Tornado kills five, causes widespread destruction in China’s Guangzhou | Weather News

Tornado kills five, causes widespread destruction in China’s Guangzhou | Weather News

The tornado struck China’s southern city at the weekend, devastating several communities. People are cleaning up in China’s southern city of Guangzhou after a tornado struck at the weekend killing at least five people and injuring dozens more. Aerial photos published by state media showed the scale of the devastation…

Elon Musk meets China’s No 2 official in Beijing | Technology

Elon Musk meets China’s No 2 official in Beijing | Technology

Telsa CEO’s unannounced visits comes as Chinese carmakers are promoting rival models at the Beijing Motor Show. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has met with China’s No 2 official on an unannounced visit to Beijing. Musk’s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang comes as Chinese carmakers are promoting their latest electric…

Twenty Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM | Military News

Twenty Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM | Military News

The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says. Twenty soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at a base in the west of Cambodia, according to Prime Minister Hun Manet. The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred…

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia | Arts and Culture News

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia | Arts and Culture News

New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m. Prosecutors in New York City have announced that they returned to Cambodia and Indonesia 30 antiquities that were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American antiquities dealers and traffickers. The antiquities…

Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going global? | Israel War on Gaza News

Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going global? | Israel War on Gaza News

EXPLAINER From France to Australia, university students are part of pro-Palestine protests as Columbia students continue encampments. Clashes between students and police officers have been reported all over the United States during intensifying university protests. What started as the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University, where students are camping inside…

Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech? | Technology

Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech? | Technology

Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed free speech absolutist and CEO of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, is once again at the centre of a heated debate about free speech and censorship. Since buying X, the platform formally known as Twitter, in 2022, Musk has sparred with governments and public figures around the…

Malaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir faces anticorruption probe | Corruption News

Malaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir faces anticorruption probe | Corruption News

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief says former leader ‘among those being investigated’. Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is being investigated in connection with a corruption probe involving his sons, the country’s anticorruption agency has confirmed. Azam Baki, chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), said on Thursday that Mahathir…

‘Create harmony’: Q&A with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Create harmony’: Q&A with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi | Israel War on Gaza News

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed the need to correct what he described as the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people. Underlining that the world needs to take urgent action, he added that China would work with the international community on efforts to…

US TikTok’s future in jeopardy as Biden signs ban bill: What’s next? | Explainer News

US TikTok’s future in jeopardy as Biden signs ban bill: What’s next? | Explainer News

The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban TikTok unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, divests from the video-sharing app in nine months amid concerns that the company poses a national security threat. TikTok has denied the Chinese government could access users’ data and has dubbed the bill,…