards round-the-clock trading by pushing back the closing bell for its...
Hong Kong’s first national security law convict among 4 released early, sources say
Published: 7:52pm, 2 Nov 2026Updated: 8:04pm, 2 Nov 2026 The first person convicted in Hong Kong under the Beijing-imposed national security law and three...
Talks are the only way out, China tells Iran as US threat hangs over Middle East
China’s top diplomat has again stressed the need for a political settlement to strife in the Middle East, telling a senior Iranian official in...
Meta says it met Hong Kong privacy watchdog over AI-enabled glasses concerns
Published: 7:39pm, 2 Nov 2026Updated: 7:54pm, 2 Nov 2026 Meta Platforms has confirmed it discussed privacy concerns surrounding smart glasses with Hong Kong’s privacy...
China’s CXMT defends bet on risky new DRAM architecture to circumvent US chip curbs
Chinese memory chip giant ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is pressing ahead with an alternative chip architecture that US rival Micron Technology has chosen to...
French school protests resume on smaller scale as holidays end
French student protests resumed on Monday on a much smaller scale than in past weeks as pupils returned from a two-week break, with youngsters...