2 h. ago UK museum to return painting looted by Nazis to Jewish art collector’s heirs

Henry Gibbs’ Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy was stolen from the home of Samuel Hartveld after he fled Antwerp with his wife in May 1940.

Politics

5 h. ago French court sentences man to life for burning wife alive, case draws criticism of police

Fearful for her life, his victim had made a report against him but investigators found the handling of her complaint severely lacking.

Events

5 h. ago Asia can’t afford to wait for the US to wake up to its climate duty

As the US walks away again, Europe, China and others need to fill the climate reparation funding gap, not out of charity but responsibility.

Politics

8 h. ago Elon Musk’s xAI buys social media platform X for US$45 billion

Tech billionaire plans to combine the ‘data, models, compute, distribution and talent’, saying the company will be valued at US$80 billion.

Economics

8 h. ago Elon Musk’s xAI buys social media platform X for US$33 billion

The tech billionaire plans to combine the ‘data, models, compute, distribution and talent’ from the app and start-up.

Economics

15 h. ago Trump Narrows Tariff Plans, Senator Daines Visits Beijing, and USTR Holds Hearing on Chinese Shipbuilding

Trump Narrows Tariff Plans, Senator Daines Visits Beijing, and USTR Holds Hearing on Chinese Shipbuilding  The US-China Business Council

Politics

16 h. ago Photos: Deadly earthquake strikes Myanmar, Thailand and China

Photos: Deadly earthquake strikes Myanmar, Thailand and China  CNN

Events

16 h. ago Greenland forms new government hours before US VP Vance’s visit

The new majority government will be headed by pro-business Democrats leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

Politics

16 h. ago Hegseth Announces US Missile Plan Likely to Inflame China Tensions

Hegseth Announces US Missile Plan Likely to Inflame China Tensions  Newsweek

Events

18 h. ago Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled on trial ‘inaccuracies’

Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

Events

21 h. ago Myanmar quake strikes China’s belt and road heartland: how bad is it?

Sino-Myanmar pipelines serve as a strategic overland route for China’s oil and gas imports from the Middle East.

Events

21 h. ago TikTok Shop to expand to Germany, France, Italy next week amid uncertainty in US

The move marks a major expansion of the short-video app’s e-commerce operations in Europe as it faces a looming ban in its largest market.

Politics

21 h. ago China risks US reaction by intervening in Panama Canal sale, former senior diplomat says

Daniel Kritenbrink tells Post that Beijing should treat the sale as a private deal, the first comment of its kind by a former top official.

Politics

21 h. ago China risks US reaction by intervening in Panama Canal ports sale, former senior diplomat says

Daniel Kritenbrink tells Post that Beijing should treat the transaction as a private deal, the first comment of its kind by a former top official.

Politics

21 h. ago Hong Kong customs seizes 145kg of suspected gold bars worth HK$110 million in plane cargo

Officers find bullion hidden in 14 suitcases with Russian doll-like arrangement of smaller ones within each of them.

Economics

23 h. ago Scores feared trapped in Thailand’s Chatuchak site as Myanmar earthquake rocks Bangkok

A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok as rescuers rush to the site where at least 80 workers are unaccounted for.

Politics

23 h. ago Scores feared trapped in collapse at Thailand’s Chatuchak as Myanmar earthquake rocks Bangkok

A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok as rescuers rush to the site of a collapsed building where at least 80 workers are unaccounted for.

Politics

23 h. ago 3 killed, scores feared trapped in collapse at Thailand’s Chatuchak as Myanmar earthquake rocks Bangkok

A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok as rescuers rush to the site of a collapsed building where at least 80 workers are unaccounted for.

Events

23 h. ago 3 killed, scores trapped in collapse at Thailand’s Chatuchak as Myanmar earthquake rocks Bangkok

A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok as rescuers rush to the site of a collapsed building where at least 80 workers are unaccounted for.

Events

23 h. ago Over 144 dead across Myanmar, Thailand as earthquake traps scores under rubble

A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok as rescuers rush to the site of a collapsed building where at least 80 workers are unaccounted for.

Events