How Hong Kong’s strengths can help unlock Central Asia’s potential
Hong Kong has taken a monumental step forward in expanding its global economic footprint. Last week, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, leading a high-level...
Trump picks ally Todd Blanche as attorney general, teeing up US Senate fight
Published: 5:06am, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 5:15am, 9 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche, acting US attorney general, to fill the position...
Norway court orders release of ailing crown princess’s son ahead of rape verdict
Published: 4:13am, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 4:33am, 9 Jun 2026 A Norway court on Monday ordered the release of ailing Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son Marius...
Israel, Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for first time since ceasefire
Israel and Iran appeared to back away from further strikes on Monday, hours after they traded fire for the first time since the US...
Nationals from China, India among 17 new US denaturalisation cases
The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of naturalised Americans, with the US Justice Department on Monday filing lawsuits against...
US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban
The United States has placed travel bans on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a broader campaign to...
Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa fee is an unlawful tax, judge rules
A federal judge on Monday struck down a US$100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign...
US adds Alibaba, BYD and other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist
The Pentagon has added Alibaba, BYD, Baidu and dozens of other Chinese companies to its list of entities it says are linked to China’s...
Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex-chief justice at national park protest
Published: 1:23am, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 2:20am, 9 Jun 2026 Riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters rallying on Monday against plans...