Federal Appeals Court Affirms Texas Limits on Mail Voting and Assistance
A federal appeals court on Aug. 12 overturned a lower court ruling and restored nine provisions of Texas’s 2021 election law, largely because the...
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HK stablecoin issuer Anchorpoint begins rollout
August 13, 2026 Digital asset joint venture (JV) Anchorpoint Financial (Anchorpoint) has begun the rollout of ts Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, known as HKDAP...
Sovereignty Starts with Control of the Full Space-Based Intelligence Architecture
Across Asia-Pacific, governments are accelerating investment in sovereign intelligence capabilities to strengthen deterrence, secure maritime borders, and prepare for increasingly contested operating environments. But...
Hong Kong developer Hysan’s first-half earnings rise 7.4% as project milestones near
Hysan Development, the largest commercial landlord in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping district, posted an underlying profit of HK$1.11 billion (US$140.19 million) for the...
DOJ Charges Former SPLC Employee Suspected of Funding White Supremacist Groups
Federal prosecutors charged a former financial officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Aug. 11 with three felony conspiracy counts for allegedly...
Trump Issues Memo to Help Combat Foreign Criminal Networks
President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that empowers federal law enforcement to use cyber tools against transnational criminal organizations operating overseas and...
State Department Launches Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force
The Department of State on Wednesday announced the existence of a task force that has already revoked hundreds of visas from foreign nationals accused...
US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for contracts at Ethiopia’s Bishoftu airport
Ethiopia’s new US$12.5 billion mega-airport project has thrust the nation into the heart of a geopolitical tug of war between the United States and...
China’s ‘brain chip’ drive accelerates with slew of state-backed initiatives
For years, Elon Musk has dreamed of conquering a range of chronic health conditions by inserting computer chips into the human brain. But that...