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Japan PM office source hints at need for nuclear weapons amid policy review

Japan PM office source hints at need for nuclear weapons amid policy r...

3 months ago 90

White House says US would be ‘lucky’ to have Trump serve third term as it adds more fuel to the unconstitutional fire

White House says US would be ‘lucky’ to have Trump serve third term as...

3 months ago 97

Starmer says he wouldn’t let someone talk to his daughter the way Trump spoke to reporter

Starmer says he wouldn’t let someone talk to his daughter the way Trum...

3 months ago 92

Albanian parliament in chaos as politicians fight each other and set off flares

Albanian parliament in chaos as politicians fight each other and set o...

3 months ago 90

Lion and bear illegally kept as pets rescued from home

Lion and bear illegally kept as pets rescued from home

3 months ago 100

In rare ruling, EU's top court sides with refugee's appeal in a landmark case against Frontex

In rare ruling, EU's top court sides with refugee's appeal in a landma...

3 months ago 90

Brian Walshe sentenced to life in prison for the ‘barbaric’ killing and dismembering of his wife

Brian Walshe sentenced to life in prison for the ‘barbaric’ killing an...

3 months ago 87

Trump says Susie Wiles made him do the primetime address where he spent 18 minutes yelling about his ‘accomplishments’

Trump says Susie Wiles made him do the primetime address where he spen...

3 months ago 84

Strava fires manager following arrest after violent restaurant attack goes viral

Strava fires manager following arrest after violent restaurant attack ...

3 months ago 100

As Trump upends US foreign policy, analysts see fresh openings for China

As Trump upends US foreign policy, analysts see fresh openings for Chi...

3 months ago 91

Blood banks overwhelmed with donations following Bondi shooting in Australia

Blood banks overwhelmed with donations following Bondi shooting in Aus...

3 months ago 97

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest South American free-trade deal

Farmers block roads in Brussels to protest South American free-trade d...

3 months ago 90

France's 'Doctor Death' jailed for life for killing 12 patients

France's 'Doctor Death' jailed for life for killing 12 patients

3 months ago 92

Inflation is up 2.7% over the last year despite Trump’s claims ‘prices are down’

Inflation is up 2.7% over the last year despite Trump’s claims ‘prices...

3 months ago 96

DOJ will pay DC plane crash victims compensation after government admits fault

DOJ will pay DC plane crash victims compensation after government admi...

3 months ago 91

US government admits liability for fatal Black Hawk and American Airlines jet crash

US government admits liability for fatal Black Hawk and American Airli...

3 months ago 92

India's Parliament approves bill to open civil nuclear power sector to private firms

India's Parliament approves bill to open civil nuclear power sector to...

3 months ago 92

Rare animal seen in Ohio for first time in over 100 years in astonishing new footage

Rare animal seen in Ohio for first time in over 100 years in astonishi...

3 months ago 95

Lion and bear kept as pets in Albania find new homes in German wildlife sanctuaries

Lion and bear kept as pets in Albania find new homes in German wildlif...

3 months ago 103

Philippines to get up to US$3.5 billion defence aid to counter ‘serious threats’

Philippines to get up to US$3.5 billion defence aid to counter ‘seriou...

3 months ago 102

Beijing condemns Washington’s landmark US$11 billion arms sale to Taiwan

Beijing condemns Washington’s landmark US$11 billion arms sale to Taiw...

3 months ago 88

Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-winning war reporter, dies aged 91

Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-winning war reporter, dies aged 91

3 months ago 97

Brazil's Senate passes bill that could reduce Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence

Brazil's Senate passes bill that could reduce Bolsonaro's 27-year pris...

3 months ago 94

China confirms issuing of first general licences for rare earth exports

China confirms issuing of first general licences for rare earth export...

3 months ago 91

Power outage briefly leaves 5,000 Hong Kong households in darkness

Power outage briefly leaves 5,000 Hong Kong households in darkness

3 months ago 106

SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for every robot

SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for e...

3 months ago 97

China slams EU subsidy probes as ‘egregious’ and discriminatory

China slams EU subsidy probes as ‘egregious’ and discriminatory

3 months ago 96

Trump team is pushing to yank American citizenship from more foreign-born people

Trump team is pushing to yank American citizenship from more foreign-b...

