Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills 6 near Palace of Justice, Syrian authorities say
Published: 2:13am, 3 Jul 2026Updated: 2:34am, 3 Jul 2026 A bomb blast at a cafe in Damascus on Thursday killed six people and wounded...
WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked international alarm, after the...
Venezuelan man rescued from rubble 8 days after deadly quakes: ‘truly a miracle’
Published: 1:19am, 3 Jul 2026Updated: 1:29am, 3 Jul 2026 Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced on Thursday after pulling a 43-year-old man...
Venezuelan man rescued from rubble 8 days after deadly quakes: ‘truly a miracle’
Published: 1:19am, 3 Jul 2026Updated: 1:29am, 3 Jul 2026 Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced on Thursday after pulling a 43-year-old man...
Cyberattack on Hong Kong’s Shun Hing Group affects data of 1 million people
Published: 12:22am, 3 Jul 2026Updated: 1:21am, 3 Jul 2026 A cyberattack on leading Hong Kong appliance distributor Shun Hing Group has compromised the personal...
Lam Wing-kee, Hong Kong bookseller detained in mainland China, dies
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who publicly recounted being abducted and detained by mainland Chinese authorities in 2015, has died at the age of...
US job growth falters, testing Trump’s Republicans ahead of midterm election
The United States posted weaker-than-expected job growth in June as new data showed the labour market is facing headwinds ahead of the testing midterm...
Could China’s containerised aircraft launcher reshape rules of modern warfare?
Published: 11:00pm, 2 Jul 2026Updated: 1:15am, 3 Jul 2026 Fresh footage has offered the first look at China’s truck-mounted electromagnetic catapult launching a drone,...
Papua rebels shoot American pilot dead, torch plane to send ‘message’ to US
Published: 10:44pm, 2 Jul 2026Updated: 1:55am, 3 Jul 2026 Rebels in Indonesia’s restive easternmost region of Papua on Thursday shot dead an American pilot...