What Xi’s calls with Trump and Putin reveal about China’s balancing act
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s unprecedented back-to-back conversations with his US and Russian counterparts have shed new light on how the three powers are positioning...
LIVE NOW: Trump Delivers Remarks at the 2026 National Prayer Breakfast
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the 2026 National Prayer Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 5. …
Japan’s consulate in Hong Kong marks emperor’s birthday, but city officials absent
Japan’s representative to Hong Kong has said his consulate is making “steady progress” in improving ties with the city, while noting the absence of...
Bitcoin dips below US$70,000, wiping out gains since Trump election win amid Warsh Fed fears
Bitcoin tumbled through the key US$70,000 level on Thursday as a slide in the world’s largest cryptocurrency showed no signs of stopping. Bitcoin fell...
Indonesian village at risk of being swallowed by 100-metre-deep sinkhole
A 100-metre-deep sinkhole has slowly swallowed part of a village in northwestern Indonesia. Local farmers are struggling to expand their farmland to escape the...
China eyes gold production surge amid de-dollarisation drive, aiming to hedge global risks
China is charting a course for a major increase in domestic gold output over the next five years, while also advancing a new round...
Starmer apologises after Mandelson-Epstein ties spark UK political storm
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, battling for his political future, apologised on Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing disgraced Peter Mandelson as...
How ‘America first’, in many respects, puts America behind
US President Donald Trump’s trip to Europe to speak at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss alpine town of Davos was possibly one...
Hong Kong ombudsman slams Medical Council’s ‘excessively long’ complaints system
Hong Kong’s ombudsman has found that the Medical Council’s complaint-handling processes are excessively lengthy and plagued by a persistent backlog of cases, urging the...