Birthday girl among 3 crushed to death by monster truck in Colombia
Published: 7:29am, 5 May 2026Updated: 11:35am, 5 May 2026 A Colombian girl celebrating her 10th birthday was among three people crushed to death at...
UK eyes joining EU’s €90 billion loan to Ukraine
Britain is in talks to join the European Union’s €90 billion (US$105.13 billion) loan to Ukraine to qualify for Kyiv’s defence orders that the...
Chinese start-up ZYT eyes mass production of semi-autonomous trucks this year
Chinese self-driving technology firm ZYT is edging closer to mass production of semi-autonomous trucks that can improve fuel efficiency and save logistics costs, likely...
Pulitzers honour damning coverage of Trump and his policies
Coverage of the Trump administration dominated the Pulitzer Prizes announced on Monday as the prize committee unleashed a searing attack on US President Donald...
How the Middle East crisis is expanding China’s agrochemical influence
As the Middle East conflict spreads uncertainty among farmers around the world, Chinese farmers are carrying out their spring ploughing as usual and appear...
US Secret Service shoots armed suspect near White House
Published: 5:56am, 5 May 2026Updated: 9:24am, 5 May 2026 An armed man was shot by US Secret Service (USSS) agents in downtown Washington on...
How US tech hegemony is locking out the Global South
In global discourse, a script has been handed to us: the United States and China are locked in a “tech race”. But this is...
Putin and Zelensky announce rival ceasefires ahead of Russia’s Victory Day
Published: 3:44am, 5 May 2026Updated: 9:47am, 5 May 2026 President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a two-day ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine on...
China consul in Mexico calls protectionism a ‘dead end’ as trade tensions with US escalate
Published: 3:40am, 5 May 2026Updated: 4:00am, 5 May 2026 China’s top diplomat on the US-Mexico border denounced protectionism as a dead end at the...