Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ likely to be empty within days: Florida official
A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades is likely to be empty in a matter of days,...
Beijing slams Washington after Panama lawmakers join ‘anti-China’ group
China’s state media and diplomats lashed out at Washington on Wednesday after nine Panamanian lawmakers joined a global parliamentary alliance that Beijing denounced as...
2 children killed, gunman dead in Catholic school shooting in Minnesota
Published: 11:54pm, 27 Aug 2025Updated: 7:38am, 28 Aug 2025 A shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in...
China steps up Belt and Road Initiative funding with focus on Central Asia
Investments under China’s Belt and Road Initiative surged in the first half of the year – particularly for projects in Central Asia related to...
Sino Land profit falls due to lower rental income, falling occupancies
Hong Kong developer Sino Land on Wednesday said its net profit for the financial year that ended on June 30 fell from a year...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks asylum in US to prevent deportation to Uganda
Published: 10:08pm, 27 Aug 2025Updated: 12:35am, 28 Aug 2025 Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of US President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration...
Trump administration seizes control of Washington’s Union Station from Amtrak
US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transport hub in Washington, away...
Denmark, Greenland apologise for historic mistreatment of Inuit women
Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday apologised for their roles in the historic mistreatment of Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women, including forced contraception, in cases...
China’s Tiangong beats ISS, mathematician mulls move: SCMP daily highlights
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