Indonesia’s wildfire emissions surge to world’s highest, data shows
Indonesia is facing a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra,...
Tung Chee-hwa hailed as visionary leader who helped build US-China relations
Published: 11:08pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 11:13pm, 9 Sep 2026 Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, who died on Tuesday, has been lauded as...
Japan’s China-facing military build-up confronts labour, budget and political limits
Published: 11:00pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 11:22pm, 9 Sep 2026 The risk of a conflict over Taiwan is shaping Japanese defence planning, with Tokyo shoring...
14 killed as explosion rocks Syria arms depot: authorities
An explosion at an arms depot in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province killed 14 people on Wednesday, the local health department said, without specifying the...
Singapore’s DBS sued for US$1 billion in alleged 1MDB-linked claim
Published: 10:12pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 10:39pm, 9 Sep 2026 Singapore’s DBS Bank is being sued for an estimated S$1.298 billion (US$1.03 billion) in damages...
US scrambles to match China’s air-breathing hypersonic missiles with Darpa programme
A year after China unveiled the world’s first operational air-breathing hypersonic missiles, the United States is launching a programme to double down on developing...
EU plan aims to help cities crack down on Airbnb, holiday rentals
European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under new EU plans that aim to bring down housing costs...
More than 1,000 children dead in Bangladesh measles crisis
The death toll from measles in Bangladesh topped 1,000 children since March, health officials said on Wednesday, admitting that failures in a vaccination drive...
Buildings Department files 259 charges over work at fire-ravaged Hong Kong estate
Published: 9:31pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 10:15pm, 9 Sep 2026 Hong Kong’s Buildings Department has filed 259 charges against two companies and four individuals over...