Forget air-con, Singapore looks underground for a cooler future
Deep underneath Singapore’s northeastern district of Punggol, a 5km (three-mile) network of metal pipes roars as it pumps chilled water to cool offices and...
Strongest earthquake in nearly 150 years hits off Cuba, shaking Mexico and Florida
A historically strong earthquake struck off Cuba’s northwest coast on Monday, according to official reports, shaking parts of Cuba, Mexico and Florida that are...
China’s Xi stays at exclusive Pyongyang guest house near shrines to former supreme leaders
Published: 9:00am, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 10:30am, 9 Jun 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has returned to Pyongyang’s Kumsusan State Guest House, the highly secluded...
How Hong Kong’s strengths can help unlock Central Asia’s potential
Hong Kong has taken a monumental step forward in expanding its global economic footprint. Last week, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, leading a high-level...
Trump picks ally Todd Blanche as attorney general, teeing up US Senate fight
Published: 5:06am, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 5:15am, 9 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche, acting US attorney general, to fill the position...
Norway court orders release of ailing crown princess’s son ahead of rape verdict
Published: 4:13am, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 4:33am, 9 Jun 2026 A Norway court on Monday ordered the release of ailing Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son Marius...
Israel, Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for first time since ceasefire
Israel and Iran appeared to back away from further strikes on Monday, hours after they traded fire for the first time since the US...
Nationals from China, India among 17 new US denaturalisation cases
The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of naturalised Americans, with the US Justice Department on Monday filing lawsuits against...
US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban
The United States has placed travel bans on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a broader campaign to...