Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ pleads guilty in US to drug-trafficking charges
Published: 3:12am, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 3:15am, 26 Aug 2025 Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded guilty on Monday to US drug...
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging antitrust violations
Elon Musk’s companies xAI and X filed a sweeping US antitrust lawsuit on Monday against Apple and OpenAI, alleging the tech giants formed an...
Hezbollah leader rejects disarmament, demands Israel comply with ceasefire first
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Monday that the Lebanese government must first ensure Israel complies with a November 27 ceasefire agreement before talks...
‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s military deployment threat
US President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago is likely to be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness...
Biden adviser warns Trump against scrapping Aukus pact with Australia
An adviser to the Biden administration on the Aukus project to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines warned on Monday against its cancellation amid a...
In Singapore, video of engineer hitting migrant worker provokes controversy
Published: 10:51pm, 25 Aug 2025Updated: 11:37pm, 25 Aug 2025 A video showing a Land Transport Authority (LTA) engineer scolding and swatting a migrant worker...
China challenges US freedom of navigation operations as having ‘no legal basis’
The Chinese government has hit out at US freedom of navigation operations in the first report of its kind. Advertisement The report – “Legal...
Beijing bets on AI, China’s ‘doll economy’ boom: SCMP daily highlights
Advertisement SCMP Highlights China From China’s ‘doll economy’ boom to the possible expansion of the ‘Great Green Wall’ to Mongolia, here’s a round-up from...
China’s server, chipmakers enter ‘super cycle’ as AI computing mushrooms
China’s domestic server and chipmakers are entering a “super cycle” as the country’s local governments spend lavishly on computing infrastructure to support artificial intelligence...