Iran restores partial internet access after record months-long blackout
Published: 1:21am, 27 May 2026Updated: 2:25am, 27 May 2026 Iran started restoring access to the internet – a sign that the longest shutdown of...
Trump, near 80, has third medical exam amid questions on health: ‘maybe junk food is good’
Published: 12:54am, 27 May 2026Updated: 7:31am, 27 May 2026 Donald Trump said an annual medical check-up had gone “perfectly” on Tuesday, as the health...
How urban renewal can keep Yau Ma Tei’s street life alive
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In Yau Ma Tei, street life, wet markets, night-time food stalls, small...
Bad-mannered or racist? Debate rages over Hong Kong principal’s Singapore clash
Published: 11:36pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 1:49am, 27 May 2026 Debates continued to rage online after a Hong Kong school principal was filmed verbally abusing...
Trump moves to punish US government workers who leak information to reporters
Published: 11:17pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 11:56pm, 26 May 2026 US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed asking federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements...
Indonesia bans Polymarket following bets on Prabowo presidency end date
Indonesia has blocked predictions market Polymarket as part of its crackdown on online gambling, its communications and digital ministry said, days after the site...
Hong Kong unveils proposed overhaul of fire safety laws as consultation begins
Published: 11:02pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 1:13am, 27 May 2026 Hong Kong authorities have launched a public consultation on overhauling fire safety regulations, six months...
Huawei’s new chip scaling law aims to sidestep ASML chokepoint but hurdles remain: analysts
Published: 10:00pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 10:52pm, 26 May 2026 Huawei Technologies has engineered a workaround to one of China’s most crippling chipmaking bottlenecks, but...
West Bank settlers steal Palestinian family’s sheep herd ahead of Eid festival
Palestinian shepherd Sameeha Rasheed was planning for the sacred ritual of sacrificing her family’s sheep for the Eid al-Adha holiday, one of the holiest...