Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightly
Far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir sits on Israel's security cabinet, which helps shape war and policy.
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Nearly 1,000 aftershocks followed Indonesia earthquake that killed at least 53
With magnitudes of 7.7 and 6.4, two earthquakes struck different parts of Indonesia on the same day. Authorities have since recorded at least 995 aftershocks.
Launch of Northern Metropolis flats attracts strong interest from Hong Kong homebuyers
Hong Kong homebuyers flocked to the first batch of units at a major residential project in the Northern Metropolis with 44 – or more than half – of the 82 flats made available via regular sale finding buyers as of 7.30pm on Sunday, according to agents. Wheelock Properties’ Park Silicon project in Kwu Tung North also sold eight units via tender worth more than HK$78.43 million (US$9.99 million), th...
'I want my brother back' - Tupac’s brother tells BBC murder trial won’t bring justice
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil sat down with Mopreme Shakur ahead of the trial for his brother and late rapper's 1996 murder.
Trump orders military to ‘substantially reduce’ joint exercises with South Korea
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has directed the Pentagon to scale down joint military exercises with South Korea, citing the country’s refusal to join the war in Iran and his “very good” relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
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Australia politics live: NSW to fast-track datacentre approvals; ANU announces Julie Bishop replacement
Gordon de Brouwer appointed chancellor of Australian National University. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHume says housing the ‘best indicator of economic security’ in retirement over superThe deputy Liberal leader, Jane Hume says the Coalition will reconsider whether Australians should be able to access more of their superannuation balance early...
'Ghana was the crime scene': The country leading the demand for slavery reparations
Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations
'Ghana was the crime scene' - the country leading the demand for slavery reparations
Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations
8/16/2026: A Psychedelic Journey; The Mardi Gras Indians; The Indomitable Margaret Atwood
First, U.S. veterans with PTSD take a psychedelic journey in Mexico. Then, a look at the Mardi Gras Indians keeping tradition alive. And, Margaret Atwood: The 60 Minutes Interview.
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Lala drenched Hawaii in three feet of rain; death toll rose to seven from Midwest flooding.
US-South Korea joint military exercises start after Trump orders Pentagon to scale back
South Korea’s defence ministry said on Monday that its joint military exercise with the United States had started after President Donald Trump’s announcement it would be scaled back. “The UFS exercise is proceeding as planned,” the ministry said in a brief statement to reporters, referring to the annual drill named Ulchi Freedom Shield. As always, North Korea has reacted sharply to the annual exer...
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea
US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said South Korea declined to help denuclearise Iran. Trump said in a social media post that the exercises scheduled to begin this week are costly and “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been ...
Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53
Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake
Thailand has a gun problem - 10 million of them
Recent shootings have highlighted the country's troubled relationship with guns, with laws doing little to curb the violence.
Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza
Trump’s son-in-law and envoy held rare meeting with Hamas chief in Egypt in push for progress on ceasefireDonald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, Jared Kushner, held a rare meeting with Hamas’s political chief on Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under pressure after rejecting the new...
Ebola outbreak passes deadly new milestone
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially become the deadliest in the country's history, data suggests.
Ebola outbreak is now DR Congo's deadliest
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially become the deadliest in the country's history, data suggests.
'A wake-up call': Ebola outbreak is now DR Congo's deadliest
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially become the deadliest in the country's history, data suggests.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now deadliest in country's history
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has officially become the deadliest in the country's history, data suggests.
Nirupama Rao and Lin Minwang on the great India-China face-off
Welcome to Open Dialogue, a series from the South China Morning Post where we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects occupying international headlines. In this edition, we invited a leading Chinese scholar of South Asian affairs and a former Indian foreign secretary and ambassador to China to reflect on the deep fault lines in India-China relations. They debate whether t...
Trump says US to scale back military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war
His decision to reduce the partnership came after South Korea recently declined to aid his war effort in Iran.
What could stop Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians?
Violence in the occupied West Bank has intensified under Israel's far-right Netanyahu government.
Hundreds of migrants arrested near Ceuta border in latest crackdown
Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt.
Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of Irish motorway
Head-on collision between two vehicles on M9 in County Kildare also injured four other people, say policeFive teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in the Republic of Ireland, police said.Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the youths, all male, had been removed from the scene of the two-vehicle coll...
Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of motorway in Ireland
Head-on collision between two vehicles on M9 in County Kildare also injured four other people, say policeFive teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in Ireland, police have said.Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the youths, all male, had been removed from the scene of the two-vehicle collision, whic...
Five teenagers killed and four other people injured in Ireland car crash
Police say one of the two vehicles involved was driving in the wrong direction on the M9 motorway in County KildareFive teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in Ireland, police have said.Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the youths, all male, had been removed from the scene of the two-vehicle colli...
Trump downscales 'hostile' military drills with South Korea
Joint US military exercises with South Korea will be downscaled, Donald Trump says, as they are "hostile" and too expensive.
Trump downscales 'hostile' military drills with South Korea citing 'very good relationship' with Kim Jong Un
Joint US military exercises with South Korea will be downscaled, Donald Trump says, as they are "hostile" and too expensive.
Australia politics live: Nationals argue gun buyback is against constitutional clause featured in The Castle
Scheme will give NSW gun licence holders a fixed compensation fee based on type of firearm. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNationals argue low gun buyback price doesn’t sit well with the constitutionNationals senator Bridget McKenzie says the first and only deal so far negotiated between the commonwealth and NSW to buy back guns in the wake of th...
Chokepoints and the cost of cutting off access
In 2022, Ukraine asked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to activate Starlink coverage around Sevastopol to support an attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. He refused, saying SpaceX would become “explicitly complicit in a major act of war”; he later also cited US sanctions covering Crimea. At the moment that mattered, one private actor had the final say. It exposed a question hidden inside every chokepoint. We ...