Iran delays funeral of supreme leader over crowd concerns
Iran postponed the funeral of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike last weekend, citing expectations of large...
Is the US in decline? After Iran strikes, maybe not, Chinese analysts say
The US’ decapitation of Iran’s leaders highlights America’s superior military strength and runs counter to the popular view in China that the United States...
Man arrested after 14 endangered reptiles found in Kwai Chung industrial site
Hong Kong authorities arrested a man after the discovery of 14 endangered reptiles, including a crocodile and two pythons, at an industrial site in...
Turkey says missile launched from Iran destroyed by Nato
A ballistic missile launched from Iran and heading towards Turkish airspace via Iraq and Syria was destroyed by Nato air defence systems, Turkish officials...
Alibaba recruits Google DeepMind contributor to join Qwen AI team, sources say
Alibaba Group Holding has recruited a research scientist from Google DeepMind to bolster development efforts for its Qwen artificial intelligence models, in an internal...
Pakistan’s forever war and the politics of exhaustion
The latest exchange of air strikes and border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan has once again pushed the region to the brink, reviving a...
Hong Kong tycoons downplay impact of Middle East war on city’s fortunes
Hong Kong tycoons have downplayed the impact of the escalating Middle East conflict on the city, while expressing confidence in the region’s economic outlook...
Khamenei’s fall exposes China’s military AI lag versus US, Beijing adviser warns
China must speed up military applications of AI and deepen civil-military fusion to narrow its strategic gap with the United States, a leading Chinese...
China team’s space laser breakthrough takes communication speeds to high orbit
Chinese scientists have reported a milestone in space laser communications, sustaining a high-speed, hours-long laser link with a satellite more than 40,000km (25,000 miles)...