Young Americans feel more threatened by AI than young Chinese. Why?
My four-year-old son has become fascinated with his new friend, who has endless patience and an answer for everything. She is an artificial intelligence...
Is the US trying to sway Taiwan’s KMT by receiving its legislative speaker?
Published: 6:00am, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 6:48am, 27 Jun 2026 A high-profile visit to Washington by Taiwanese Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu reflects a broader US...
Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic ties with ex-ruler France
Published: 4:02am, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 5:27am, 27 Jun 2026 Burkina Faso’s ruling junta on Friday severed diplomatic ties with former colonial ruler France, accusing...
US billionaire Leon Black defends US$158 million paid to Epstein
Published: 2:12am, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 2:21am, 27 Jun 2026 Billionaire investor Leon Black said on Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a years-long...
Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries that impose digital services tax
Published: 1:48am, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 2:09am, 27 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100 per cent tax on imports from...
US strikes Iran after Trump says cargo ship attack violated ceasefire
Published: 1:10am, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 1:10am, 27 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on...
Why the Trump-Xi relationship may be the weakest link in US-China ties
As the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump fades in the rear-view mirror, marked by anaemic deliverables, poor transparency...
Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life
A German court on Friday jailed for life a Saudi psychiatrist who killed six people and wounded more than 300 when he drove a...
Former US national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally keeping secret info
Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to illegally retaining classified information, sealing a deal with federal prosecutors that...