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1. Chinese boy Yuanxin, 6, speaks with father for first time since ICE detention

   Yuanxin, a 6-year-old immigrant from China who was detained and separated from his father, Fei Zheng, over the Thanksgiving holiday in New York City, was finally allowed to speak with his parent by phone this past weekend. Jennie Spector, who has been supporting the family since July, described the call as a “very good development”. She said a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer...

2. Member of UK armed forces killed in Ukraine accident, Britain says

   A member of the British armed forces died in Ukraine on Tuesday while observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said, adding that the accident had occurred away from the front lines. It marked the first time a member of the UK military had been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 invasion, it said. Britain has been among Ukraine’s most...

3. Amy Winehouse’s dad sues star’s friends for selling her clothes for US$970,000

   The father of late British singer Amy Winehouse on Tuesday defended his UK lawsuit against two of her friends after they sold some of her clothes at auction for around £730,000 (US$970,000). Mitch Winehouse told the High Court in London that Naomi Parry, the star’s former stylist, and her friend, Catriona Gourlay, did not have the right to sell dozens of items in auctions between November 2021...

4. Trump slams ‘decaying’ Europe and pushes Ukraine on elections

   US President Donald Trump deepened his rift with Europe in an interview published Tuesday, calling it “decaying” and blasting key allies as “weak” over immigration and Ukraine. Speaking to Politico, Trump also called on Ukraine to hold elections despite Russia’s invasion and questioned whether the country is truly democratic under President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump doubled down on his recent...

5. Machado’s Nobel event called off, Peace Prize winner’s whereabouts unknown

   The Norwegian Nobel Institute cancelled a planned press conference on Tuesday with this year’s Peace Prize laureate, Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado, ahead of Wednesday’s award ceremony in Oslo. Machado, 58, has been subject to a decade-long travel ban imposed by the government of President Nicolas Maduro and has been in hiding for more than a year. Her whereabouts were not immediately known. A...

6. Judge approves release of Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records

   The US Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the long-time confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge said on Tuesday. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled after the Justice Department in November asked two judges in New York to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from Maxwell and Epstein’s cases, along with...

7. Code talker 2025? PLA frontline troops are testing portable quantum radio devices

   The People’s Liberation Army is testing what could be the world’s first portable quantum radio device in its border patrol troops, according to the official Science and Technology Daily. The PLA’s Information Support Force said its miniaturised prototype of quantum communication, weighing 3kg (6.6lbs), had successfully received radio signals from tens of kilometres away. The team was able to...

8. Hundreds of Hong Kong tourists safe after powerful earthquake rocks Japan

   Hundreds of Hong Kong tourists were in Japan when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck late Monday night, but local authorities said all were reported safe with no requests for help received so far. The Travel Industry Council on Tuesday said that about 20 Hong Kong tour groups – with about 300 people – were in the country when the quake hit northern Japan at 11.15pm, triggering a warning...

9. ‘Could go extinct here’: orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat

   Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra province. Siagian, who has been working as a ranger to protect the endangered animal at the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) for at least five years, remembers how the orangutans were fond of eating durian and other...

10. US-China tech thaw? Trump clears Nvidia H200 exports – why it matters

    US President Donald Trump’s green light for Nvidia to sell H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips in China signals a calculated shift to export older technology, according to analysts who see the move as aiming to fortify the US market share while dampening China’s urgency for self-reliance. But some predict an ongoing policy tug of war in the US between advocates of this week’s relaxation and...