SpaceX launches another test flight of its mega Starship rocket
SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight on Monday, striving to make it halfway around the world while releasing...
Venezuela closes embassy in Norway after Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuela said on Monday it had closed its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize....
Hong Kong nursing home, hospital first to benefit from new CLP energy saving plan
A nursing home and a hospital have become the first beneficiaries of a major Hong Kong power company’s new energy saving scheme, with the...
Wall Street rebounds as Trump softens posture on China tariffs
Published: 6:40am, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 8:15am, 14 Oct 2025 Wall Street stocks rebounded on Monday from steep pre-weekend falls as US President Donald Trump...
UK far-right figure Tommy Robinson back in court over refusal to give phone PIN
UK activist Tommy Robinson, who organised a huge far-right march in London last month, returned to court on Monday for refusing to divulge his...
What will Beijing’s next 5-year plan mean for Taiwan?
Published: 6:00am, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 6:03am, 14 Oct 2025 As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of...
Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer leaves island for US exile after imprisonment
Published: 5:27am, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 5:46am, 14 Oct 2025 Prominent Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer left the island on Monday for exile in the...
Madagascar president says in ‘safe place’ after attempt on life
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina said on Monday he was in a “safe place” after an attempt on his life, following weeks of youth protests...
UK’s MI5 warns politicians they are targets of Chinese and Russian spying
Published: 3:18am, 14 Oct 2025Updated: 4:34am, 14 Oct 2025 Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5 issued a rare public warning to members of parliament on...