China’s satellite engine smashes record, leaves US rival far behind
China has tested a satellite engine with a record-breaking operating life, a key technology that could help propel the world’s…
Will Johor-Singapore causeway bottlenecks sway outcome of Malaysia’s state election?
Adli Hakimi knows the first obstacle in Johor’s state election is not the ballot box, but the Causeway. The 26-year-old…
Merz hits back at Trump for ridiculing Germany’s defence spending drive
Germany does not have to shy away from talking up its record on defence spending, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on…
WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked…
Venezuelan man rescued from rubble 8 days after deadly quakes: ‘truly a miracle’
Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced on Thursday after pulling a 43-year-old man alive from the ruins of…
Cyberattack on Hong Kong’s Shun Hing Group affects data of 1 million people
A cyberattack on leading Hong Kong appliance distributor Shun Hing Group has compromised the personal information of more than 1…
Lam Wing-kee, Hong Kong bookseller detained in mainland China, dies
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who publicly recounted being abducted and detained by mainland Chinese authorities in 2015, has died…
US job growth falters, testing Trump’s Republicans ahead of midterm election
The United States posted weaker-than-expected job growth in June as new data showed the labour market is facing headwinds ahead…
Could China’s containerised aircraft launcher reshape rules of modern warfare?
The footage shows three eight-wheeled flat-top trucks driving on to what appears to be an airfield runway. Once aligned and…
Maltese tycoon on trial over murder of ‘one-woman WikiLeaks’ Daphne Caruana Galizia
A Maltese tycoon went on trial on Wednesday accused of ordering the murder of a hard-hitting investigative journalist that rocked…