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Trump threatens to bomb Iranian bridge or power plant after Hormuz attacks

Trump threatens to bomb Iranian bridge or power plant after Hormuz attacks

US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant each time Tehran attacks a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating Washington’s response as the conflict spread across the region and placed another major shipping route at risk. The warning came hours before Trump was due to attend the return of four US service members killed in Iranian attacks and related operations in Jordan and Iraq. “From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran...

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‘Disbelief, shock’: Singapore PM on Faishal’s inappropriate messages with woman

‘Disbelief, shock’: Singapore PM on Faishal’s inappropriate messages with woman

A married Singapore minister’s sudden resignation amid revelations he had exchanged inappropriate messages with a woman had rocked the city state’s establishment circles, with a groundswell of sentiment calling for him to be retained. Amid online petitions and calls to keep former minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs Faishal Ibrahim following his resignation on Monday, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong shed further light on the controversy, suggesting the matter was more serious than previously...

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China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions

China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions

China and the EU have renewed their joint research agreement, according to Chinese state-linked media, signalling a willingness to collaborate on climate and agriculture despite trade tensions. People’s Financial News, a publication affiliated with Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, reported on the new two-year agreement on Wednesday. China’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the European Commission had signed joint research funding agreements to support scientific cooperation...

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Philippines’ impeachment trial: court ruling heightens stakes for VP Sara

Philippines’ impeachment trial: court ruling heightens stakes for VP Sara

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio suffered a serious setback in her impeachment trial this week after the Senate allowed prosecutors to examine key financial records in an unexplained wealth case against her. Analysts said the Senate impeachment court’s ruling could give prosecutors a clearer route to show she amassed ill-gotten wealth and pull down her popularity ratings in time for the 2028 presidential election, thus raising the stakes for Duterte-Carpio as she fights not only to...

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Why China’s polar expedition to the Arctic Ocean has drawn US ire

Why China’s polar expedition to the Arctic Ocean has drawn US ire

The United States Coast Guard said it closely tracked Chinese polar expedition vessels transiting the Bering Sea on their way to the Arctic Ocean last week, amid unease over Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions in the region. The US Coast Guard Cutter Munro actively monitored the Chinese research ships Xuelong and Xuelong 2 as they passed northbound through the US exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea towards the Arctic, the US Coast Guard said last...

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Malaysia won’t be intimidated over Israelis’ entry ban, Anwar tells US lawmakers

Malaysia won’t be intimidated over Israelis’ entry ban, Anwar tells US lawmakers

Malaysia would not be intimidated into changing its decades-old policy of not allowing Israeli nationals into the country, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday. Anwar said Malaysia was also not in contravention of any international laws for having such a policy in place. “I would like to respond to the United States lawmakers, some of them at least, who stated categorically that Malaysia is in contravention of international laws and was disrespectful of the rights of nations. “This is...

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4 boys arrested over wet tissue ball, water assaults on pedestrians in Tsuen Wan

4 boys arrested over wet tissue ball, water assaults on pedestrians in Tsuen Wan

Hong Kong police have arrested four boys as young as 12 years old after they allegedly threw wet tissue balls and splashed water at passers-by while cycling along Tsuen Wan’s waterfront and in a public park. Chief Inspector Leung Wai-yee said on Wednesday that the arrests followed the circulation of videos online showing the incidents that took place between July 18 and 20. The four boys, aged 12 to 14, were arrested in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing on suspicion of common assault. The Form One and...

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World’s first AI model to earn perfect score at maths Olympiad comes from China’s RedNote

World’s first AI model to earn perfect score at maths Olympiad comes from China’s RedNote

For the first time, an artificial intelligence model has achieved a perfect score at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) – and it was developed by Chinese social giant RedNote. The model, dots-note-3.0, solved all six puzzles and secured a perfect score of 42 at this year’s IMO, which concluded in Shanghai on Monday. The note variant, still in beta phase, is currently the lightest model in the dots3 family, which includes two larger versions – jazz and aria – tailored for different use...

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Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine shows the impotence of nuclear weapons

Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine shows the impotence of nuclear weapons

Why haven’t Ukraine’s drone and missile attacks on Russia triggered Moscow’s use of tactical nuclear weapons, as it has threatened? When Russia is attacked time and again, one wonders what purpose it serves to have the world’s largest nuclear arsenal. The Ukraine war is at a stalemate. Though roughly 90 per cent of the territory in East Donbas is under Russian control, its ground advances have slowed to less than 100 metres a day, according to a July 1 report by the Centre for Strategic...

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Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?

Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?

An award-winning mathematician has called for Asia to set up its own maths union after Hong Kong lost out to Glasgow to host a top international meeting in the field. Tsinghua University professor Shing‑Tung Yau, a member of the Hong Kong bid committee, made the call after he said the International Mathematical Union (IMU) awarded the hosting rights for the 2030 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) to the British city on Tuesday night. “My colleagues and I are deeply regretful about...

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