Tibet conference in Nepal pushed online

An international academic conference on Tibet due to take place in Nepal this month has been pushed online, organisers said Saturday, calling it a “worrying…

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Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 73

In July, Hong Kong’s cultural sector found itself in the crosshairs. Two independent bookstores, including one with a history of 50 years, were raided. Books…

Anguish and hope: why Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen set himself on fire in New York

No one knew what Lobga Rangzen was planning. Not the monk who was his friend of 30 years, not his niece in New York. The…

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US weighs tactical nukes as China, Russia raise escalatory stakes

The US may be entering a period of significant nuclear reassessment as it confronts a growing mismatch between its predominantly strategic arsenal and adversaries increasingly…

Makkah pact more strategic hedge than mutual defense revolution

On August 7, 2026, at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz…

Unpacking the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey defense pact

The recently signed Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey Joint Defense Agreement, concluded in Mecca on August 7, 2026, and referred to as the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, marks…

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The political black hole over the Strait of Hormuz

The absence of Iran’s supreme leader, doubts about his condition and internal power divisions are turning the country into a failing state — spreading chaos…

California may win chip race while losing productivity one

Silicon Valley built its reputation by making transistors smaller and smaller. For decades, each shrink delivered a predictable payoff: faster computers, cheaper computing power, new…

Hong Kong swelters as Tropical Cyclone Dolphin sees temperatures exceed 38°C

Temperatures exceeded 38 degrees Celsius in some parts of the city on Saturday, as Tropical Cyclone Dolphin brought a heatwave to Hong Kong. The Observatory…

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China confirms 2 sailors died in 2025 South China Sea collision

Beijing has quietly confirmed the deaths of two Chinese sailors in a collision in the contested South China Sea, according to government statements nearly a…

Nuclear age began 81 years ago with lies, could end the same way

The atomic age began with a lie. Eighty-one years ago this week, a single American airplane, flying almost unnoticed over a Japanese city, dropped a…

​Out of bullets, US will have to adjust and change security policy

​While President Trump says the US is not short of weapons, he has told Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that the US does not have Patriot…

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Over 90% of public submissions support Hong Kong sexual offences reform, says security chief

Over 90 per cent of more than 6,000 public submissions have voiced support for Hong Kong’s sexual offences reform, the city’s security chief has said,…

Security chief slams press union’s ‘black-box’ leadership election, as chair cites ‘intense harassment’ for withheld candidate list

Hong Kong’s security chief has slammed the city’s biggest press group, saying it lacks credibility while claiming its upcoming executive committee elections are a “black-box…