https://www.scmp.com/rss/510768/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, accepted a £1 million (US$1.19 million) donation to his charitable trust from the family of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, The Sunday Times reported. Although there is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by the Saudi family members, the revelation increases scrutiny on the 73-year-old prince’s charity organisations, which have been rocked by allegations of criminal wrongdoing. Several of his advisers urged Charles not to take the donation from family... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3187219/prince-charles-charity-accepted-ps1million-bin-laden-family?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3187219/prince-charles-charity-accepted-ps1million-bin-laden-family?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:09:19 +0000 In this issue of Global Impact, we look at how the infamous date 20 years ago has shaped the world we live in today, with the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming less than two weeks after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3150208/world-has-changed-9/11-20-years-its-legacy-still-being-felt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3150208/world-has-changed-9/11-20-years-its-legacy-still-being-felt?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149935/video-true-american-hero-betty-ong-remembered-san?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149935/video-true-american-hero-betty-ong-remembered-san?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:51:43 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149934/video-photographer-who-took-iconic-9/11-images?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3149934/video-photographer-who-took-iconic-9/11-images?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:47:27 +0000 The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday released a newly declassified document related to its investigation of the September 11 attacks on the United States and allegations of Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by US President Joe Biden. The partially redacted 16-page document released by the FBI on the 20th anniversary of the attacks detailed contacts between the hijackers and several Saudi officials, but it did not draw a definitive... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148494/fbi-releases-first-declassified-9/11-document-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148494/fbi-releases-first-declassified-9/11-document-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Sep 2021 17:58:01 +0000 Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, months after rumours spread that he was dead. The SITE Intelligence Group that monitors jihadist websites said the video was released on Saturday. In it, al-Zawahri said that “Jerusalem Will Never be Judaised”, and praised al-Qaeda attacks including one that targeted Russian troops in Syria in January. SITE said al-Zawahri also noted the US military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3148486/al-qaeda-chief-long-rumoured-dead-appears-9/11-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3148486/al-qaeda-chief-long-rumoured-dead-appears-9/11-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:15:19 +0000 The Taliban raised its flag over the Afghan presidential palace on Saturday, a spokesman said, as the US and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The white banner, emblazoned with a Quranic verse, was hoisted by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Taliban interim government, in a low-key ceremony, said Ahmadullah Muttaqi, multimedia branch chief of the Taliban’s cultural commission. The flag-raising marked the official start of the work of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3148456/20-years-after-9/11-attacks-taliban-raises-it-flag?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3148456/20-years-after-9/11-attacks-taliban-raises-it-flag?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Sep 2021 07:18:38 +0000 At a sombre ceremony in lower Manhattan on Saturday, US President Joe Biden marked the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, standing silently among a crowd of mourners while the nearly 3,000 victims’ names were read aloud by family members. “No matter how much time has passed, these commemorations bring everything painfully back as if you just got the news a few seconds ago,” Biden said in a video released by the White House as part of the memorial activities. The ceremony,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3148429/9/11-20-years-later-joe-biden-joins-crowd-mourners-victims-names-read?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3148429/9/11-20-years-later-joe-biden-joins-crowd-mourners-victims-names-read?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Sep 2021 14:08:20 +0000 The deadly terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, prompted an outcry around the world: “We are all Americans.” Washington’s policies realigned around fighting terrorism and bilateral relationships strengthened or crumbled depending on where other governments stood. In the latest in a series about the legacy of September 11, Jodi Xu Klein recounts the memories of Betty Ann Ong, the Chinese-American flight attendant who raised the first alarm about the hijackings that... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3148418/9/11-20-years-later-remembering-betty-ann-ong-flight-attendant-who?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3148418/9/11-20-years-later-remembering-betty-ann-ong-flight-attendant-who?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:59:38 +0000 Twenty years ago today, we awoke to a very different world than the one we knew before. The tragic attack on New York’s iconic twin towers by operatives of al-Qaeda has forever etched September 11 as another date that will live in infamy, when the world witnessed a terrorist attack unprecedented in scale and lethality. But two decades on, the memory of the attack continues to serve as a painful reminder that we still have a long way to go in building bridges. There still exist wide rifts that... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3148412/remembering-9/11-extremists-exploit-rifts-between-communities-we?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3148412/remembering-9/11-extremists-exploit-rifts-between-communities-we?