China man, 29, with 4 PhDs and several master’s degrees probed for dubious credentials

Many question man’s academic credentials as ‘against common sense’ given that most PhDs take at least 4 years to complete.

India’s marital rape battle sparks fierce debate on consent, women’s rights

Activists have long campaigned for marital rape to be criminalised, but the government says doing so would be ‘excessively harsh’.

Files said to show US intel on Israel’s Iran retaliation plans leaked online

The region is bracing for an expected Israeli response to a barrage of missiles fired at it by Iran on October 1.

Harris or Trump – what do the US presidential candidates offer Africa?

Regardless of who wins the coming US presidential election, it is unlikely to change much for African countries, experts say.

How Harris and Trump will seek to preserve US dollar hegemony

While Democrats and Republicans aim to maintain core US interests, their plans could produce wildly different economic outcomes.

Israel PM Netanyahu says Hezbollah will pay heavy price for trying to kill him with drone

The prime minister says the attack on his family home in Caesarea was a ‘grave mistake’.

Ukraine releases video allegedly showing North Korean soldiers in Russia

The footage is said to show troops sent by Pyongyang standing in line to pick up bags, clothes and Russian uniforms.

Israel drops leaflets over Gaza showing Yahya Sinwar’s body and message to Hamas

The move came as Israeli military strikes killed at least 35 people across Gaza and its forces tightened a siege around hospitals in Jabalia.

3 arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly duping man over HK$1 million in cryptocurrency trade

Victim, 46, says he went to trading office in Kwun Tong and handed over HK$1 million for Tether coins that he never received.

Another monkey dies at Hong Kong zoo, taking total to 10 amid melioidosis outbreak

Nine monkeys that died earlier this week succumbed to melioidosis, an infectious disease that can affect both animals and people.