Artemis II’s moon-bound astronauts share first images of Earth’s brilliant blue beauty
The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. Nasa released the crew’s first...
Iran war: French and Japanese-owned ships make first Strait of Hormuz crossings
A French container ship and a Japanese-owned tanker have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, in what appear to be the first such transits since...
Domestic helper arrested after 6-month-old girl dies in Hong Kong
Police have arrested a domestic helper on suspicion of child neglect following the death of a six-month-old baby in northern Hong Kong. The force...
8 die in Ukraine in Russian strikes as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce
Russian strikes killed at least eight people across Ukraine on Friday, including in a “massive” missile and drone attack near the capital, local authorities...
Sri Lanka arrests 152 in alleged Chinese-run cyberscam
Police in Sri Lanka arrested 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, on Friday for allegedly running a cyberscam operation out of a hotel in the...
US adds 178,000 jobs in March, rebounding from February losses
American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3 per...
China’s gravity-detecting SQUID gets closer to spotting US nuclear submarines
Chinese researchers unveiled a gravity detector with world-leading precision last month, potentially expanding the military applications of the technology. It uses a superconducting quantum...
Beijing mandates internal AI ethics reviews to ensure ‘controllable’ tech
Chinese companies engaging in artificial intelligence activities are required to set up internal “AI ethics review committees” under new rules released by Beijing on...
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$3.4 million worth of suspected drugs, arrests 2 men
Hong Kong customs officers have seized 6.5kg of suspected drugs worth about HK$3.4 million (US$433,800) and arrested two men in separate cases earlier this...