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China’s air forceChinaMilitaryAre Chinese military aircraft already using a new joint air facility in Laos?Recent satellite imagery shows twice as many K-8/JL-8-family trainer aircraft on...
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into goldThe physicists made an unexpected breakthroughBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popoverScienti...
Mom says thieves stole her purse with life-saving medicine from back of son’s wheelchair at Texas State FairAfter a good day with her son prompted a trip to the Texas State Fair, the mother is now wor...
A legacy of deforestation has left Ethiopia struggling with more intense flooding and drought. The country is trying to restore its native forests through one of the world’s most ambitious and well-fu...
M&S boss tells Healey to ‘take the handcuffs off Britain’ weeks before Burnham’s first BudgetStuart Machin urged John Healey to undo the ‘disastrous’ decisions made in Labour’s previous two BudgetsBoo...
Ukraine warWorldEuropeRussian attacks kill 20 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with PutinThe diesel deal contrasted a sweeping Russia sanctions law Trump signed last month to cl...
Crime in Hong KongHong KongLaw and Crime127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicateThe group allegedly charged borrowers HK$100 a day for every HK$10,000 ...
China’s Communist PartyChinaPoliticsChina’s Zhejiang province calls to limit tech giants’ power over online trafficCommunist Party authorities in eastern China urge greater oversight of i...
Chinese court sentenced former mayor of Wuhan city to 14 years in prison for briberyA former Chinese mayor of a central Chinese city plagued by the coronavirus outbreak more than six years ago has bee...
PolandWorldEurope3 injured in Poland’s third youth stabbing attack in 4 daysTwo school attacks earlier in the week left one dead and several others wounded, including children1-MIN READ1-...
TaiwanChinaPoliticsTaiwanese leader welcomes talks between Washington and Beijing ‘to reduce risk of war’Beijing says William Lai’s Double Tenth speech was ‘stirring up confrontation’ as ...
Trending in ChinaPeople & CultureChina PersonalitiesRetired China Olympic champion diver sparks debate after reality show reveals toxic parentingHer parents reportedly controlled her bank...
Paternity leave and a father’s engagement during infancy is associated with better cognitive, social, and emotional regulation outcomes for the child, writes Alvin Thomas.
The Political SceneWho Won the Redistricting War?Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom—and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms.By Jon AllsopOctober 10, ...
UK government blocks Northern Ireland march after standoff fueled sectarian tensionsThe British government has blocked a contentious march in Northern Ireland after a two-week standoffBookmarkBookmark...
Police detain 76 and check 50,000 schools after 2 attacks shake PolandPolice in Poland have detained 76 people and checked nearly 50,000 schools to prevent further violence after two school attacksBoo...
Lebanon welcomes Trump's move to lift 41-year US flight ban, and other Mideast developmentsLebanon has welcomed a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to lift a decades-long flight ban between the ...
Crime in Hong KongHong KongLaw and CrimeHong Kong police smash alleged Thai prostitution ring, seize HK$13 million cashSeven men, aged between 44 and 54, arrested for suspected human traf...
All the new driving licence rules introduced in OctoberLearners must now spend at least six months getting driving experience before they can take a practical test BookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookma...
The 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry gave a hand to handed molecules – and the processes chemists use to create them.