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1. At least 6 killed, 5 injured in Switzerland bus fire

   A bus caught fire in western Switzerland on Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring five others in what police said may have been a deliberate act. The fire broke out on the bus in the main street of the small town of Kerzers, around 20km (12 miles) west of the Swiss capital Bern, at about 6.25pm. Videos circulating on social media showed flames several metres high bursting out from...

2. Why China’s red-hot tech push is leaving some traditional sectors out in the cold

   With its cutting-edge humanoid robots busting moves on the world’s most-watched television programme and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touring a company factory during a state visit, both within the last month, Unitree Robotics – already a household name in China – has seen its profile move into the stratosphere. And local government officials, eager to burnish their economies by...

3. Iran war exposes the risks of being a US ally

   Since Israel and the United States launched their illegal and disastrous war against Iran, some Western apologists for this axis of aggression have dragged China into their propaganda. They say the war exposes how unreliable and useless China is as an ally and partner because it is nowhere to be found in Iran’s hour of need. The question is not whether Beijing should stick out its neck. No one...

4. Mainland Chinese see Taiwan positively, won’t retreat from US trade war: survey

   Mainland Chinese citizens feel more favourable towards Taiwan than they did six months ago, support a hardline stance towards the US if another trade war erupts and view Russia and North Korea most positively and Japan least positively among their neighbours, according to a new survey by the Carter Centre and Emory University. One finding that comes through loud and clear, its authors said, is...

5. Analysts say Trump is looking for a way out of Iran. Is it ‘Taco’ time?

   US President Donald Trump has built a potential off-ramp by suggesting the Iran war could end soon, but the world is still guessing about whether he will take it – and whether Tehran will let him. With surging oil prices threatening the global economy and his political fortunes at home, Trump’s tone appeared to shift abruptly on Monday as he called the war “very complete” and a “short-term...

6. WHO warns of toxic ‘black rain’ in Iran after strikes on oil facilities

   The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that the “black rain” and toxic compounds in the air in Iran after strikes on oil facilities could cause respiratory problems, and it backed Iran’s advisory urging people ‌to remain indoors. The UN health agency, which has an office in Iran and works with authorities on health emergencies, said it has received multiple reports of oil-laden rain...

7. Iran war: Trump warns against mining Strait of Hormuz, Hegseth vows ‘intense’ US attacks

   US President Donald Trump warned Iran against mining the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday while Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged the “most intense day of strikes” yet, as tensions over the critical shipping lane escalate amid soaring oil prices. While the US “has no reports” of Iranian operatives putting any mines in the Hormuz Strait, if they were placed and “not removed forthwith”, the...

8. Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams condemns racist and homophobic fan comments

   A star of the massively popular Canadian show Heated Rivalry has hit back against an avalanche of hateful online posts, with the hockey drama’s success stirring up a frenzy online. The show about the budding careers and secret relationship of two young male hockey stars – one Canadian, one Russian – over a series of years, has become a global phenomenon. But it has also inspired particularly...

9. Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto, Canada, premier hints at Iran war link

   Canadian police are investigating after the United States consulate in downtown Toronto was hit by gunfire early on Tuesday morning. Nobody was injured. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Superintendent Chris Leather called it a national security incident and said the national police force is working with Toronto police to understand the motive. Leather said the American and Israeli consulates,...

10. The doctorate for leaders who want depth

    [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Professor Muammer Ozer, Director of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme at the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)’s College of Business, looks at what AI does to learning and reaches an unfashionable conclusion. Information is no longer scarce, he says, but judgement still is. A doctorate, in his...