Japan’s Yamaguchi-gumi declares end to 10-year yakuza feud in Kobe, as gang numbers decline
Japan’s largest organised crime syndicate has declared a unilateral end to a bloody internal feud that spanned a decade and left at least 90...
China’s fatigue-free alloy breakthrough paves way for aerospace revolution
Chinese scientists have found a way to overcome metal fatigue in a process that transforms common stainless steel into a material strong enough for...
Emissions from AI chip plants jump fourfold as Asia banks on dirty fuels: Greenpeace
Global emissions from electricity consumption tied to artificial intelligence (AI) chip manufacturing surged last year, driven by heavy reliance on fossil fuels in Asia’s...
Trump says he’d use US military to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons
US President Donald Trump threatened to use military action against Iran if it were to try and acquire a nuclear weapon, as negotiators are...
Trump’s tariffs and China targeting in focus as House lawmakers fret over alliances
US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs predominated at two congressional hearings on Wednesday as several Democratic lawmakers voiced fears that the sweeping measures would...
Ex-exec tells lawmakers Meta briefed China on US AI efforts, undermined national security
Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing the social media company of undermining national security and briefing China...
How Europe can teach Trump a hard lesson on free trade
Donald Trump called it “Liberation Day”. Last week, with characteristic theatricality, the United States president unleashed a barrage of tariffs on America’s trading partners:...
Pentagon chief says US could ‘revive’ Panama bases to secure canal
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday floated the idea of US troops returning to Panama to “secure” its strategically vital canal, a suggestion...
House bill restricting US-China partnerships between universities advances as Democrats lay low
A Republican bill that could severely limit partnerships between American and Chinese universities is making its way through the US Congress – this time...