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The latest breaking news and stories on the United States (US), a country in North America known as a federal republic, and the world’s largest economy. Also covering US-China relations, plus commentary and updates on US economy, politics, society, healthcare, military and crime.
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Japanese Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the International Criminal Court, delivers a speech at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo in June 2024. Photo: AFP
International Criminal Court

US sanctions International Criminal Court chief Tomoko Akane

Senior ICC lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, who was on the prosecution team that sought an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, was also targeted.

Meta Platforms

Meta accused at trial of targeting kids to boost Facebook and Instagram use

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Canada

Trump and Carney hold urgent talks as steep 50% US tariffs on Canada loom

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US-China relations

Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?

FCC restrictions on Chinese technology are challenging Beijing’s restraint as Trump and Xi prepare for an expected summit next month.

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Technology has become an increasingly contested front in the strategic competition between the US and China. Illustration: Shutterstock; colours altered with Shutterstock AI
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump posts map with Hormuz as ‘new US territory’, says no Iran talks planned

This is not the first time the US president, faced with a foreign policy obstacle, has threatened to annex foreign territory.

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Israel

Israeli military ‘paralysis’ on settler violence exposed in West Bank siege

The government’s support for extremist settlers puts the military in an ‘impossible situation’, observers say.

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Artificial intelligence

Meet the Chinese AI star who splashed a reported US$70m on a California mansion

Tony Wu Yuhuai, co-founder of Elon Musk’s AI lab, reportedly buys 12-acre estate, putting a spotlight on China’s Silicon Valley talent.

A 31-year-old Chinese AI star reportedly just purchased the sprawling 12-acre Californian estate at 3000 Ralston Ave, Hillsborough, for US$70 million. Photo: Youtube/Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty
China-Latin America relations

Xi slams ‘outside interference’ in Latin America in meeting with Ecuador leader

Chinese leader’s message to Daniel Noboa comes amid increasing US efforts to assert its influence in the region.

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Hong Kong economy

82% of Chinese firms eye overseas growth, with Hong Kong top service support pick

Trade Development Council survey also shows 94 per cent of respondents are eyeing countries in Belt and Road Initiative for expansion.

Mainland China

As I see it | Why China’s political and industrial systems work better than the US

An Indian writer and an American businessman explain how de-industrialisation and the rise of oligarchs handicapped the US ability to compete.

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A giant screen shows news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands with DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng during a symposium on private enterprise, at a shopping complex in Beijing on February 17, 2025. China’s treatment of its billionaire class differs from the United States’. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Wang Yi heads to Seoul as Trump cuts South Korea drills, opening door for China

Experts say US decision causes disquiet among regional partners and hands China a strategic opening to dilute US regional partnerships.

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Donald Trump posted a call to “substantially” reduce US-South Korea military drills a day before the allies began their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s lightweight Qwen takes on OpenAI, DeepSeek, Zhipu’s larger AI systems

Chinese tech giant’s latest offering performed on par with OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Luna and nearly matched DeepSeek, Zhipu’s open-weight models.

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Middle East

Syria sentences Assad cousin to death for crimes against humanity

Wassim al-Assad is convicted of multiple murders and ‘murder accompanied by torture and brutality’, says Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan.

The Philippines

Marcos slammed over US$3b family estate tax, says ‘very busy’ with government

His anti-corruption push has revived questions over his family’s unpaid estate taxes and ill-gotten wealth.

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos answers a question during the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of the Philippines forum in Manila on Friday. Photo: AFP
Taiwan

Taiwan launches first live-fire exercise with first-person view drones

The island’s military is working to learn the lessons of the Ukraine war and boost its asymmetric defences against the PLA.

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Under simulated battlefield conditions, operators flew FPV drones carrying armour-piercing warheads against decommissioned tanks and armoured ammunition carriers. Photo: Handout
US, Israel war on Iran

Iran conflict boosts appeal of Arctic short cut for Asia-Europe ships

The risk of renewed conflict in the Middle East has heightened interest in using a fuel-saving shipping route via the Arctic Ocean.

China consumption

Chinese war comedy tops 1 billion yuan, defying box-office slump

The global perspective and anti-war message offered by ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ is resonating with audiences, helping boost summer ticket sales.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Customs arrests 10 over HK$56 million cannabis haul bound for Europe, Africa

About 240kg of suspected cannabis buds seized in month-long operation targeting a syndicate that used the city as a transit hub.

The operation, code-named Fire Mesh, resulted in the seizure of about 240kg of cannabis buds. Photo: Jelly Tse
Fame and celebrity

Who is Brian Hickerson, the late Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend?

The Heroes actress passed away unexpectedly at age 36; her on-again, off-again boyfriend was reportedly seen with her the day before her death.

US, Israel war on Iran

‘We’ll die of hunger’: Iran’s fishermen risk all in Hormuz’s shadow of conflict

Fishermen in Bandar Abbas face financial strain as they return to the vital waterway amid fears of new fighting.

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Donald Trump

Trump leans on India’s election playbook in push to change how Americans vote

The US president pressed Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require photo identification to vote.

US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters at the White House on Monday. Photo: PI via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
US-Asean relations

US transshipment ‘scam’ claims put Asean exporters in a bind

Analysts say a report accusing nine Southeast Asian nations of helping China skirt tariffs conflates cheating with legitimate trade.

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A container lifter is used to organise goods containers at a port in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Why is Chinese state media telling people to stop using English AI terms?

People’s Daily commentary is part of broader efforts to bolster China’s ‘discourse power’ in global conversations.

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Donald Trump

‘Many of us flame out’: hidden toll of White House women’s ‘Maga perfect’ image

Demanding beauty regime and 24/7 availability have prompted some senior female employees to quit the Trump administration.

Artificial intelligence

Zhipu AI’s answer to Project Glasswing marks shift for Chinese cyber safety

Company’s ‘Shield of Open Source’ programme offers free security audits to help users patch software vulnerabilities.

The logo of Chinese AI start-up Zhipu AI on a smartphone. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Banking & finance

China trims US Treasury holdings amid Iran war, Fed uncertainty

Beijing cuts exposure to US debt to US$633.4 billion, official data shows, amid broader diversification push.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, on July 31. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS
Science

How warming in Siberia could shatter Trump’s Arctic ambitions

Sinking terrain and spiking methane threaten ambitious Arctic shipping routes, pipelines and mining projects, Chinese-led study warns.

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South Korea

Trump’s decision to scale back South Korea drills ‘makes no sense’

The decision threatens to undermine the South Koreans and Japanese, unnerve Nato and embolden the Chinese and North Koreans, one expert says.

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