US adds 43 Chinese companies to Uygur forced labour blacklist
The White House on Friday added 43 Chinese companies to a blacklist that is meant to block imports made with alleged forced labour in...
F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, US Marine Corps says
Published: 3:29am, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 3:41am, 1 Aug 2026 The US Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to...
Trump says US hasn’t agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles but that talks are ongoing, adding...
Italy suspends EU Schengen free-travel pact with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis
Published: 1:39am, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 1:42am, 1 Aug 2026 Italy said on Friday it was suspending the EU’s border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain for...
Sri Lanka’s ex-police chief sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings
A Sri Lanka court sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death on Friday for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which...
How global AI boom is intensifying US-China undersea stand-off
The US-China tech rivalry has escalated into a deeper battle over undersea fibre-optic cables powering the global AI boom. As demand for cross-border data...
Hungary braces for first nuclear plant shutdown as Danube hits record lows
Published: 10:37pm, 31 Jul 2026Updated: 11:51pm, 31 Jul 2026 Hungary’s only nuclear power plant will shut down for the first time in its history...
Mainland Chinese families lose legal challenge over public university fees
A group of 87 mainland Chinese families who came to Hong Kong under talent visa schemes has lost a legal bid to challenge the...
How sell-off at flashy AI-focused US hedge fund is a wake-up call for Chinese investors
Chinese tech investors are hearing warning bells after volatility in US tech stocks forced a fast-rising Wall Street hedge fund to clear its stock...