Tai Po fire: Asteroid named to honour fallen firefighter Ho Wai-ho
An asteroid discovered by a Hong Kong-born astronomer has been named after a firefighter who died battling an inferno at a housing complex in the…
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Taiwan protests to Kenya after officials blocked from oceans forum
Taiwan has accused Kenya of bowing to βChinese pressureβ by preventing its officials from taking part in an international oceans forum this week. China claims…
Read full article βIsraeli drones hit Lebanon soon after Trump, Iran sign peace deal
The Israeli military carried out drone strikes in southernΒ LebanonΒ on Thursday, just hours after the presidents of the US and Iran signed aΒ memorandum of understandingΒ that establishes…
Read full article βThe unavoidable prisoner: Aung San Suu Kyi at 81
On June 19, Aung San Suu Kyi turns 81 in military custody. Myanmarβs military says it moved her in late April to a βdesignated residence,β…
Read full article βIran gets Trump concessions, empty promises in return forΒ little
The leaders of the United States and Iran have signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding to end the war between their countries, as well as…
Read full article βHow Chinaβs βred linesβ are quietly shaping global newsΒ reporting
In late 2013, the then-editor in chief of Bloomberg News, Matthew Winkler, spiked an investigation into the hidden wealth of Chinaβs elite. Publishing it, he…
Read full article βWhy US presidents end up cursing BenjaminΒ Netanyahu
When the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered a strike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on June 14, Donald Trump was not amused. Fearing…
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Top Beijing official opted for Shenzhen stay during two-day Hong Kong visit, local media report
Beijingβs top official on Hong Kong affairs spent a night across the border in Shenzhen during his two-day inspection tour of Hong Kong this week.…
Read full article βFull MOU text revealed as Trump justifies ending Iran war
Foreign policy analysts and peace advocates expressed relief Wednesday that the end of the unprovoked US-Israeli war on Iran could be in sight, as the…
Read full article βUSβIran deal should see oil and LNG begin to flow again βΒ slowly
US President Donald Trump hailed the deal ending the US-Israel war with Iran with a triumphant message: βShips of the World, start your engines. Let…
Read full article βMuskβs AI tool Grok was used to help fire 2,000 munitions at Iran
AΒ PentagonΒ official revealed in a court filing earlier this week that theΒ US militaryΒ used a version of Elon MuskβsΒ artificial intelligenceΒ tool, Grok, to help carry out attacks on…
Read full article βRussian greatness unrestored, Ukraine is Europeβs new rising power
Russiaβs ongoing war against Ukraine is often, and misleadingly, characterized as a great power conflict. The narrative goes like this: Russia went to war against…
Read full article βThe young woman at the handball gymnasium
On June 16, outside Seoulβs Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium, an extraordinary scene unfolded. For days, the venue had been at the center of controversy surrounding…
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HK$1.4 billion given to parents with newborns, but Hong Kong birth rate fell to record low in 2025
The Hong Kong government has awarded more than HK$1.4 billion to parents with newborns since it implemented a cash handout scheme three years ago. Although…
Read full article βPeace deal wonβt end Thailand-Cambodiaβs humanitarian crisis
On May 28, 2025, a localized skirmish along the Thailand-Cambodia border rapidly escalated into one of the regionβs most significant military conflicts in recent decades.…
Read full article βHow (and why) AI is eroding US democracy
In the first few weeks of his presidency,Β Donald TrumpΒ announced a massive AIΒ infrastructureΒ project dubbed Stargate. It was an unexpected and rather odd event for a new…
Read full article βCan Vietnam satisfy Washington before trade ties fray?
Vietnamβs relationship with the United States is entering a new phase. While the two countries have strengthened cooperation on semiconductors, critical minerals and Indo-Pacific security,…
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China warns next phase of US-Iran talks will be βmore difficultβ
Chinaβs top diplomat told his Pakistani counterpart on Tuesday that the next phase of negotiations between the United States and Iran β which Pakistan has…
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China detains 2 leaders of prominent underground church in Sichuan as SWAT team raids service β rights group
Chinese authorities are holding two leaders of a prominent Protestant church in detention after police raided a service over the weekend, a rights group told…
Read full article ββWhy bother?β: Trump no longer feels the need to seize Iranβs uranium
US PresidentΒ Donald TrumpΒ and his top advisers have spent months insisting that extracting and confiscating highly enriched uranium from Iran was the top objective of the…
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