U.S. may ask Israel to put Palestinian tax money toward Trump's Gaza plan
The prospect of the Palestinians' own tax money being repurposed toward Trump's Gaza rebuilding plan could further sideline the Palestinian Authority.
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Sci-fi or battlefield reality? Ukraine's bet on drone swarms.
The prospect of groups of drones that can act together and fulfill set tasks without human intervention has triggered both anxiety and excitement.
Ebola’s Africa spread tests global response after aid cuts
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo linked to 80 deaths and hundreds of suspected infections has spread across the border to Uganda.
Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot
Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday in a final overshadowed by five countries’ boycott over Gaza, claiming a dramatic…
Xi-Trump summit aside, 2 meetings in Asia matter for global trade
Most readers of foreign news pages this weekend will be assuming that US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing has…
Video highlights – Day 3 at ERL 2026 ☀️
Day 3 at ERL 2026 ☀️ 📍 Scheveningen, The Hague 📅 May 13–15, 2026 www.erl2026.eu That is a wrap on the European Robotics League (ERL) 2026! Today marked…
Video highlights – ERL2026 Day 2
Day 2 at ERL 2026 ☀️📍 Scheveningen, The Hague 📅 May 13–15, 2026www.erl2026.eu After the first day’s focus on indoor adaptability, the sun came out…
Ukraine war: 36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over invasion
Thirty-four European states plus Australia, Costa Rica and the EU said on Friday they would join a future special tribunal for Ukraine to prosecute Russia…
Tokyo man arrested for luring girl into prostitution
The Tokyo resident has admitted to the charges and says he knew the girl was 15 years old at the time.
The world is on track to miss its health targets
Every year the World Health Organization publishes a global health statistics report. It features the numbers behind world health trends and, importantly,…
The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How…
Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.
In the final week of the Musk v. Altman trial, lawyers traded blows over Elon Musk’s and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s credibility. Altman was grilled on his…
Japanese producer prices jump by the most since 2014, backing case for rate hike
The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 2.3% in April from a month earlier, a full point above the highest estimate in a survey of economists.
China hosts Trump at Temple of Heaven; Hong Kong sushi parasite video: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and…
Cabinet approves revision of controversial retrial system
Critics of Japan's retrial system have said prosecutors' right to appeal is prolonging the court procedures needed for those seeking a retrial, with it…
Africa confirms fatal Ebola outbreak in Congo, urgent cross-border meeting called
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s…
Video highlights – Day 1 at ERL 2026 🤖🌧️☀️
Day 1 at ERL 2026 Scheveningen, The Hague May 13–15, 2026 Real-world environments are unpredictable, and yesterday’s kickoff of the European Robotics League…
US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal
A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconut-sized rock at…
Trump’s trillion-dollar business delegation arrives in China, eager for deals
The business executives accompanying US President Donald Trump on his state visit to Beijing this week are the wealthiest such delegation to visit China –…
The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking
The Tesla Semi has officially arrived. The company recently released a photo of the first vehicle rolling off its new full-scale production line. This…
Russia unleashes 1,500 attack drones on Ukraine, shattering prospects for peace
Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv and other cities with…
Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
{"#text":"Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of its own developers to use Anthropic's AI coding tool…
Japan's top court seeks judge's dismissal over his suspected online gambling
The Akita District Public Prosecutors Office indicted the judge on suspicion of accessing an online casino site more than 60,000 times and gambling from…
Emerson Expands Nigel AI Tool Across Software Suite
Company expects to evolve its AI tool for testing from an advisor role to eventually an agentic role.