US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest
The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the behaviour an “act of...
US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after warships targeted, military says
Published: 10:59pm, 5 Sep 2026Updated: 2:04am, 6 Sep 2026 US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it hit three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, including one...
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying to give live lecture from space
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying and her two fellow Shenzhou-23 crew members will deliver a live lecture from space for students and teachers...
How Asian shipyards in Japan, Korea and Philippines keep US warships battle ready
After being stranded in the South China Sea following a power failure in July, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold was towed to Subic...
UK government condemns masked anti-immigrant protesters blocking Dover port
Dozens of masked anti-immigration protesters blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port on Saturday, clogging traffic and disrupting travellers and cargo vehicles heading...
China launches plan for 3D satellite network to monitor sun and cosmic explosions
China has started an international project to build a three-dimensional satellite network between Earth and the moon that will track solar activity and study...
How can future doctors blend clinical rigour with AI fluency and empathy?
Medical experts have stressed that Hong Kong’s next generation of healthcare professionals must combine clinical rigour with emotional resilience, an open-minded approach to artificial...
Taiwan remains Asia’s ‘most dangerous’ issue, former Singaporean diplomat warns
Asia remains shackled by “mental colonisation” despite accounting for over half the global population, a former UN Security Council president has said, while warning...
Chinese-German team builds ultra-sensitive ‘floating compass’ to hunt dark matter
Chinese researchers have developed a table-top magnetic sensor that operates at room temperature and can spot magnetic signals a billion times fainter than the...