3 months ago 105

French 'Doctor Death' who poisoned patients jailed for life

French 'Doctor Death' who poisoned patients jailed for life

3 months ago 89

European Central Bank holds rates steady in last gathering of 2025

European Central Bank holds rates steady in last gathering of 2025

3 months ago 101

China’s youth-unemployment rate eases, new rival in durian fray: SCMP daily highlights

China’s youth-unemployment rate eases, new rival in durian fray: SCMP ...

3 months ago 93

Cops launch investigation into TikToker’s death after fans allege she was bullied online

Cops launch investigation into TikToker’s death after fans allege she ...

3 months ago 89

Thailand bombs near Cambodia's Poipet border crossing

Thailand bombs near Cambodia's Poipet border crossing

3 months ago 93

China’s CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale on the factory floor

China’s CATL marks trailblazing deployment of humanoid robots at scale...

3 months ago 102

US lawmakers killed a proposal targeting science efforts with China, and did this instead

US lawmakers killed a proposal targeting science efforts with China, a...

3 months ago 104

Armed cops swoop in on men heading to Bondi Beach over fears they planned ‘violent act’ days after terrorist attack

Armed cops swoop in on men heading to Bondi Beach over fears they plan...

3 months ago 92

Top EU court rules Polish Constitutional Tribunal is not independent

Top EU court rules Polish Constitutional Tribunal is not independent

3 months ago 92

Bank of England cuts interest rates, in welcome Christmas boost for consumers

Bank of England cuts interest rates, in welcome Christmas boost for co...

3 months ago 94

Why can’t the EU agree on using £80bn of frozen Russian assets for the Ukraine war?

Why can’t the EU agree on using £80bn of frozen Russian assets for the...

3 months ago 87

Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget: ‘Lives of mothers and babies are at stake’

Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget: ‘Lives of mother...

3 months ago 87

US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states

US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting r...

3 months ago 84

'All Jewish hearts are broken' says UK Chief Rabbi on Bondi terror attack visit

'All Jewish hearts are broken' says UK Chief Rabbi on Bondi terror att...

3 months ago 90

Venezuelan navy escorts oil tankers in direct challenge to Trump blockade

Venezuelan navy escorts oil tankers in direct challenge to Trump block...

3 months ago 86

Alibaba deepens ecosystem push with Qwen-Amap tie-up for routes, restaurants and hotels

Alibaba deepens ecosystem push with Qwen-Amap tie-up for routes, resta...

3 months ago 92

Pope Leo names fellow Chicagoan as new Archbishop of New York in major shakeup

Pope Leo names fellow Chicagoan as new Archbishop of New York in major...

3 months ago 84

Could international troops be sent to Gaza? Here's why Trump's plan hinges on it

Could international troops be sent to Gaza? Here's why Trump's plan hi...

3 months ago 86

Rebels start to withdraw from key DR Congo city, leaders say

Rebels start to withdraw from key DR Congo city, leaders say

3 months ago 94

Lifting of US sanctions on Syria could spur refugee returns, says UN official

Lifting of US sanctions on Syria could spur refugee returns, says UN o...

3 months ago 86

Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York

Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of...

3 months ago 87

EU leaders gather to discuss a massive loan to Ukraine

EU leaders gather to discuss a massive loan to Ukraine

3 months ago 86

Russia trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say

Russia trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western ...

3 months ago 86

Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi Beach terror attack

Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi Beach terror attack

3 months ago 101

UK police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters as authorities toughen hate speech law enforcement

UK police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters as authorities toughen hat...

3 months ago 87

Burkina Faso releases Nigerian air force crew detained after emergency landing

Burkina Faso releases Nigerian air force crew detained after emergency...

3 months ago 90

Indonesian court sentences an Australian to 12 years in prison for smuggling cocaine to Bali

Indonesian court sentences an Australian to 12 years in prison for smu...

3 months ago 85

Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship

Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship

3 months ago 84

Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation

Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social iso...

3 months ago 88

A new 'Avatar,' a marital stand-up story and a gut-wrenching drama are...

3 months ago 91

Schools told to keep children inside as polluted fog envelops Bosnian capital

Schools told to keep children inside as polluted fog envelops Bosnian ...

3 months ago 84

Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as archbishop of New York in most important US appointment to date

Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as archbishop of New...

3 months ago 86