Ukraine turning the tide on Russia in Sea of Azov

Certain military campaigns get hugely overblown in their importance (usually famous battles led by famous generals) and others slip by, not getting the coverage they…

Mitch McConnell finally breaks silence

America gets serious about crazy

Just before he died Lindsey Graham said this

Lindsey Graham dies at 71

Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China as death toll in Philippines rises to 18

Typhoon Bavi was downgraded to a severe tropical storm Sunday after making landfall in eastern China, where authorities had evacuated nearly two million people in…

Chinese repairwomen smash stereotypes with power tools

The sound of pliers clicking filled a workshop in eastern China’s Hangzhou as a group of women practised stripping wires, their female instructor moving around…

Iran just closed the Strait

Hong Kong prosecutors should treat children as children

The Department of Justice continues to find ways to spoil my breakfast. Consider the case of Ms Ami Chan, which was heard in the Eastern…

In Pictures: The bus enthusiasts restoring Hong Kong’s iconic double-decker

When Chung and Terrence bought their double-decker bus from a tunnel operator in 2015, the vehicle had been used for accident simulation and training for…

Trump furious everything is coming out

Elon Musk retreats as SpaceX stock crashes

US, Ukraine strike PAC-3 missile production deal — with a catch

During their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reached a major…

How US muddle made a bad Iran war a quagmire

We have been loath to write about the ceasefire given the limitations and the ongoing circus around the “framework agreement” but have decided that now…

Hong Kong welcomes dogs into restaurants, to pet owners’ delight

Hong Kong resident Joe Lam was finally able to sit with his pet poodle Glutinous Rice inside an air-conditioned cafe on Thursday, as the city…

When gunning for regime change, be careful what you shoot for

Soon after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran assassinated its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four of his family members, as well as…

China approves fast-fashion giant Shein’s Hong Kong listing bid

Fashion titan Shein has won approval from China’s market watchdog for its initial public offering application in Hong Kong, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said…

Ambition outguns capacity in US plan to deter China

The US is racing to build a new deterrence architecture against China, but the widening gap between its strategic ambitions and its industrial, logistical and…

The US-Iran ceasefire that never was and never will be

There is a particular rhythm to America’s Middle Eastern wars that has become almost liturgical: the strikes, the declaration of victory, the memorandum of understanding…

Why the West keeps missing the point on Russia

In early June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing a face-to-face meeting to end a war now in its…