2 dead, 4 injured as northern China truck collision triggers huge chemical blast
Published: 10:00pm, 5 Jul 2026Updated: 10:01pm, 5 Jul 2026 Two people were killed and four others injured when a truck carrying ammonium nitrate collided...
Why the Indo-Pacific might be on the back burner at the Nato summit
Nato’s 32 member states will convene in the Turkish capital this week for an annual summit expected to be dominated by efforts to secure...
‘Catastrophic’ Super Typhoon Bavi hits US island of Rota
People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centres and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a “super typhoon” was...
Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
Published: 8:49pm, 5 Jul 2026Updated: 9:06pm, 5 Jul 2026 A state-of-the-art greenhouse gas monitoring instrument spearheaded by a Hong Kong university has officially commenced...
German govt may withhold classified info from states if far-right start winning
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Sunday that the federal government is considering withholding information from ministers in state administrations if they are formed...
How bitter Persian Gulf rivals can make peace the Asean way
“The Emiratis – by far the most hawkish, by far the most pro-Israel country in the [Gulf Cooperation Council] – they’re having conversations with...
Berkshire Hathaway’s multibillion-dollar buy of Taylor Morrison to boost US housing market
Berkshire Hathaway’s all-cash acquisition of home builder Taylor Morrison for US$6.8 billion is likely to trigger more investment in the US housing market, as...
Could China hawk Nancy Pelosi’s pick for US Congress influence Beijing ties?
While local bread-and-butter issues will dominate the November election in the US, former House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s endorsement of Connie Chan to succeed her...
Fires ravage France, Spain, Portugal forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again
Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal on Sunday as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe. The latest wildfires have...