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Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev was hospitalised after being shot several times on Friday. Photo: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/AP

Russia & Central Asia

Russia says suspect in shooting of top general detained in Dubai

Moscow says Russian Lyubomir Korba was held in Dubai for a shooting, with two accomplices identified – one in Moscow, while one fled to Ukraine.

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Iran defies Trump and US pressure over uranium enrichment

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UK’s Mandelson faces demands to repay US$75,000 severance after Epstein link

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Russia & Central Asia

Ukraine’s Zelensky says US wants deal to end Russia’s war by June

The president suggested that the Trump administration’s focus later in the year would be on the US midterm elections.

8 Feb 2026 - 1:34AM

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone and missile strike in Kyiv, in an image released on Saturday. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters

United States & Canada

Washington Post CEO steps down amid outcry over massive job cuts

Will Lewis was replaced by Jeff D’Onofrio, a former CEO of Tumblr who had joined the paper as chief financial officer last year.

8 Feb 2026 - 12:46PM

Europe

French duo reach Shanghai, China, after walking over 12,000km in 518 days

Childhood friends Loic Voisot and Benjamin Humblot set off from their hometown of Annecy and crossed 16 countries mostly on foot.

8 Feb 2026 - 3:39AM

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Middle East

Saudi Arabia, Syria sign telecom and airline deals as sanctions lift

Saudi Arabia has been a major backer of Syria’s Islamist authorities who took power after toppling long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

8 Feb 2026 - 12:04AM

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) greeting Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa as US President Donald Trump looks on, in Riyadh on May 14 last year. Photo: AFP

Europe

Fatal floods strike Spain and Portugal, thousands evacuating

Both countries have issued warnings over the potential fresh floods, after inundations blocked hundreds of roads and disrupted trains.

7 Feb 2026 - 10:36PM

Americas

Haiti’s future uncertain amid US threats, bloody gang conflict

Three US warships arrived in the ‌Bay of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, reflecting the US ‘commitment to Haiti’s security, stability and brighter future’.

7 Feb 2026 - 8:15PM

China Economy

Chinese sports brands set sights on European expansion at 2026 Winter Olympics

The Games have become a test case for firms seeking to raise their global profile, highlighting rising ambitions and challenges.

7 Feb 2026 - 4:00PM

Russia & Central Asia

Russia strikes Ukraine power grid despite ongoing US-led peace talks

Ukrainians have accused Moscow of deliberately targeting the grid, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating in sub-zero temperatures.

7 Feb 2026 - 3:51PM

A firefighter battles flames at an industrial building hit by overnight Russian drone strikes in Ukraine’s Poltava region on Friday. Photo: Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Poltava region/Reuters

United States & Canada

Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

7 Feb 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

United States & Canada

US ‘monster’ who gave grieving families fake ashes jailed for 40 years

Instead of cremating bodies entrusted to them, Jon and Carie Hallford left the corpses to rot around their funeral home, the court heard.

7 Feb 2026 - 3:59PM

United States & Canada

Dow breaks 50,000 for first time, as US stocks rally

The market roared back, with tech stocks recovering from AI-linked jitters and bitcoin halting its plunge.

7 Feb 2026 - 7:32AM

Traders react after the closing bell as the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses the 50,000 mark in New York on Friday. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Trump claims he ‘didn’t see whole’ racist post showing Obamas as apes

The White House initially defended the video clip as a Lion King meme, then blamed a staff member for posting it ‘erroneously’.

7 Feb 2026 - 3:58PM

Barack Obama with his wife Michelle in Washington in 2009. Photo: AP

Europe

Canada and France open Greenland consulates to show support amid Trump threats

The US president insists that Washington must control the strategic Arctic island but has backed off threats to seize it for now.

7 Feb 2026 - 5:22AMvideocam

United States & Canada

US arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says

Zubayar al-Bakoush has been ⁠extradited to the US to face murder, arson and terrorism-related charges for the 2012 incident.

7 Feb 2026 - 3:40AM

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Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

20 Mar 2025 - 2:37PM

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s inner circles

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

26 Aug 2025 - 10:25AM

Economy, Trade & Business

Trump unveils US$12 billion push to curb China’s grip on critical minerals

The initiative, dubbed Project Vault, aims to create a commercial stockpile to shield US manufacturers from supply shocks and price swings.

3 Feb 2026 - 9:35PMvideocam

United States & Canada

After killings in Minneapolis, Trump says will ‘de-escalate a little bit’

US ‘border tsar’ meets with Minnesota leaders after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti sparks a full-blown crisis.

28 Jan 2026 - 5:02PMvideocam

A federal agent stands guard near a hotel during a protest against immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. Photo: AP

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Open Questions series

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

12 Jan 2026 - 10:06AMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Zheng Yongnian on what US’ ‘neocolonialism’, Venezuela operation mean for China

12 Jan 2026 - 10:06AMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

5 Oct 2025 - 8:13AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

11 Aug 2025 - 9:13AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

4 Aug 2025 - 11:00AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

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(FILES) Nahid Islam, convener of the newly formed Jatiya Nagarik Party or National Citizen's Party shouts slogans as he speaks during the launch of the new political party by students in Dhaka on February 28, 2025. Bangladesh has been in political turmoil since a student-led revolt overthrew former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, ending her 15-year autocratic rule. The Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people will hold its first elections since the uprising on February 12, 2026. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)

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