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Sep 2021 08:30:25 +0000 The world changed forever after September 11. Suspicion and security trumped trust and privacy, and another attack seemed imminent. It came more than a year later, in Southeast Asia, in a chilling reminder of the insidious reach of extremism. On October 12, 2002, Jemaah Islamiah (JI) – the Southeast Asian branch of al-Qaeda, the terrorist group behind the attacks in the United States – set off a series of bombs on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali. Two of the explosives were detonated in the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3148347/20-years-after-9/11-southeast-asias-feared-militant-group-jemaah?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3148347/20-years-after-9/11-southeast-asias-feared-militant-group-jemaah?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Sep 2021 04:00:22 +0000 Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani on Friday warned US President Joe Biden to stay away from the city during this weekend’s 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, claiming the commander in chief is a persona non grata because of his recent withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Giuliani delivered the harsh message for Biden at a 9/11 commemoration event in Manhattan, where other speakers, including former New York governor George Pataki, had repeatedly stressed the importance of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148390/9/11-anniversary-rudy-giuliani-says-biden-should?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3148390/9/11-anniversary-rudy-giuliani-says-biden-should?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Sep 2021 03:51:20 +0000 The deadly terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, prompted an outcry from around the world: “We are all Americans.” Washington’s policies realigned around fighting terrorism and bilateral relationships strengthened or crumbled depending on where other governments stood. In the seventh in a series about the legacy of September 11, Rachel Zhang looks at why, 20 years after 9/11, Beijing is more worried than before about the situation in Afghanistan. China’s business... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3148145/two-decades-after-9/11-china-more-concerned-ever-about?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3148145/two-decades-after-9/11-china-more-concerned-ever-about?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:00:12 +0000 The deadly terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, prompted an outcry from around the world: “We are all Americans.” Washington’s policies realigned around fighting terrorism and bilateral relationships strengthened or crumbled depending on where other governments stood. In the sixth in a series about the legacy of September 11, Bhavan Jaipragas looks at Southeast Asia’s support of the US-led global counterterrorism effort. On Colin Powell’s first visit to Southeast... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3148032/two-decades-after-9/11-was-southeast-asias-support-us-war-terror?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3148032/two-decades-after-9/11-was-southeast-asias-support-us-war-terror?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:01:08 +0000 The deadly terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, prompted an outcry from around the world: “We are all Americans.” But before the dust had settled around the World Trade Centre, Washington’s policies had realigned around fighting terrorism and bilateral relationships strengthened or crumbled depending on where other governments stood. Wars and occupations ensued, culminating in a rushed military withdrawal from Afghanistan by US forces last month. In the third in a... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3147631/after-9/11-how-china-saw-chance-crack-down-home-global-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3147631/after-9/11-how-china-saw-chance-crack-down-home-global-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Sep 2021 14:00:25 +0000 The deadly terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 prompted an outcry from around the world: “We are all Americans.” But even before the dust had settled around the World Trade Centre, Washington’s policies realigned around fighting terrorism and bilateral relationships strengthened or crumbled depending on where other governments stood. Wars and occupations ensued, ending in a rushed military withdrawal from Afghanistan by US forces last month. In the second in a... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3147356/enemies-after-9/11-us-and-taliban-inch-towards-uneasy-alliance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3147356/enemies-after-9/11-us-and-taliban-inch-towards-uneasy-alliance?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:00:14 +0000 The deadly terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 prompted an outcry from around the world: “We are all Americans.” But even before the dust had settled around the World Trade Centre, Washington’s policies realigned around fighting terrorism and bilateral relationships strengthened or crumbled depending on where other governments stood. Wars and occupations ensued, ending in a rushed military withdrawal from Afghanistan by US forces last month. In the first in a series... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3147220/9/11-20-years-later-how-china-used-attacks-its-strategic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3147220/9/11-20-years-later-how-china-used-attacks-its-strategic?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:00:25 +0000 The lightning-fast changes in Afghanistan are forcing the Biden administration to confront the prospect of a resurgent al-Qaeda, the group that attacked America on September 11, 2001, at the same time the US is trying to stanch violent extremism at home and cyberattacks from Russia and China. With the rapid withdrawal of US forces and rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, “I think al-Qaeda has an opportunity, and they’re going to take advantage of that opportunity,” says Chris Costa, who was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3146114/taliban-takeover-afghanistan-prompts-us-fears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3146114/taliban-takeover-afghanistan-prompts-us-fears?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Aug 2021 02:41:11 +0000