Hong Kong raids spark health warning over beauty jabs using dead people’s skin
Published: 8:30am, 22 Oct 2026Updated: 8:46am, 22 Oct 2026 Experts have warned of the infection risks associated with an anti-ageing beauty treatment known as...
China’s Unitree unveils ‘guardian’ robot that can disarm attackers, lift cars
Published: 8:00am, 22 Oct 2026Updated: 9:10am, 22 Oct 2026 A knife-wielding intruder is confronted. A car is lifted to free a trapped victim. A...
Takaichi remains popular with Japanese public. Can she maintain her grip on LDP?
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has marked one year in office still riding relatively high in public opinion polls – a heady position that...
US orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes
The US State Department has ordered some diplomats and family members to depart from its missions in Saudi Arabia and plans to withdraw family...
‘Comrade Raul’: Beijing defends Cuba’s ex-leader over Florida murder warrant
China on Wednesday condemned an arrest warrant issued in the US state of Florida for former Cuban president Raul Castro over the 1996 downing...
Could Hong Kong’s student housing boom lure property giants off the sidelines?
Hong Kong’s largest landlords and developers could get their first formal route into the rising student accommodation market after the government announced plans to...
Ramaswamy faces firestorm over US political ad featuring Democrat rival’s estranged mother
Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate for Ohio governor, faced a firestorm of criticism Wednesday over an ad featuring Democratic rival Amy Acton’s estranged mother,...
Websites pulled offline worldwide as AI finds critical security flaws
Published: 6:10am, 22 Oct 2026Updated: 10:06am, 22 Oct 2026 Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws...
Pakistan and the US factor as China looks to sell its J-35 stealth jets
Last month, the US published the fine print of a US$686 million upgrade deal for Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets. The deal is for data...