Head of US Space Force base in Greenland fired after J.D. Vance visit
Colonel Susan Meyers sent a base-wide email showing support for Greenland and Denmark, amid Trump’s repeated threats to annex the territory.
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UK parliament recalled to discuss takeover of Chinese-owned British Steel
The rare emergency session is a bid to save the country’s last steel-producing factory amid Trump’s metal tariffs.
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As Trump has annual check-up, will he finally share details of his health?
The nation’s oldest president to be sworn into office has long kept basic facts about his health shrouded in secrecy.
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Siobhan Haughey’s Olympic swimsuit sells at auction for more than Phelps’ Speedos
HK$180,000 bid buys Arena swimsuit and team cap Haughey wore to earn Hong Kong’s first Olympic medal in swimming.
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‘Protect not punish’ whistle-blowers, Malaysian corruption watchdog urges
A businessman who exposed alleged corruption is now facing scrutiny himself, raising questions about Malaysia’s anti-graft legal framework.
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Philippines denies health scare after Marcos appears to have bleeding gums in viral video
Speculation about the president’s health was fuelled by footage of Marcos speaking with what looked like blood in his mouth during a speech.
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EU senses more leverage over Beijing as US and China wage superpower trade war
Following small win in brandy probe, Brussels hopes it will be able to push Beijing on industrial overcapacity, sources say.
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American in Thailand pleads guilty to threatening to kill US Senator Thom Tillis
Eric Charles Welton, who was angry over too many unsolicited political emails, faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
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China’s exporters on edge as trade war casts shadow over Canton Fair
China’s oldest and largest trade fair unlikely to be a bonanza as exporters prepare for lean times amid tariff-induced uncertainty.
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Meet Peng Zhihui, the latest young robotics star to catch the Chinese premier’s attention
The founder of AgiBot joins a new generation of tech entrepreneurs who have gained recognition from China’s top leadership.
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Hong Kong launches measures to protect exporters from shipment risks amid trade war
Initiatives include providing a 50 per cent insurance premium discount for pre-shipment risks and extending the free protection period.
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EU puts tariffs on hold for 90 days to match Trump’s pause
The EU had approved retaliatory tariffs on US$23 billion in goods in response to his 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.
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Hong Kong police arrest 6, bust cross-border syndicate that laundered HK$290 million
Syndicate believed to have conducted at least 46 scams between June 2023 and January, conning victims out of HK$13.66 million, police say.
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After Trump’s ‘tactical retreat’, analysts warn ‘crazy’ week is just the beginning
Rapid movements in the US-China trade war, even with a 90-day tariff pause, are throwing the global economy into turmoil, analysts say.
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Hong Kong police take away US-based activist Frances Hui’s parents for questioning
Officers escorted the activist’s mother and father to two police stations in Sha Tin on Thursday, source says.
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Amazon abruptly cancels some orders from China amid Trump’s tariffs
One vendor says a US$500,000 wholesale order was cancelled without warning after the products had already been manufactured.
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Hitched to Trump’s tariff roller coaster, anxious Asean ministers meet in Malaysia
Helter-skelter wielding of levies has baffled Southeast Asian exporters and left their leaders in a spin.
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Can backchannel diplomacy rescue US-China ties from brutal tariff war?
Rapidly escalating tit-for-tat exchanges are making it hard to see how leadership talks could occur, observers said.
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Trump raises China tariffs to 125%, pauses tariffs on most other nations for 90 days
It was seemingly an attempt to narrow the unprecedented trade war between the US and most of the world to one between the US and China.
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Man detained in Sweden on suspicion of spying on Uygurs for China
Beijing has denied accusations from rights organisations about abuses against the ethnic minority group in Xinjiang.
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