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Hong Kong Court Sentences Three Tiananmen Vigil Activists

A Hong Kong court sentenced three former organizers of annual vigils marking China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

US will sanction a large bank on Monday, treasury secretary says

US will sanction a large bank on Monday, treasury secretary says US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said the Trump ...

NCCIA quizzes cricketers over ‘dressing room leaks’

LAHORE: In an unprecedented development, two players from the national cricket side appeared before the National Cyber C...

China Solar Wrap: Wafer Prices Steady After Falling Last Week

Chinese wafer prices steadied after dropping last week, with only limited transaction volumes, according to the China Si...

MBK chief questioned again over Homeplus debt sales

Prosecutors questioned MBK Partners Chair Michael Byung-ju Kim as a suspect Thursday over allegations that the private e...

Putin and Xi in India for BRICS summit as Ukraine, Middle East wars loom

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a two-day BRICS summit expected to focus on wars in ...

Korean Air takes free, high-speed Wi-Fi to the skies

Korean Air said Friday it will begin offering free high-speed internet via SpaceX's Starlink satellite system, becoming ...

Winston Peters committed NZ to hosting Pacific Islands Forum without Cabinet approval, Treasury says

Foreign Minister Winston Peters did not consult Cabinet before making a commitment to host the Pacific Islands Forum in ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts

Members of the high court have exchanged accusations after one justice was accused of involvement in a bank scandal.

Ozon logistics center and delivery hub in Russia's Saratov catches fire after drone attack

No one has been reported injured in the attack

Senior Rabbi calls settler violence ‘desecration of Judaism’

Senior Rabbi calls settler violence ‘desecration of Judaism’ Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, former Rabbi of New North London...

Japan’s producer price gains stay elevated, backing BOJ hikes

The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 7.6% in August from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan has reported.

Congresswoman says US could pay for proposed $5,000 Trump Dividend from Ukraine funding

Taiwan's vice president is visiting Italy, Taiwanese presidential office says

TAIPEI, Sept 11 - Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is making a rare visit to Europe, attending a forum on democracy i...

Chinese Nvidia rival Enflame soars 206% on stock market debut as AI demand stays hot

Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame, an Nvidia rival and one of China's "four little dragons," made its Shanghai market debut.

Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail

Three activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five a...

Foreign carmakers offer steep discounts on petrol-powered cars in cutthroat Chinese market

Foreign carmakers have been slashing the prices of petrol-powered cars they make in China by more than 20 per cent to su...

Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Russian oil refinery, Ozon warehouse in Saratov

Ukrainian drones launched an attack on the Russian city of Saratov overnight on Sept. 11, reportedly striking oil and lo...

How 9/11 changed Japan’s approach to security forever

The attack triggered new precedents in overseas activities that became enshrined in law and led to the deepening of ties...

Trump says he has no regrets about starting the Iran war as U.S. dials up economic pressure

Speaking to Fox News presenter Laura Ingraham, Trump said that he would have attacked Iran despite the impact on the mid...

Copper Heads for Weekly Loss as Doubts on US Tariffs Intensify

Copper headed for its first weekly loss since June on concern the US is pushing back a decision on whether to impose imp...

U.S. lawmakers call for new AI rules after Anthropic researcher’s safety warning

The call comes as an Anthropic researcher raised concerns about OpenAI and Anthropic racing toward AI advancements witho...

Y Combinator’s Garry Tan says 'do nothing' about distillation as AI giants accuse China of copying their tech

At Y Combinator’s annual Demo Day, CEO Garry Tan explained why he's less concerned about frontier AI model distillation ...

25 yrs after 9/11, world is darker, more violent: U.S. historian

The world turned darker and more violent after the shocking terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, wi...

China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says

India’s Adani bids for foreign airports

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China halts new battery factories on capacity concerns: Report

Projects still in planning stages could be suspended.

Putin Lands in India for BRICS Summit Shaped by Wars, Tariffs

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India for a BRICS summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders...

South Korea ramps up spy law to protect chip secrets from China

Although China is not explicitly mentioned in the revised law, its rapid progress looms large over Seoul's efforts to gu...

US diesel prices surpass $6 a gallon for first time as oil hits highest since May

US diesel prices surpass $6 a gallon for first time as oil hits highest since May The US national average price of diese...

South Korea ramps up spy law to protect chip secrets from China

Half of all detected cases involving leaks of sensitive technology in 2025 involved China.

Maduro’s wife seeks home detention as heart condition worsens in US custody

Her lawyers say Flores needs cardiac treatment and recovery facilities a detention centre cannot provide.

Open models are becoming a tool of Chinese statecraft

The argument in Washington over the past few months over the past few months has been about whether to ban Chinese AI mo...

Indonesia Hit by Android Banking App-Cloning Campaign

The GoldFactory threat group exploits the Android Work Profile feature to deliver the Gigabud Trojan, while Mantax Otax ...

Bearish Bets Build in Short India Bonds as Cash Drain Looms

Bets against India’s short-term bonds are rising, with traders wagering that yields will go up on the central bank’s eff...

Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their models, Anthropic says

Anthropic said it detected unauthorized efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba and Moonshot AI to use its Clau...

Bessent says 'a large bank' will be sanctioned on Monday as part of Iran strategy

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a large bank would be sanctioned next week.

Settler filmed emptying water from well of Palestinian family

Settler filmed emptying water from well of Palestinian family An Israeli settler has been filmed emptying water from the...

Trump sees Iran trying to keep the conflict going expecting a Democrat win

Seoul shares open sharply lower, tracking US losses, amid inflation woes

Seoul shares opened sharply lower Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as the latest US inflation data raised the pos...