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Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who brought criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has sued US President Donald Trump’s administration over her abrupt July firing, court records showed on Monday. Comey, the eldest daughter of former Federal Bureau of Investigation director and long-time Trump adversary James…
The United States and Britain plan to announce more than US$10 billion in economic deals this week as part of US President Donald Trump’s state visit, senior US officials said on Monday. The two governments are expected to seal a trade agreement with three pillars: a new science and technology partnership to strengthen the tech…
A British aristocrat and her partner were on Monday both jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of their baby daughter by gross negligence, as they sought to avoid detection by social services and briefly sparked a nationwide manhunt. Constance Marten – whose father was once a page to the late Queen Elizabeth – and…
Hong Kong’s Leung Chun-ying has received a top honour from Cambodian officials in recognition of his contributions to healthcare, with the former city leader revealing that his charity hopes to clear a backlog of cataract-related blindness cases in the country. Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun on Monday awarded Leung the Knight Grand Officer class…
India and the United States will hold trade talks on Tuesday, New Delhi said, raising hopes for a breakthrough weeks after US President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on the South Asian nation for buying Russian oil. The move comes after Trump struck a more conciliatory tone in statements last week and expressed optimism that…
China has used antitrust and anti-dumping regulations to curbAmerican chipmakersafter the United States added 23 Chinese firms to its Entity List for national security reasons. Citing apreliminary investigation, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said Monday that Nvidia, the world’s largest graphics processing unit (GPU) maker, violated China’s antitrust regulations, as it acquired Mellanox…
A Hong Kong district councillor accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl more than a decade ago told her that couples should “bare their naked bodies to one another”, the alleged victim told a court on Monday. Yuen Long district councillor Sei Chun-hing, 37, has denied indecently assaulting the woman, now 28, and having unlawful…
If the purpose of a rare joint appearance of the leaders of Russia, North Korea and China on September 3, 2025, was to foster unity among allies, then early indicators suggest it’s already working – but elsewhere. Two days after the trio met in Beijing, Japan and Australia agreed to strengthen security cooperation in the…
Beijing on Monday slammed US calls for its allies to impose tariffs on China over its oil trade with Russia, warning of swift retaliation if its interests are undermined. “China will take resolute countermeasures to protect its sovereignty, security, and development interests if its legitimate rights and interests are harmed,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin…
I spent many years investigating corruption in Asia. But it’s the same everywhere. It destroys economies, societies, and the citizens in them (other than the relative few in on the racket). It’s also part and parcel of China’s operating manual, and a weapon of war. China makes adept use of local corruption – sometimes even…
