Indonesia’s juvenile justice system under scrutiny after girl, 12, kills mother
A rare case of matricide in Indonesia in which a girl, 12, was arrested for the murder of her mother has put the country’s...
Deadly clashes in Aleppo shatter Syria’s fragile peace as thousands flee
Fierce fighting in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters has driven thousands of civilians from their homes, with Washington...
North Korea’s Kim expected to cling to nuclear security blanket after Venezuela operation
The United States’ decapitation operation against Venezuela will reinforce North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, an aspiration that will continue to draw China’s “tacit tolerance”, according...
Hong Kong police searching for mainland Chinese man, 47, missing for 3 days
Hong Kong police are searching for a 47-year-old mainland Chinese man who has gone missing for three days. The force said Ye Zhihui was...
Starry Lee secures Hong Kong Legco presidency after 5-vote win over Ronick Chan
Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Starry Lee Wai-king has been elected president of the Legislative Council, narrowly defeating Ronick Chan Chun-ying by a five-vote margin...
China seeks ‘safe and reliable’ AI supply as global tech race heats up
China has vowed to achieve “safe and reliable supply” in key artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027 as the global race for frontier technologies...
US allies Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions
Washington’s allies in the Middle East and beyond are facing the prospects of joining rival blocs in alignment with the different visions of Saudi...
Hongkongers shiver as winter monsoon drives temperatures down to 5.9 degrees
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China sends 0.1-second blackout recovery technology to protect power grids in 12 nations
China has developed smart power grid technology that cuts blackout recovery time to a 10th of a second, according to state media, which said...