Advertisement The Philippines This Week in AsiaPolitics Is Philippines’ aim to become an arms exporter like India overly ambitious? The timeline for the Philippines to develop self-reliance in defence is long, while the political will may be lacking, analysts say 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Sam Beltran Published: 1:17pm, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 1:19pm, 17 Aug 2026 The […]
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Advertisement Hong Kong science and tech Hong KongSociety Hong Kong inventors win grand prix, 35 medals at Silicon Valley festival Solar-powered fertiliser system tops awards as city’s delegation wins 22 gold, 13 silver 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Wynna Wong Published: 1:49pm, 17 Aug 2026 Hong Kong innovators have won the top prize, eight special awards and […]
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Advertisement India AsiaSouth Asia 7 die in Indian temple stampede after electric wire snaps Thousands of devotees had gathered at Ashok Dham Temple to offer prayers on Shravan, one of the holiest months in the Hindu calendar. 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Associated Press Published: 2:23pm, 17 Aug 2026 A deadly stampede broke out at a Hindu […]
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Palestinian-American Loui Ridi is flying from the US to Qusra, where Israeli settlers have encircled his family’s home.
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Image source, ReutersImage caption, Geoje received more than 400mm of rain overnight ByKoh Ewe Published 25 minutes ago Torrential rains have pummelled South Korea’s Gyeongsang province, triggering a landslide that killed one person and wounded two others. The landslide buried the first floor of an apartment building in the south-eastern city of Geoje on Monday […]
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ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A journalist browses the Messina museum website showing a picture of the Early Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina’s artwork, which has been stolen [Gregorio Borgia/AP] By Heba Habib and AP Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug […]
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Advertisement SCMP Highlights World China embraces ‘Grandpa Cute’; policewoman probed over uniform dance: 5 weekend reads you missed From Chinese billionaire buying a Shanghai hotel to Southeast Asia’s monarchies, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen SCMP Published: 12:15pm, 17 Aug 2026 We have put together stories from […]
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Advertisement Israel-Gaza war WorldMiddle East Far-right Ben-Gvir urges Israel to kill ‘30 to 40 every night’ in Gaza The national security minister does not have power to order strikes but is one of the most influential people in Israel 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Associated Press Published: 12:21pm, 17 Aug 2026 An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime […]
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Advertisement Hong Kong courts Hong KongLaw and Crime Hong Kong merchant jailed for trying to kill wife, daughters amid debt woes Defendant, who had been receiving treatment for depression, said he feared debt collectors would harass his family as he struggled to keep his business afloat 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Brian Wong Published: 12:30pm, 17 Aug […]
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Advertisement Hong Kong transport Hong KongSociety 2 more drills with ‘harsher scenarios’ planned this month for revamped Huanggang port Hong Kong minister says coming drills with up to 20,000 civil servants will simulate peak traveller flows, while problems were solved after previous exercises 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Edith Lin Published: 12:51pm, 17 Aug 2026 Hong Kong […]
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