3 US police officers killed and 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shooting
Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded on Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. Advertisement...
Hong Kong matches US Fed’s rate cut in boon for borrowers, economy
Published: 7:00am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 7:50am, 18 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s de facto central bank cut the city’s base rate for the first time...
China pushes for closer Southeast Asia trade links as it fends off US pressure
Vice-President Han Zheng urged China and Southeast Asia to deepen their strategic alignment on Wednesday, as Beijing pushes to upgrade its free trade area...
Australia’s anti-immigrant rage a sign of democratic erosion
It is sometimes argued that democracy suffers when autocrats manipulate legal frameworks or when institutions are weakened. Yet in liberal democracies such as Australia,...
Israel says it’s developed ‘Iron Beam’ laser weapon to stop missiles, drones
Published: 5:25am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 5:44am, 18 Sep 2025 Israel’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that it had completed the development of a powerful...
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign defence pact amid growing wariness over US
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defence pact on Wednesday, in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership amid...
WTO chief finds hope in Trump trade disruption, sees chance for ‘reglobalisation’
The head of the world’s trade watchdog has delivered an upbeat take on US President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariffs – one of the biggest...
US Fed cuts rates for first time in 2025 amid Trump pressure, weaker job outlook
Published: 2:19am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 3:58am, 18 Sep 2025 The US Federal Reserve has announced that it will cut interest rates by a quarter...
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer
Published: 1:38am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 3:23am, 18 Sep 2025 Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged on Wednesday from the hospital where he had...