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Crypto giant Circle rebuffed efforts to help scam victims, police say 
Australia’s Grand Nuclear Submarine-Fleet Plan Merz hits back at Trump for ridiculing Germany’s defence spending drive
Germany does not have to shy away from talking up its record on defence spending, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, when asked about US…
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Anwar vows Malaysia to pursue Jho Low over 1MDB despite potential US pardon
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday said Malaysia would maintain its legal pursuit of Jho Low even if the fugitive financier were to receive a…
Thai Singha beer dynasty heir’s mother drops suit under ‘ungrateful child’ law
The mother of Siranudh “Psi” Scott, the 29-year-old scion whose childhood abuse accusations against his brother triggered public sympathy and revealed a rupture inside one…
Carlson’s split with Republicans to deepen rifts in US right, Chinese think tank says
High-profile conservative commentator Tucker Carlson’s split with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party will jeopardise the party’s prospects in the US midterm elections and…
Australian officials tell fans to give Neil the seal some flipping space
Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike most of them,…
Chinese tech cuts desalination cost; light plane crash dilemma: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers…