France investigates possible Iran link after bomb attack foiled outside Bank of America
French authorities are investigating a suspected link to Iran after thwarting a bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris at the...
Filipino farmer pleads ‘Stop US-Iran War’ after soaring fuel prices wipe out earnings
After a seven-hour drive to a trading post in northern Philippines, 35-year-old farmer Elmer Ullani took home nothing but an empty petrol tank even...
Will Iran’s strikes on Gulf smelters strengthen China’s aluminium trade?
The world is bracing for an aluminium supply shock after two major Middle Eastern smelters were damaged in Iranian attacks over the weekend, a...
Fire alarm, pump systems switched off before tragedy, Tai Po blaze panel told
Fire alarm and firefighting pump systems at the housing estate engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades were found to have been switched...
Hong Kong man arrested on suspicion of taking upskirt images of woman shopper
Hong Kong police have arrested a 36‑year‑old man on suspicion of taking upskirt images of a woman in a Sha Tin mall. Officers received...
Xiaomi, Alibaba ramp up AI recruitment amid global talent war
Chinese tech giants Xiaomi and Alibaba Group Holding have launched spring recruitment drives amid fierce competition for the talent driving the global artificial intelligence...
From Mach 0 to 6: this engine may power China’s future fighter jets and missiles
China is developing a revolutionary air-breathing engine for next-generation fighter jets and hypersonic missiles. Designed to operate continuously from a stationary start-up to over...
Japan’s PM will mull top-level talks with Iran at ‘appropriate’ time
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she will consider holding talks with the Iranian leadership at an “appropriate” time based on the...
Israel suspends military unit that assaulted CNN crew in West Bank
The Israeli military has suspended a battalion whose soldiers assaulted a CNN crew in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a rare case of punishment...