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1. How China is beating the US in new weapons race with a fraction of the budget

   Large passenger jets and advanced chips, BeiDou satellites and the Tiangong space station: these large-scale science and technology projects could be part of China’s efforts to mobilise resources nationwide to speed up the development of new weapons, according to a study by researchers with China’s top defence university. China’s military modernisation has accelerated at a pace that unsettles...

2. Cuba’s national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power

   Cuba’s national electric grid collapsed on Monday, the country’s grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island’s already obsolete generation system. Grid operator UNE said on social media it is investigating the causes of the island blackout, the latest in a series of ‌widespread outages that last for hours or days...

3. Iran war shows urgency of Hong Kong’s green shipping transition

   The war in Iran, culminating in the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has again exposed the world’s energy and maritime sector to acute vulnerabilities. The spike in oil prices and surging freight rates may grab headlines, but beneath these shocks lie fundamental questions about Asia’s – and Hong Kong’s – energy security, the resilience of shipping risk management and the urgent need to...

4. Trump says the US has requested that China delay Beijing summit by ‘a month or so’

   US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his planned trip to Beijing later this month may be postponed, adding uncertainty to a visit expected to include talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Speaking at a news conference at the White House, Trump said the timing of the visit was still under discussion, citing the need to remain in Washington as the US manages its ongoing military campaign...

5. 200 killed after Pakistan strikes hit drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Taliban says

   Afghanistan on Monday accused Pakistan’s military of targeting a Kabul hospital that treats drug users in air strikes, with the country’s health ministry spokesman saying more than 200 people had been killed. Pakistan dismissed the accusation, saying the strikes – which were also conducted in eastern Afghanistan – did not hit any civilian sites. Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman gave the...

6. Trump administration can resume ‘third-country’ deportations, appeal court rules

   A US federal appeal court allowed the Trump administration on Monday to temporarily resume summarily deporting undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own. The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in a 2-1 vote, lifted a block on the so-called third-country deportations that had been imposed by a lower court. District Judge Brian Murphy ruled last month that third-country...

7. Trump administration urges judge to revisit ruling blocking subpoenas to Jerome Powell

   US President Donald Trump’s administration ⁠has asked a judge to reconsider his ruling that has effectively blocked a criminal investigation into US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, according to court documents made public on Monday. Washington-based US District Judge James ‌Boasberg in a ruling unsealed on Friday blocked subpoenas issued by federal prosecutors in January seeking...

8. Washington signals it wants China kept out of Brazil’s largest port auction

   A United States diplomat has told Brazilian port industry executives that Washington does not want a Chinese company to win the concession for a major container terminal in Santos, the largest port in Latin America, in the latest sign that the race for one of Brazil’s most prized infrastructure assets has become a front in the broader rivalry between Washington and Beijing. Kevin Murakami, the...

9. Zelensky to visit UK as Starmer says it is ‘vital’ to continue supporting Ukraine

   The UK will “welcome” Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, British Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament, with the Ukrainian leader expected to travel to Madrid, Spain the next day. “Our total determination to stand with Ukraine remains steadfast and we will welcome President Zelensky to this country tomorrow,” Healey said on Monday. Healey’s announcement came hours after UK Prime Minister...

10. Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips Academy Awards ceremony to visit Zelensky in Kyiv

    Sean Penn, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for One Battle After Another on Sunday, was in Ukraine on Monday where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the war-torn country. An Agence France-Presse reporter saw the Mystic River star getting out of a black car in central Kyiv earlier on Monday, wearing sunglasses and carrying a box of cigarettes. Penn, a vocal...