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...
Videos verified by the Observers team show Iranian security forces attacking a hospital in Ilam, Iran, on the night of 3-4 January. The footage shows security forces firing shotguns and tear gas as th...
The war in Ukraine has not only reshaped borders on the ground but also transformed the airspace above Europe, forcing NATO’s European allies to redefine aerial security by patrolling a tense new fron...
A new route connecting Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei and Tseung Kwan O will fully open this year, the city’s transport chief has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also said on Saturday t...
Search and rescue operations continue for the aircraft and pilot. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet and its pilot went missing off the island's northeast coast on Tuesday. Taiwan's Ai...
World leaders have been exchanging New Year’s greetings, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Xi using his address to express a desire to strengthen ties w...
Melting Arctic ice around Greenland opens new shipping routes and intensifies US competition with Russia and China, Trump has said. imageBROKER/Olaf Krüger/Getty Images Trump's renewed talks to annex ...
US forces captured Venezuela's leader overnight, and President Donald Trump said he was seeking access to the country's oilfields. AFP The US military has experience with oil infrastructure, but guard...
The US Army has several special operations forces. Delta Force is among its most elite. US Army A US operation infiltrated the home of Venezuela's president and captured him and his wife. A highly eli...
A family of four is stranded in Puerto Rico after their Frontier flight back to Colorado was canceled due to Nicolas Maduro's capture by the US. MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/Getty Images Nilgen Velazc...
An explosion at a Russian oil depot last year. Ukraine continues to target Moscow's energy sector. 2024 Planet Labs Inc./via REUTERS Ukrainian drones struck an ammunition site and oil depot in Russia,...
Chevron, the only US oil major still operating in Venezuela, counts Berkshire Hathaway as a key shareholder. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Trump administra...
Russia's T-14 tanks are considered its best, but they don't seem to have been in Ukraine. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The British military expected to see more "prestige" Russian equipment in Ukr...
Ukrainian units said drone pilots saw surrender messages displayed by a Russian soldier. 16th Army Corps A Russian soldier surrendered after his rescue message was seen by a drone, Ukrainian units sai...
The aftermath of the US strikes on January 3 Satellite image ©2026 Vantor. The US carried out strikes in Venezuela as part of an operation to capture Nicolás Maduro. New satellite imagery shows damage...
BYD container ship. NurPhoto/Getty Images Tesla just lost its status as the world's largest seller of battery EVs to a Chinese rival. BYD took Tesla's crown after Elon Musk's automaker reported its se...
Danish police at Copenhagen Airport on September 22. STEVEN KNAP/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Several European airports have been temporarily shut down due to nearby drone sightings. Analysts a...
Seven US troops were hurt during the raid in Venezuela over the weekend, a defense official said. US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isabel Tanner Seven US service members were injured during the ...
Robots have started evacuating some wounded soldiers in Ukraine, and the West is watching the technology. AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko A US Navy veteran working in Ukraine said using robots to evacuate ...
Although we ended up stranded in the Caribbean for a bit, my family had the privilege of being flexible and adjusting our plans. David Morris My family and I found ourselves unexpectedly stranded in t...