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America’s image is falling behind that of China
A Pew Research Center survey found that China is now viewed more favourably than the United States in many countries, signalling a notable reversal in global public opinion. The shift matters because it may weaken America’s diplomatic influence and suggests that US policies and relations with allies are affecting its international standing. More than 42,000…
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Caitlin Clark picks up technical foul over ‘scoreboard’ taunt, nears one-game suspension
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark received a technical foul during a game against the Connecticut Sun after appearing to taunt opponents by gesturing at the scoreboard, moving her closer to an automatic one-game suspension. Under WNBA rules, players are suspended for a game once they accumulate a set number of technical fouls in a season,…
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Islanders asked to ‘track’ not ‘trample’ Asian hornets
Guernsey’s authorities are urging islanders to “track, not trample” Asian hornets, encouraging residents to report sightings rather than kill the insects themselves, in a bid to safeguard public health and the island’s biodiversity. The invasive, non-native species first arrived in Guernsey in 2017 after spreading across Europe from southern France, where it is believed to…
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Cardinals tight end Travis Vokolek retires at age 28 after suffering severe neck injury during 2025 season
Arizona Cardinals tight end Travis Vokolek has announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 28, after sustaining a serious neck injury during the 2025 season. The decision marks an abrupt end to his playing career and represents a notable loss for the Cardinals’ roster, coming amid the physical toll the sport can…
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‘Everyone is hooked on football’: Indian league seeks to ride World Cup wave
The Indian Super League (ISL) is aiming to capitalise on huge domestic interest in the World Cup, even though India did not qualify, by launching a revamped and more stable season on 4 September. Club executives, including FC Goa’s chief executive Ravi Puskur, hope the tournament’s popularity will translate into sustained support for the domestic…
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Daniel Wu on ‘Cold War 1994,’ ‘Twilight of the Warriors’ and Coming Home to Hong Kong: ‘The Craft Still Challenges Me’
Daniel Wu received the Best from the East Award at the New York Asian Film Festival, marking a resurgence in his Hong Kong career via two major projects: “Cold War 1994” and the “Twilight of the Warriors” series. He told Variety he never deliberately left Hong Kong cinema, but a pandemic-thinned schedule and the pull…
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‘I am still alive’: Indian activist on hunger strike for 26 days loses 11kg
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk has continued a hunger strike into its 26th day, saying he has lost 11kg but remains “still alive”. The strike, held in support of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, is demanding education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, whom protesters blame for repeated leaks of major…
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ServiceNow bets $40 million on Indian banking software specialist to expand its financial services push
ServiceNow, the US enterprise software firm best known for automating IT service and HR workflows, has invested $40 million in BusinessNext, an Indian banking software specialist, valuing the company at $700 million and giving ServiceNow a roughly 5% stake. The deal deepens ServiceNow’s push into global financial services by combining BusinessNext’s customer-facing banking expertise with…
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Splatoon Raiders brings co-op raid combat to Switch 2
Nintendo has unveiled Splatoon Raiders, a new Switch 2 exclusive that departs sharply from the series’ trademark competitive turf-war format in favour of raid-based combat akin to looter-shooters such as Borderlands and Destiny. The game reworks the franchise’s core weapon system by decoupling sub-weapons from primary weapons, letting players mix and match freely, and introduces…
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Senior White House official claims China’s K3 model stolen from Anthropic
A senior White House official has publicly accused Chinese AI firm Moonshot AI of stealing Anthropic’s technology to build its Kimi K3 model, rather than developing it through genuine innovation. Michael Kratsios, Donald Trump’s Assistant for Science and Technology, made the claim via social media, alleging Moonshot used “distillation” — repeatedly querying a rival’s model…