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Beijing is looking to expand China’s world-leading network of high-speed trains by 19 per cent within five years in an ongoing bid to boost connectivity across the country. The national railway operator unveiled the blueprint on Sunday to expand the country’s operational rail network to around 180,000km (112,000 miles) by 2030 – with high-speed routes totalling 60,000km and accounting for one-third of the full network – as part of the country’s infrastructure push under the nation’s 2026–2030...

A Bangladesh commission investigating disappearances during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday at least 287 people were assumed to have been killed.

The US assault on Venezuela jolted the global commodity markets, sending gold higher and reinforcing the long-term bearish view on crude oil as investors navigate rising geopolitical tensions to start 2026. The weekend military raid on the South American country – home to the world’s largest oil reserves – added more weight to a call by Wall Street firms including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America that gold prices would touch US$5,000 an ounce by the end of the year. Franklin Templeton and...

Donald Trump’s actions were condemned even by far-right world leaders, despite him claiming that the ‘fake news’ will not cover the ‘TRUTH’

Hong Kong prosecutors have dropped 21 charges against a 93-year-old plastic surgeon over a fatal Botox injection in 2018, citing an earlier court ruling that he was unfit to stand trial because of dementia. Dr Franklin Li Wang-pong, who was released unconditionally by the High Court last year over the unlawful killing of a top banker, was separately indicted for allegedly misleading police and failing to maintain a register of dangerous drugs at his clinic after the botched procedure came to...

Britain's Francesca Jones opens her 2026 season with the biggest win of her career, beating world number 15 Emma Navarro in Auckland.

Britain's Francesca Jones opens her 2026 season with the biggest win of her career, beating world number 15 Emma Navarro in Auckland.

Britain's Francesca Jones opens her 2026 season with the biggest win of her career, beating world number 15 Emma Navarro in Auckland.

Britain's Francesca Jones opens her 2026 season with the biggest win of her career, beating world number 15 Emma Navarro in Auckland.

Britain's Francesca Jones opens her 2026 season with the biggest win of her career, beating world number 15 Emma Navarro in Auckland.

“Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang, became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40, helping to popularize the emerging musical genre.

An experimental Chinese treatment for Alzheimer’s disease focused on glucose levels has shown promise in a trial on mice, with researchers reporting significant improvement in late-stage symptoms. A team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the mice showed a substantial reversal in memory loss and reduced brain plaque within weeks of being treated with the drug. The researchers reported the results of their study in peer-reviewed journal Advanced...