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Venezuela on Saturday hit out at the United States for allegedly seizing a fishing boat for eight hours in its exclusive economic zone, as the US military patrols the Caribbean to target drug cartels. The vessel carrying nine fishermen was “illegally and hostilely” detained on Friday by the USS Jason Dunham, a destroyer, the foreign…
If Israel did not kill Hamas leaders in an air strike on Qatar on Tuesday, it would succeed next time, the Israeli ambassador to the United States said after the operation, raising concerns it would torpedo efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza. “Right now, we may be subject to a little bit of criticism….
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘It’s hard to succeed’: US firms in China report record pessimism amid tensions American companies doing business in China are more pessimistic about the next five years than ever…
Kathmandu awoke to a drizzle on Wednesday, but it could not wash away the smouldering wreckage left by unprecedented arson and looting a day earlier that followed anti-corruption protests in Nepal’s capital. Fires consumed public institutions, historic buildings and private businesses – including the Supreme Court, the Singha Durbar government complex, the Kantipur media house…
Islamabad, Thousands of Pakistani Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) have raised their voices against what they describe as harsh and discriminatory policies of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC). Despite completing years of medical education abroad, FMGs say they are being denied fair licensing, recognition, and opportunities for house jobs in Pakistan. In a joint…
Some Nepalis in Hong Kong have expressed shock at the ongoing violent unrest in the South Asian country, while also raising concerns about the safety of their family members and the direction the nation is heading in. Several of them told the Post on Wednesday that they empathised with the youth taking to the streets…
American college campuses from Tucson to Tallahassee are buzzing with the familiar routine of students getting settled in classes and dorms. One new trend, though, is emerging. An estimated 30% to 40% fewer international students are expected on American college campuses in the fall of 2025, compared with trends in the 2024-2025 academic year, according…
TikTok-owner ByteDance has launched its latest image generation artificial intelligence tool Seedream 4.0, which it said surpasses Google DeepMind’s viral “Nano Banana” AI image editor across several key indicators. ByteDance’s Seed department, which oversees the tech unicorn’s AI development efforts, said on Tuesday that Seedream 4.0 had strong image editing capabilities, putting it in direct…
Beijing reiterated its pledge to create a “single free-trade zone” incorporating mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau on Wednesday, as it seeks to deepen economic ties with the two special administrative regions (SARs) amid ongoing trade tensions with the US. The Ministry of Commerce would “explore and promote” the establishment of a unified free-trade area…
NATO forces directly intercepted Russian drones for the first time since thespecialoperationbegan after some of them veered into Poland earlier this week, with this unprecedented incident arguably being due to NATO jamming, as explainedhere. Some commentators on both sides think that this might lead to World War III, but that’s a far-fetched scenario since NATO…
