Why Lula’s ‘miracle’ win matters well beyond Brazil

Three weeks ago, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s political obituaries had all been written. The far-right presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the…

Does Japan need nuclear subs? The debate is bigger than China

Japan’s debate over nuclear-powered submarines is gaining momentum, but political deliberation should not be mistaken for a done deal. As Tokyo prepares to revise its…

Hong Kong police arrest man allegedly caught lacing cat food with rat poison

Police have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of animal cruelty after animal welfare volunteers caught him lacing bowls of food left out for stray…

Why the Middle East is already waiting out Trump’s presidency

There appears to be little prospect of lasting peace between Iran and the United States while Donald Trump remains in the White House. This is…

Hong Kong athletes bag 41 medals at Asian Para Games with historic boccia run

Hong Kong athletes have brought home 41 medals from the Asian Para Games, winning three golds and achieving the city’s historic best in boccia. The…

The US-China biotech trade war that isn’t

On October 22, the US Treasury proposed adding biotechnology to the list of Chinese sectors that American capital may no longer finance. A week earlier,…

China’s Communist Party elite gather for closed-door governance talks

China’s President Xi Jinping and other top leaders meet in Beijing on Monday at a key gathering watched closely for clues as to the country’s…

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Cost barriers leave Hong Kong’s low-income elderly shut out of advance medical directives despite landmark law

Seventy-eight-year-old Fung Ho-chu has been hoping to put her wishes on end-of-life treatment into writing ever since she learned that a new law on advance…

Trump is losing everywhere now

Collapse spreading faster than you think

Tropical Storm Champi nears China after battering Taiwan, Japan

A powerful storm swept towards China on Saturday after battering Taiwan and Japan’s southernmost islands, knocking out power to thousands of households and forcing the…

What to know about the Chinese Communist Party’s Fifth Plenum

President Xi Jinping and other top members of China’s ruling Communist Party will meet in Beijing on Monday for a crucial gathering that could hint…

They just dropped the house on Trump

They’re furious over fake friend rollout

From slop to non-slop: The new big AI theme is quantity

Two years ago, every argument about AI was about quality. The machines hallucinated court cases, absorbed biases from their training data, misspelled words in their…

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China-funded Confucius Institutes deemed US national security threat: Hegseth

The US Department of Defense has designated Confucius Institutes, Chinese-funded cultural centers on American university campuses, a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete…

Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan

Emergency crews scrambled on Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of homes in Taiwan after Typhoon Champi’s fierce winds battered the island, with…

Why ultra‑Orthodox parties will decide Netanyahu’s electoral fate

On October 20, 2026, a week before Israel’s elections, dozens of men were detained on suspicion of evading the draft – arrests that Prime Minister…