North Carolina gets Trump-backed election map aimed at gaining Republican seat
North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state’s House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat for US...
US widens anti-drug campaign with deadly strike on boat in Pacific
The US military struck a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, expanding a controversial campaign against cartels that had been...
Louvre chief admits CCTV gaps enabled heist, says she offered to resign
The director of the Louvre on Wednesday admitted there was inadequate security camera coverage of the outside walls of the museum, three days after...
Is China’s new Type 076 assault ship being put through its paces?
Speculation has grown that China’s latest Type 076 amphibious warship, which will serve as a drone carrier and is capable of launching fixed-wing fighters,...
Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter planes from Sweden
Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Wednesday after the signing of a letter of intent...
US, China trade officials to meet in Malaysia amid escalating rare earths dispute
After repeated on-again, off-again signalling in recent weeks, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has a “pretty long meeting” scheduled in South...
US fuels brain drain to China with Trump’s anti-science ‘Cultural Revolution’
Political purges, funding cuts and a growing hostility towards expertise have unsettled the US research community, evoking memories among Chinese-Americans of a dark chapter...
ICJ rules Israel must allow UNRWA access to Gaza for aid
The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the UN aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian...
Hong Kong’s semi-private schools eye Southeast Asia as source of extra students
A body representing Hong Kong’s semi-private schools is considering promoting its institutions to Southeast Asian countries, with more than 60 per cent of members...