Hong Kong double-decker bus window smashed by tree branch, 1 passenger injured
Passengers on a Hong Kong bus have escaped unharmed after a tree branch struck the upper deck, shattering a side window. Police said they...
Sara Duterte’s ally Marcoleta arrested hours before her impeachment trial in Philippines
Published: 1:46pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:52pm, 6 Jul 2026 A Philippine senator who is an ally of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio was arrested on Monday...
Hong Kong police arrest 13 in drink and drug driving crackdown during World Cup
Published: 1:32pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:34pm, 6 Jul 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested 13 people in a three-day operation targeting drink- and drug-driving...
Nuclear-powered Chinese submarine fires test missile in the Pacific
Published: 1:12pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:31pm, 6 Jul 2026 A nuclear-powered People’s Liberation Army submarine fired a test missile on the high seas in...
Venezuela quakes survivor shares ordeal after 8 days buried alive
Published: 12:59pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:03pm, 6 Jul 2026 Hernan Gil was working his shift as a security guard in the basement of a...
Noted scientists leave US for China, America turns 250: 5 weekend reads you missed
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would...
Outgunned Philippine Air Force takes on South China Sea defence
For decades, the Philippine Air Force hunted communist rebels and Islamist militants in the country’s forests and southern islands. Now, amid seemingly intractable tensions...
China’s Biren seeks US$900m to fund GPU push and challenge Nvidia amid AI boom
Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaking champion Shanghai Biren Technology is raising HK$7 billion (US$892.5 million) to boost production of its graphics processing units (GPUs), joining...
Russia strikes Kyiv with deadly barrage on eve of Nato summit
Published: 11:59am, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:23pm, 6 Jul 2026 Russia struck Ukraine’s Kyiv region with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least eight people...