China, EU slam proposed US tariffs, reject forced labour allegations
The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed new tariffs of up to 12.5 per cent on imports from China and dozens of...
Portugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on UN Security Council
Published: 2:49am, 4 Jun 2026Updated: 3:06am, 4 Jun 2026 Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided UN Security...
Ukraine drone strikes causing ‘panic’ for Kremlin, EU’s Kallas says
Published: 2:07am, 4 Jun 2026Updated: 2:15am, 4 Jun 2026 Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russia are causing “panic” for the Kremlin, EU top diplomat...
Lula thanks China for beef win and tells US after tariffs: ‘I will sell to someone else’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva thanked China for clearing the country’s beef of foot-and-mouth disease and fired a barb at US President...
Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski
Published: 1:42am, 4 Jun 2026Updated: 1:56am, 4 Jun 2026 German filmmaker Wim Wenders on Wednesday said he has pulled his 1975 movie The Wrong...
Trump says Vance and Rubio teaming up for 2028 run would be unbeatable
Published: 12:05am, 4 Jun 2026Updated: 12:58am, 4 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday that Vice-President J.D....
MTR Corp boss Jacob Kam elected chairman of Hong Kong’s largest business chamber
The non-executive chairman of Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has been elected as the new head of the city’s largest business chamber...
FBI kill man holding hostages in California after 12-hour standoff following bomb threat
Published: 11:26pm, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 11:52pm, 3 Jun 2026 A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and...
Kenya health minister says US Ebola quarantine centre will proceed despite deadly protests
Published: 11:17pm, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 11:36pm, 3 Jun 2026 Kenya’s health minister said on Wednesday that the US-funded quarantine centre would proceed, days after...