Trump seeks US$1.5 trillion for defence in new budget request amid Iran war
US President Donald Trump is seeking congressional approval for US$1.5 trillion in defence spending in his new budget proposal, underscoring his administration’s focus on...
One US pilot rescued, another missing after Iran says it downed fighter jet
One crew member from a US fighter jet shot down over Iran has been rescued by US forces, multiple news outlets reported on Friday,...
Artemis II’s moon-bound astronauts share first images of Earth’s brilliant blue beauty
The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. Nasa released the crew’s first...
Iran war: French and Japanese-owned ships make first Strait of Hormuz crossings
A French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, in what appear to be the first such transits since...
Domestic helper arrested after 6-month-old girl dies in Hong Kong
Police have arrested a domestic helper on suspicion of child neglect following the death of a six-month-old baby in northern Hong Kong. The force...
8 die in Ukraine in Russian strikes as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce
Russian strikes killed at least eight people across Ukraine on Friday, including in a “massive” missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities...
Sri Lanka arrests 152 in alleged Chinese-run cyberscam
Police in Sri Lanka arrested 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, on Friday for allegedly running a cyberscam operation out of a hotel in the...
US adds 178,000 jobs in March, rebounding from February losses
American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3 per...
China’s gravity-detecting SQUID gets closer to spotting US nuclear submarines
Chinese researchers unveiled a gravity detector with world-leading precision last month, potentially expanding the military applications of the technology. It uses a superconducting quantum...