With new tariffs being imposed by Mexico on most Chinese imports, observers and analysts disagree on whether stricter measures are being considered – but most say pressure from the US is at play.
The Israeli PM pledged on Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the 7-month-long war.
A smiling and healthy-looking King Charles returned to public duties on Tuesday for the first time since he was diagnosed in February with cancer, paying a visit to a treatment centre for the disease in London.
The winner of the US$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer, but identifies as a member of the Iu Mien people, a southeast Asian ethnic group with origins in China.
The US and its allies are concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials just as the country is getting closer to a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, potentially jeopardising a deal.
Russia, in recent weeks, has unveiled a strange-looking – albeit apparently effective – innovation that has been referred to by some Ukraine war observers as the ‘turtle tank’.
In 2021, there were 691 foreign tourists. In 2022, that figure rose to 2,300. Last year, there were 7,000. The numbers aren’t huge – but there’s a buzz around Afghan tourism.
The crackdown at Columbia, at the centre of Gaza-related protests roiling university campuses across the US, came as police at the University of Texas at Austin arrested dozens of students.
The airline’s decision to cancel the flight stemmed from the need to assess the captain’s physical and mental well-being, according to reports.
Rugged ranch fate, or cruel judgment? South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a potential Donald Trump 2024 running mate, has shocked Americans by revealing she once shot her family dog.
Regulators who want to get a grip on an emerging generation of artificially intelligent killing machines may not have much time left to do so, governments have been warned.
Dispute erupts over Peru port authority ‘error’ that gave Cosco Shipping exclusivity over operations.
The meeting marked a thaw in relations between the former rivals after a brutal Republican primary contest marked by insults and bruised ego.
US and Israeli officials have said they hope to have the floating pier in place, the causeway attached to the shore and operations under way by early May.
‘Serious delays in support have meant serious consequences on the battlefield’ for Ukraine, said Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Kyiv on Monday.
A visual guide to modern trench warfare, long-range weapons and the bloody stalemate between Ukraine and Russia.
A visual guide to how the South China Morning Post’s small graphics team creates world-class infographics that get noticed.
The Earth risks ‘dangerous and cascading effects’ of human-generated climate change if we fail to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Here’s what could happen if temperatures rise beyond that.
A visual guide to the Palestinian territory of Gaza and the war between Israel and Hamas, following the deadly October 7 attack.