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1. Russian oil tankers list Singapore as destination amid sanctions and shift to China

   Russian oil tankers are increasingly listing Singapore as their official destination, signalling ‌a shift in export flows from India to ‍China and growing concerns over Western sanctions, traders said and LSEG shipping data shows. LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) data shows tankers carrying about 1.4 million metric tons of ⁠Russian crude departed for Singapore in January, the highest monthly...

2. UK’s Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit over fallout from Epstein scandal

   British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused on Monday to heed ‌calls to quit, even by the leader of his party in Scotland, after a second aide resigned from a team in crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador ‍to Washington. Under pressure over the appointment of a man whose close ties to the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have come into full focus, Starmer has attempted...

3. UK police assess claims ex-Prince Andrew sent sensitive trade records to Epstein

   British police said they were examining claims that the former Prince Andrew sent confidential trade reports to Jeffrey Epstein, as Prince William’s office said he was “deeply concerned’’ about the revelations coming out of the US investigation into the late sex offender. Thames Valley Police, which serves areas west of London, including the ex-royal’s former home in Windsor, launched the...

4. 8 people fall ill after eating seafood at Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental hotel

   Eight people have fallen ill after eating seafood at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong, adding to a spate of food poisoning cases in recent weeks. The five men and three women developed diarrhoea, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever between 25 and 75 hours after dining in two groups at the Clipper Lounge in the hotel on Connaught Road Central on January 31 and February 2. The Centre for...

5. Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years under national security law

   Hong Kong’s High Court jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying for 20 years on Monday for national security crimes, in what mainland Chinese authorities described as a “powerful declaration” that severe punishment awaited those who dared to challenge the law. In the toughest punishment to date under the city’s national security law, Lai is set to spend the rest of his life behind bars after...

6. Bangladesh’s political parties campaign over revolution’s legacy

   Bangladesh’s election campaign entered its final day on Monday before this week’s vote, with rival parties invoking the 2024 uprising that ended the autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina. Tens of thousands of flag-waving supporters attended a succession of rival rallies across the sprawling capital Dhaka, as parties sought to harness the legacy of the mass uprising and pitch competing visions of...

7. Hong Kong police raid lawyer’s office in probe of ‘crash-for-cash’ scams

   Hong Kong police have raided the office of a lawyer as part of a probe into a growing number of “crash-for-cash” scams in which victims face unusually high and delayed compensation claims for minor or even non-existent traffic accidents. The move came days after the arrest of two doctors and a married couple for allegedly masterminding more than 20 such scams, with officers investigating more...

8. California court begins social media trial amid mental health concerns

   A California state court case ‌over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman’s mental health through addictive app design kicks off on ‍Monday with opening statements, in a test of whether Big Tech platforms can be held liable for harming kids. The 20-year-old woman identified as K.G.M. filed the lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google,...

9. UK expands BN(O) scheme to more Hongkongers following Jimmy Lai sentencing

   Hongkongers who were minors at the time of the 1997 handover to China will be eligible to apply for the British National (Overseas) pathway to UK citizenship independently of their parents, with 26,000 arrivals expected under the expanded scheme in the next five years. The move was a response to the 20-year prison sentence handed to former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying for convictions...

10. Chinese vacuum maker using Temu’s playbook dreams big with Super Bowl debut

    Robot vacuum maker Dreame Technology promoted its products at the Super Bowl on Sunday night, becoming the latest Chinese brand after Temu to leverage the game’s influence to crack the North American market. Its 30-second commercial, aired across NBC’s local affiliate network, which exclusively broadcasts the game, showcased Dreame’s ecosystem, from robot vacuums and lawnmowers to a concept...