We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, ple...
A novel approach by South Korea to stop its rural areas from dying by paying people to live there appears to be working. Okcheon in North Chungcheong province saw its population grow by almost 1,000 i...
The 2024 US election saw more money and support from the crypto and blockchain industry than ever before, with some experts predicting a repeat in the midterms....
Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia's "data center alley," filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for larg...
The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships. Official US Navy photo The US Navy's fleet size has shrunk considerably due to problems with new ship c...
Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin , hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X, sp...
The US Cyber Trust Mark Program, an Energy Star-style certification for smart home security, could be winding down less than a year after it launched. Safety testing company UL Solutions has announced...
President Donald Trump posing for photo with law enforcement in front of a Boeing VC25 operating as Air Force One. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images The US president flies on Air Force One. Other countries...
The governor's mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky. traveler1116/Getty Images Forty-five of the 50 states have official mansions, which governors can live in rent-free. Some governors' mansions are open to...
Article URL: https://www.lottocracy.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46436260 Points: 15 # Comments: 11...
Ukraine president says after talks with Donald Trump that 15-year assurance is not enough to deter Russia...
Article URL: https://twitter.com/FFmpeg/status/2004599109559496984 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394327 Points: 15 # Comments: 1...
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event. Contributor/Getty Images Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026...
President Donald Trump, speaks accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, during a NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Tracks Santa Operation call at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 24...
Bari Weiss Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press CBS News chief Bari Weiss sent a memo to staff defending her decision to hold a "60 Minutes" piece. Weiss made the decision t...
Article URL: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/26/ice-high-tech-surveillance-lower-privacy-guardrails-00705401 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394228 Points: 15 # Comments: 2...
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-protests-enter-third-straight-day-as-students-join-in-585e7bff Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46436791 Points: 15 # Comments...
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/new-york-require-social-media-platforms-display-mental-health-warnings-2025-12-26/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46402609 Poi...
Zelenskyy says a 15-year guarantee is part of the plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, a theater in Ukraine previously bombed by Russia was reopened under Russian occupation. DW has more....
Prime Minister Kurti's governing Self-Determination party won nearly 50% of the vote, results showed with most of the votes counted. It is not yet clear whether he will be able to form a cabinet witho...