US bans new Chinese telecoms gear, citing national security risks
The administration of US President Donald Trump on Tuesday tightened the rules on the importation, marketing and sales of new Chinese telecoms gear in...
Over 60 killed in massive drug raids in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
Published: 5:45am, 29 Oct 2025Updated: 5:56am, 29 Oct 2025 Bodies piled up in poor neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched...
Why Trump’s unpredictability and inconsistency could hamper meeting with Xi
As Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attempt to stabilise US-China trade relations on Thursday, a major problem unlikely to go away, no matter...
Could China’s Linglong One reactor be a game-changer for Asia?
Earlier this month, China National Nuclear Corporation quietly marked a groundbreaking achievement. It announced that Linglong One – which it has billed as the...
Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to rival ‘left-biased’ Wikipedia
Elon Musk’s company xAI has launched a website called Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, which he and others on the American right...
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as devastating Category 5 storm
Published: 1:29am, 29 Oct 2025Updated: 4:59am, 29 Oct 2025 Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled onto...
Israel strikes Gaza in fresh test of fragile ceasefire
Published: 12:28am, 29 Oct 2025Updated: 4:33am, 29 Oct 2025 The Israeli army launched a barrage of attacks in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions with...
Kenyan plane crash kills pilot, 10 tourists from Hungary, Germany
A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya’s coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while en route to the Maasai Mara...
Hong Kong activist Andrew Chiu is first national security convict to be freed early
Andrew Chiu Ka-yin, one of the prosecution witnesses jailed in a landmark subversion case involving 47 Hong Kong activists, has become the first national...