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Islamabad
Head of State
President Asif Ali Zardari
Head of Government
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Video footage released on Monday shows what the US military says is a strike in Iran. Photo: US Central Command Public Affairs via AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran says Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’, vows to fight till the end

Tehran warned of ‘existential war’ with America and threatened to block more energy exports from the Middle East.

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Education in Hong Kong

How ethnic minority students overcame language barriers to score high on DSE exams

Britain

UK grooming gangs scandal deepens Labour’s woes amid voter backlash

Iran

Tankers with Iranian oil look to Pakistan for safe harbour amid US blockade

The Rani and the Amil, carrying a combined 1 million barrels of crude, may be heading to Pakistan to either wait or transfer their cargoes.

Oil tankers and cargo vessels anchor off Port Sultan Qaboos near the Strait of Hormuz on June 21. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
ICBMs

Opinion | China’s missile test is a signal. How non-nuclear states respond matters

The reactions to Beijing’s ‘routine’ exercise put into focus a nuclear order that is rapidly fluctuating from Tehran to Tokyo.

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Britain

UK to change law in bid to deport grooming gang ringleader

Home secretary proposes emergency amendment to strip 1971 legal protections from ‘the vilest foreign criminals’.

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Science

China’s reusable rocket feat lights up the web: is SpaceX set to lose its crown?

The space race just became a real race again, says one online commentator, after net-and-cable recovery of rocket booster sparks awe.

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A drone photo shows the capturing of the returned first stage of the Long March-10B carrier rocket on a seaborne platform via a net-capture system, near Wenchang in southern China’s Hainan province on July 10. Photo: Xinhua via AP
India

Running on empty? Why India is struggling to plug its fighter fleet gaps

Analysts say a large defence budget will not ‘automatically’ resolve combat aircraft gaps that are affecting India’s overall air power.

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US, Israel war on Iran

US strikes Iran again, Tehran fires back at neighbouring Gulf states

Fresh wave of tit-for-tat attacks follows Donald Trump’s declaration that an interim agreement to end the war is ‘over’.

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Aviation

Search for crew goes on as plane wreckage found off Pakistan’s coast

Five crew members are missing after a cargo plane disappeared while nearing the port of Karachi.

Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360km (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Photo: Pakistan Navy via AP
Middle East

Opinion | 3 paths to shaping Middle East order after Iran war’s conclusion

While the US, China and regional players have distinct plans, their visions for a post-Iran war order overlap more than might be expected.

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Stray dogs walk past the rubble of flattened homes and businesses, destroyed by the Israeli military, in the southern Lebanese village of Tibnin on June 24. Photo: AFP
India

India and Japan to develop stealth tech for warships as faith in US wavers

The pact to equip Indian vessels with radar-evading antennas comes as China expands its own naval cooperation with Pakistan.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police seize HK$120m of cocaine hidden in 3-tonne metal containers

Officers raid Yuen Long warehouse and arrest three men cutting open containers with tools.

Middle East

Opinion | How bitter Persian Gulf rivals can make peace the Asean way

Promoting de-escalation and shared prosperity in the Persian Gulf may seem arduous now. It once looked that way in Southeast Asia, too.

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An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural, depicting an Iranian and US negotiation table, next to the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran, on June 22. Photo: EPA
Middle East

Thousands gather in Iran as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin

Six days of funeral ceremonies are planned to commemorate Ali Khamenei, who ruled Iran from 1989 until his killing aged 86 on February 28.

Mourners gather on the day of a public farewell ceremony to pay their respects to late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, in Tehran on Saturday. Photo: Wana via Reuters
Iran

Iranian leaders pay respects at Khamenei’s coffin as funeral begins

Delayed by months of conflict, Iran prepares to bury its slain supreme leader with a week of mass mourning.

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Science

‘Totally unexpected’: China’s trial desert wheat yield doubles national average

Researchers attribute the performance of Jingmai 189 variety not only to genetics but also its interaction with desert environment.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump sees progress as US and Iran hold talks in Qatar

Both sides agreed to establish a communication channel to report and record violations of their initial memorandum of understanding.

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Women talk in front of a banner depicting slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei kissing head of the late commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard expeditionary Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, in downtown Tehran on Monday. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

US, Iran officials hold indirect talks in Qatar to try to end war: diplomat

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are apparently not taking part in the technical talks. They met Qatar’s PM on Tuesday.

Video | Roof collapse in Pakistan kills 14 children

Rescuers continued searching after reports that there could be more children trapped beneath the rubble.

US, Israel war on Iran

Iran prepares funeral for late supreme leader killed on war’s first day

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s public funeral will begin Saturday as Iran and the US observe a fragile ceasefire.

A mural in Tehran depicts late figures aligned with the Iranian government, all carrying the flag-draped casket of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Photo: AFP
China-Middle East relations

Wang Yi reaffirms support for Mideast talks in meeting with top Saudi diplomat

Chinese foreign minister calls for dialogue and tells counterpart that Beijing is ready to work with Riyadh to ease tensions in the region.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) meets his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
India-Pakistan tensions

Pakistan accuses India of water ‘weaponisation’ over Indus treaty suspension

New Delhi paused its participation in the agreement following the killing of 26 tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir last April.

India

How a potential UAE deal could reshape India’s arms export ambitions

A UAE order for BrahMos missiles would ‘validate Indian weapons in a highly competitive market’, analysts say.

Asif Ali Zardari

14 children killed after roof collapses at Lahore tutoring centre

8 other children were injured in the incident at a tutoring centre under construction, police said, adding that the owner has been arrested.

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Relatives mourn after a roof collapse at a tutoring centre killed 14 children in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
China's military weapons

Should China worry more about keeping defence customers than winning new deals?

A study of the risks and opportunities for Chinese weapons exports in global markets cautions against a reductive assumption about quality.

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Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets belonging to the Pakistan Air Force. Photo: AFP
SCMP Highlights

Singapore’s founder praised in Europe; Pakistan’s submarine: 7 Asia highlights

From Pakistan rattling India with a new submarine to Bangkok’s ‘Hulk’ governor, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Afghanistan

36 Afghan civilians die in Pakistan air strikes, 160 injured: officials

Amid escalating tensions, the Taliban said that when residents gathered to rescue people after an initial attack, the area was struck again.

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