Meta ordered to pay US$375 million over child exploitation and user safety claims
A New Mexico jury found on Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer...
Gary Liu and Liu Xiaochun on what role stablecoins could play in China and the US
Welcome to Open Dialogue, a series from the South China Morning Post where we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects...
Trump’s China policy lacks strategy and coherence: former Biden officials
Washington’s China policy lacks strategy, coherence and a clear framework in US President Donald Trump’s second term, mirroring his first, according to a former...
Conflict in the Middle East is boosting the value of the Arctic windfall
Gulf exporters are scrambling to bypass the Strait of Hormuz after Iran choked off most of the maritime traffic in one of the world’s...
Supreme Court justices lean towards Trump in asylum-processing case
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to rule in favour of President Donald Trump’s administration in its defence of the government’s authority...
Minnesota sues government for access to evidence in 3 shooting deaths by federal officers
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently investigate three shootings by federal officers,...
Judge allows Brazil’s Bolsonaro to serve 27-year sentence at home due to ill health
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro received permission on Tuesday from a top Brazilian justice to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at...
Trump’s approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, poll finds
US President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a...
French authorities search Paris arm of Swiss bank in Epstein-linked probe
French financial prosecutors said on Tuesday that searches were carried out at several locations, including the Paris arm of Swiss private bank Edmond de...