Hong Kong’s first-ever five-year plan will not alter the city’s capitalist system but will seek to make full use of its advantages in shaping the territory’s long-term development, Chief Executive John Lee
Iran’s leadership has retreated into the shadows, with its newly installed supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, reportedly governing through a clandestine web of couriers while recovering from devastating injuries. As the war
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The United States’ ability to defend Taiwan in the event of a near-term conflict with China is being quietly reassessed inside the administration, as extensive weapons use in the ongoing Iran war
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A growing push to regulate artificial intelligence in military applications is running into a fundamental problem: no one can agree on who exactly represents the “AI industry.” A new analysis by the
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Chinese state-linked hackers are increasingly weaponizing everyday consumer devices such as home internet routers and even smart refrigerators to conduct sophisticated cyber attacks against Western nations, according to a joint warning from
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The White House has accused China of orchestrating a sweeping campaign to steal advanced artificial intelligence technology from American companies, describing the effort as “industrial-scale” and vowing stronger countermeasures. In a memo,
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With the United States and Iran escalating confrontations along the Strait of Hormuz—including seizure of ships—the waterway has become “pivotal to negotiations” between the two countries. Washington escalated to direct interdiction of Iranian-linked shipping
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On April 22, 2026, Nepal’s Home Minister Sudhan Gurung resigned amid mounting criticism over alleged financial links and share transactions with controversial intermediaries. At the centre of the controversy is Dipak Bhatta,
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During some of the worst days of the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran, I was talking to friends who were in the civilian areas being bombed. Some of them are scholars, others
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On March 8 a single high altitude drone crossed the perimeter of Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana late at night, then disappeared. Some thought it was just another civilian operating a
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“What we are seeing is the redistribution of the ways that they funnel money,” Ella Rosenberg says, describing a shift that reflects not only tactical adaptation but a structural evolution in how
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The large-scale US airstrike on Venezuela was unprecedented in modern history. The surprise attack forcibly kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Combatant Cilia Flores, from Fort Tiuna on the outskirts
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Over the past two decades, Afghanistan has cycled through war, foreign intervention, and fragile attempts at political transition. The Taliban’s return in August 2021—twenty years after their removal by U.S.-led forces—marked a
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BP has suffered a significant shareholder rebellion after investors rejected key proposals to scale back climate reporting requirements and introduce fully virtual annual general meetings, marking an early challenge for its new
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A new advertising campaign by Volvo has triggered international controversy after featuring Hu Xijin, a prominent and outspoken former editor of Global Times known for his fiercely nationalistic views and combative rhetoric.
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The death of two U.S. government officials in a road accident in a remote area of Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental has rapidly evolved from a tragic highway incident into a politically charged
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