Improper US Government Payments Rose to $186 Billion in 2025: Watchdog
Federal government agencies reported a total estimate of about $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025, an increase of $24 billion from...
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King Charles, Queen Camilla Greeted by President Trump, First Lady
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump rolled out the red carpets to welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom...
Will Asean’s scramble for Russian oil fuel shift in regional alliances?
Across Southeast Asia, governments are seeking Russian oil and gas to ease fuel shortages triggered by the continuing chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz,...
China faces a France-sized demographic loss that threatens coastal growth: analysts
China’s population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the next decade, threatening economic activity in wealthier coastal provinces and putting growing...
Trump’s Golden Dome aimed at combating China’s ‘hypersonic weapons, cruise missiles’
The United States has “no defence against hypersonic weapons or cruise missiles”, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Monday, as US President Donald...
Hong Kong to block off parts of Sharp Island shoreline to protect corals for ‘golden week’
Hong Kong authorities will cordon off parts of the shoreline of Sharp Island in Sai Kung to protect corals, with 1,000 visitors expected in...
Shots Fired at a Presidential Event — What Happened at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner?
A major annual event in Washington was suddenly disrupted after an armed individual breached a security perimeter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner venue....
Why experts say trade wins aren’t enough for Xi-Trump summit in May
The coming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump offers a window to stabilise bilateral ties through trade deals,...
China’s DeepSeek prices new V4 AI model at 97% below OpenAI’s GPT-5.5
DeepSeek has slashed prices on its artificial intelligence models, including its latest V4 which now costs 97 per cent less than OpenAI products, potentially...