A ‘ghost fleet’ of Japan’s rusting WWII wrecks is poisoning this Pacific paradise
Published: 8:00am, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 8:03am, 13 Oct 2025 Beneath the turquoise waters of a remote Pacific atoll, a Japanese warship sunk more than...
‘Delusional’: US ambassador mocks UK minister’s claim of ‘key role’ in Gaza deal
Published: 7:36am, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 9:10am, 13 Oct 2025 The US ambassador to Israel has called UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson “delusional” for claiming...
2 ‘mega galleries’ to close Hong Kong branches as art-market slump continues
Two of the world’s biggest art galleries have announced the closure of their respective Hong Kong outposts as major players reassess their global footprint...
Vance warns of ‘painful’ and ‘deeper’ cuts as US shutdown continues
US Vice-President J.D. Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding...
Shing-Tung Yau on why China needs to ‘chart its own path’ for tech independence
Shing-Tung Yau, one of the world’s most influential mathematicians, is chair of Tsinghua University’s Qiuzhen College, which is fast-tracking talented young students through a...
Trump says Gaza ‘war is over’ as he heads to Middle East on high-stakes peace trip
Published: 5:49am, 13 Oct 2025Updated: 9:44am, 13 Oct 2025 The war in Gaza has ended and the Middle East is going to “normalise”, US...
Why India is hedging its bets on another China charm offensive
In a fast and furious year of devastating wars and high-stakes diplomacy, the historic meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister...
French ex-leader Sarkozy to serve jail time despite appeal in Libya funding case
The date for Nicolas Sarkozy’s imprisonment will be set on Monday, after the former French president was sentenced to five years in prison for...
3 workers died at Hyundai’s Georgia plant since 2022, before ICE raid: report
Three workers have died since Hyundai Motor started construction of its US$7.6 billion car factory in Georgia in 2022, the Wall Street Journal reported...