Teen kills 4 at Oregon school before being shot dead by armed citizen
Published: 6:39am, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 10:17am, 16 Oct 2026 Three children and one teacher were shot dead at an elementary school Thursday in the...
Bus hits train near Channel Tunnel in France, injuring 19
A minibus collided with a stationary train in a Channel Tunnel vehicle boarding area in France on Thursday evening, injuring the driver and 18...
The China decoupling paradox: why the world still needs its manufacturing machine
Published: 6:00am, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 6:13am, 16 Oct 2026 Talk of global decoupling from China has persisted for years, as has speculation that emerging...
Visa’s China approval a ‘direct outcome’ of Xi-Trump summit, Beijing says
Published: 5:53am, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 7:28am, 16 Oct 2026 China said on Thursday that the recent government approval allowing American bank card payment giant...
Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia never passed bar exam, wrongly claims China has none
Published: 5:52am, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 6:02am, 16 Oct 2026 White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has acknowledged that she never passed a bar exam,...
Beyond baby bonuses: Hong Kong needs to attract couples with liveability
Hong Kong’s efforts to boost the number of newborns in the city should be considered in the context of talent retention relating to Hong...
Houthis launch deadly attack on presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden
The Houthis launched a deadly missile attack on Thursday on the presidential palace in the Yemeni government’s interim capital of Aden, as Saudi Arabia...
China bought half of Brazil’s oil exports as Iran war shut Hormuz, driving sales to record
Published: 2:23am, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 3:55am, 16 Oct 2026 Trade between Brazil and China reached a record US$143 billion in the first nine months...
Prince Harry and Meghan in first joint outing since UK return: ‘great to be back!’
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife on Thursday carried out their first joint engagement since their surprise move back to the UK in August,...