UN warns world to prepare for El Nino extreme weather
Published: 1:07am, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 1:32am, 3 Jun 2026 There is an 80 per cent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between...
Trump taps housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief
Published: 11:43pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 1:35am, 3 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump has named federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of...
Hong Kong to keep ‘open mind’ on options for struggling postal service
Published: 10:29pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 11:17pm, 2 Jun 2026 Hong Kong authorities have vowed to develop a long-term road map for the city’s struggling...
US proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices
The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25 per cent on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair...
Bangladesh faces further measles risk due to lack of vaccinations, travel
Published: 10:10pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 12:07am, 3 Jun 2026 The measles outbreak in Bangladesh is one of its deadliest health crises in decades, and...
Can China’s caesium-from-brine tech cut reliance on Canadian, Australian ores?
Published: 10:00pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 10:38pm, 2 Jun 2026 Chinese researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method to extract caesium from brine, a process...
Putin in Beijing, ‘China shock’ in EU: 7 global relations reads
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like...
China-Cuba ‘US security threat’, Brazil’s rare earths: Latin America relations reads
Published: 10:00pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 12:38am, 3 Jun 2026 We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin American...
Hong Kong rolls out summer deals, events to mark 50 years of dragon boat races
Published: 9:41pm, 2 Jun 2026Updated: 11:53pm, 2 Jun 2026 The Hong Kong Tourism Board will launch a summer campaign featuring citywide discounts and events...