Chinese container ships pass through Strait of Hormuz at second attempt, data shows
Two Chinese container ships sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday on their second attempt to leave the Gulf after turning back on...
Israeli parliament approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
Israel’s Parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The bill’s passage marked a major victory...
New York Times accuses Pentagon of flouting judge’s order blocking its press access policy
The Pentagon has flouted a court order blocking it from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Defence Department’s headquarters, a lawyer...
French court convicts Chinese captain of oil tanker linked to Russian shadow fleet
A French court on Monday issued an arrest warrant and a one-year prison sentence against the Chinese captain of a suspected Russian “shadow fleet”...
France investigates possible Iran link after bomb attack foiled outside Bank of America
French authorities are investigating a suspected link to Iran after thwarting a bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris at the...
Filipino farmer pleads ‘Stop US-Iran War’ after soaring fuel prices wipe out earnings
After a seven-hour drive to a trading post in northern Philippines, 35-year-old farmer Elmer Ullani took home nothing but an empty petrol tank even...
Will Iran’s strikes on Gulf smelters strengthen China’s aluminium trade?
The world is bracing for an aluminium supply shock after two major Middle Eastern smelters were damaged in Iranian attacks over the weekend, a...
Fire alarm, pump systems switched off before tragedy, Tai Po blaze panel told
Fire alarm and firefighting pump systems at the housing estate engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades were found to have been switched...
Hong Kong man arrested on suspicion of taking upskirt images of woman shopper
Hong Kong police have arrested a 36‑year‑old man on suspicion of taking upskirt images of a woman in a Sha Tin mall. Officers received...