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1. Why Trump’s sovereign wealth fund brings high stakes and serious risks

   The US Supreme Court lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s tariff war and the recent budget fight on Capitol Hill might have dragged down – if not sunk – one of Washington’s proposed tools to spearhead its strategic competition with China. Ten months after Trump’s executive order authorising the creation of the nation’s first-ever sovereign wealth fund (SWF), there are still few clues about how it...

2. The ‘Mona Lisa’ of Faberge eggs sells for a record US$30.2 million

   A rare crystal and diamond Faberge egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before it was toppled by revolution shattered records on Tuesday as it sold at auction for £22.9 million (US$30.2 million). The Winter Egg, which was compared to the iconic Mona Lisa, was just one of seven of the opulent ovoids remaining in private hands, Christie’s London auction house said. The 10cm (four-inch) tall egg...

3. Ukraine talks: Putin meets Trump envoys in Russia, sends Europe a warning

   Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Tuesday for talks on a possible way to end the deadliest European conflict since World War II. Just before the meeting, Putin warned Europe that it would face swift defeat if it went to war with Russia, and he dismissed European counterproposals on Ukraine...

4. Pope Leo urges Trump not to attempt military ousting of Venezuela’s Maduro

   Pope Leo urged US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday not to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro using military force. Leo, the first US pope, said it would be better to attempt dialogue or impose economic pressure on Venezuela if Washington wants to pursue change there. The Trump administration has been weighing options to combat what it has portrayed as Maduro’s role...

5. Judge-led panel to probe deadly blaze as Hong Kong goes ahead with election

   Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has ordered the setting up of a judge-led independent review committee on the blaze that engulfed a Tai Po residential estate while formally announcing that the Legislative Council election will go ahead on Sunday as scheduled. The death toll from the inferno that swept through seven of the eight blocks of Wang Fuk Court last Wednesday rose to 156 after...

6. Hong Kong fire will not deter Filipino helpers from working in city: minister

   A deadly Hong Kong blaze that claimed the lives of several domestic helpers will not deter Filipinos from working in the city, the Philippines’ migrant workers minister has said, adding that the city has always been a “safe haven”. Speaking to the Post during a visit to Hong Kong on Tuesday, Hans Leo Cacdac, secretary for the Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers, said his government would...

7. EU’s former top diplomat Mogherini detained in training fraud probe: source

   The EU’s former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, was taken into custody on Tuesday as police staged raids probing a suspected fraud scheme involving the training of European diplomats. Mogherini, who was high representative for foreign affairs from 2014 to 2019, now leads the College of Europe graduate school whose premises were searched along with the offices of the European External...

8. China’s ‘dirt cheap’ missiles could shake up global defence market: state media

   Chinese aerospace firm Lingkong Tianxing unveiled a hypersonic glide missile last week that has a range of up to 1,300 km (800 miles) and a top speed of Mach 7. The YKJ-1000 has been nicknamed the “cement-coated” missile for its use of civilian-grade materials such as foamed concrete in its heat-resistant coating. According to slides widely circulated online, the unit production cost of this...

9. Residents of tower spared in Hong Kong blaze get 90 minutes to fetch belongings

   Residents of the only tower left untouched by the deadly blaze that destroyed seven others at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po neighbourhood will be given 90 minutes on Wednesday and Thursday to collect their belongings. Civil servants will be on hand to help move their possessions, authorities have said. Amy Lam Man-han, regional commander for New Territories North, on Tuesday said that...

10. Air India probed for flying plane without valid safety certificate

    India’s aviation regulator said on Tuesday it was investigating Air India after the airline operated an aircraft eight times without a valid airworthiness review certificate, a document issued annually that ensures compliance with safety standards. The regulator did not name the aircraft type but its news release’s title referenced the registration code of an Airbus A320, and a person with...