Gaza’s violent reality: hundreds have been killed since October ceasefire
As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a...
Hong Kong teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion from pension funds in past school year
Hong Kong public school teachers withdrew HK$8.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) from two retirement fund schemes in 2024–25, down 3.4 per cent from the year...
119 arrests made over HK$20 million fake Hong Kong ID and illegal work scheme
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities have arrested 119 people linked to a HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) racket that forged and distributed identity cards...
China first-generation celebrity known for photo of chubby face, scornful looks is unemployed
More than two decades ago, he was among China’s first generation of online celebrities. A photograph of his large head went viral and his...
Malaysia bans e-waste imports: ‘not world’s dumping ground’
Malaysia has announced an immediate and full ban on the importation of electronic waste, as the government vowed the country would not be a...
Outrage in South Korea over ‘importing virgins’ proposal to raise birth rate
A South Korean governor has sparked outrage after he proposed “importing Sri Lankan and Vietnamese virgins” to help stem the population decline in provincial...
Church angel resembling Italy’s prime minister painted over after outcry
Call it divine intervention, or maybe just a hasty fix-it job to put an end to days of speculation and scandal. But the end...
Indonesia to force billionaires to sell shares: loosen control or lose market status
Indonesia’s stock market needed just two days of chaos to highlight what investors have long lamented: parts of the market are not trading freely....
Historian on Trump’s new world order, Ukraine war and a Europe in crisis
Luuk van Middelaar is the director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, a think tank he co-founded in 2022. A political theorist and historian...