More factories but less pollution: how China’s green tech revolution works
Over his nearly two-decade career as an environmental researcher, Ma Jun has witnessed arguably the fastest environmental improvement in the world. Advertisement In 2006,...
Brics virtual rally falters as members appear leery of exacerbating US trade war
Members of the Brics nations logged into a virtual summit on Monday, convened by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, intending to take...
How Kim Jong-un notched up a big diplomatic win in Beijing
For over a decade, the name Kim Jong-un has been synonymous with an isolated, economically struggling pariah state. Despite possessing nuclear weapons, North Korea...
US Democrats release alleged Trump birthday note to Epstein
Published: 4:03am, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 10:53am, 9 Sep 2025 A lewd birthday letter that Donald Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 –...
Train slams into double-decker bus in Mexico, killing 10 and injuring dozens
Published: 3:31am, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 9:08am, 9 Sep 2025 Ten people were killed and at least 61 were injured in central Mexico when a...
US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids
The Supreme Court again backed US President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration approach on Monday, letting agents proceed with Southern California raids targeting people for...
Banksy mural of judge beating protester to be removed from outside London court
Published: 2:10am, 9 Sep 2025Updated: 2:38am, 9 Sep 2025 A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester...
Macron scrambles to find new French PM after Bayrou is ousted
France’s parliament voted on Monday to bring down the government over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis and...
Trump loses appeal, must pay E. Jean Carroll US$83.3 million in defamation case
A federal appeal court on Monday upheld a civil jury’s finding that US President Donald Trump must pay US $83.3 million to E. Jean...