Analysts tip a stronger hand for China ahead of Xi-Trump summit in Washington
Published: 6:00am, 20 Sep 2026Updated: 6:12am, 20 Sep 2026 When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will...
What China really means when it says it’s being ‘strategic’
On September 12, Chinese President Xi Jinping met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Brics summit in New Delhi. In...
Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital, after flames seen near Riyadh airport
Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large...
Trump says he will create ‘AI Force’, name AI tsar
Published: 2:19am, 20 Sep 2026Updated: 2:49am, 20 Sep 2026 US President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that he plans...
White House bars CNN, MS Now and Politico reporters after Trump ban
Published: 1:17am, 20 Sep 2026Updated: 1:31am, 20 Sep 2026 The White House on Saturday denied access to journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico,...
Hong Kong’s political, business elite pay final respects to Tung Chee-hwa
Hong Kong’s political and business elite bade a solemn farewell to Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first chief executive, at a vigil on Saturday, as...
Denmark cautiously optimistic over Trump’s Greenland deal
Published: 11:24pm, 19 Sep 2026Updated: 11:53pm, 19 Sep 2026 Denmark’s government was cautiously optimistic on Saturday following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a...
Is China’s fabled Empress Dowager Huayang buried near an airport? A study says yes
An airport is an unlikely place to search for national origins but researchers say they have uncovered the tomb of the woman behind the...
Methanol-tainted Nigeria drink kills 48, 182 made ill: government
Nigeria’s food and drug regulator on Saturday said alcoholic concoctions tainted with methanol killed 48 people and sickened 182 in recent weeks. The deaths...