News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
At an undisclosed test site, a helicopter takes off, towing a kite-like array of massive coils. The system, called Airborne Transient Electromagnetic (Atem) detection, works by firing a powerful pulse of electricity through a giant transmitter coil. This creates a brief, strong electromagnetic field that penetrates the ground or water. When the pulse is turned off, the magnetic field induces tiny, decaying “eddy currents” in any conductive material it hits. These currents, in turn, create their...
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Tajikistan News
June 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Washington, DC [US], June 9 (ANI): India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held a series of high-level engagements with top corporate and technology leaders to discuss investment expansion, supply chain resilience, and emerging technologies.Detailing the meetings in separate posts on social media platform X, the Indian envoy highlighted New Delhi's growing economic and technological partnership with th
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Washington, DC [US], June 9 (ANI): India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held a series of high-level engagements with top corporate and technology leaders to discuss investment expansion, supply chain resilience, and emerging technologies.Detailing the meetings in separate posts on social media platform X, the Indian envoy highlighted New Delhi's growing economic and technological partnership with th
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Turkmenistan News
June 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Washington, DC [US], June 9 (ANI): India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held a series of high-level engagements with top corporate and technology leaders to discuss investment expansion, supply chain resilience, and emerging technologies.Detailing the meetings in separate posts on social media platform X, the Indian envoy highlighted New Delhi's growing economic and technological partnership with th
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The government will launch a two-month public consultation on Monday on its first five-year blueprint to align Hong Kong’s development with the national plan, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has announced. Confirming a South China Morning Post report, Lee said on Tuesday that the consultation would begin on June 15, marking what he described as a milestone for the city. “The formulation of Hong Kong’s first five-year plan is a historic step and is of great significance,” he said. “We hope to...
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Tajikistan News
June 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): India has strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations for propagating state-sponsored disinformation by labelling militant outfits operating inside its own territory as 'Fitna al Hindustan'.Speaking at a United Nations Security Council session focusing on the situation in Afghanistan, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, stated that Islam
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): India has strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations for propagating state-sponsored disinformation by labelling militant outfits operating inside its own territory as 'Fitna al Hindustan'.Speaking at a United Nations Security Council session focusing on the situation in Afghanistan, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, stated that Islam
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Turkmenistan News
June 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): India has strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations for propagating state-sponsored disinformation by labelling militant outfits operating inside its own territory as 'Fitna al Hindustan'.Speaking at a United Nations Security Council session focusing on the situation in Afghanistan, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, stated that Islam
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Tajikistan News
June 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): India has launched a scathing attack against Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, fiercely criticising Islamabad for exploiting Afghanistan's landlocked position and launching fatal airstrikes that have claimed hundreds of civilian lives.Addressing the UNSC, India's Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish argued that Pakistan's refusal to grant transit access to Afghan merchants c
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): India has launched a scathing attack against Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, fiercely criticising Islamabad for exploiting Afghanistan's landlocked position and launching fatal airstrikes that have claimed hundreds of civilian lives.Addressing the UNSC, India's Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish argued that Pakistan's refusal to grant transit access to Afghan merchants c
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Turkmenistan News
June 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
New York [US], June 9 (ANI): India has launched a scathing attack against Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council, fiercely criticising Islamabad for exploiting Afghanistan's landlocked position and launching fatal airstrikes that have claimed hundreds of civilian lives.Addressing the UNSC, India's Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish argued that Pakistan's refusal to grant transit access to Afghan merchants c
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Turkmenistan News
June 9, 2026 at 7:45 AM
BISHKEK, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Air carriers certified in Kyrgyzstan have been removed from the European Union (EU) Air Safety List, the Kyrgyz presidential press service said Monday. Kyrgyzstan was notified by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport that all air carriers certified in the country had been removed from the list, which covers airlines subject to operating bans or restr
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Gale-force winds and rough seas battered New Zealand’s capital of Wellington on Tuesday, forcing ferry and flight cancellations and road closures as authorities urged hundreds of residents along the city’s south coast to evacuate. A light aircraft was briefly blown over by strong winds at Wellington airport after a gust of wind tipped the plane onto its wing and wheel, the airport confirmed by email. “Nobody was injured and it was quickly righted,” it said. The New Zealand Herald said the...
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BBC News
June 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
The Pentagon list warns US firms of risks linked to working with flagged Chinese companies.
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Malaysia’s most powerful Islamist party has cut ties with a former electoral ally, blowing open a bitter feud within the country’s main opposition bloc as several key elections loom. Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) President Abdul Hadi Awang announced late on Monday that the party’s central working committee had decided to “terminate political cooperation with Bersatu”, endorsing an earlier decision by its Syura Council, the party’s highest religious decision-making body. The partnership had...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 7:09 AM
China and North Korea have pledged to strengthen strategic cooperation and defend each other’s sovereignty, according to a North Korean state media report covering Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to Pyongyang. The two leaders vowed to “open a new chapter” in bilateral ties and expand exchanges and cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Tuesday. It quoted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying that...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
A veteran Hong Kong basketball coach has been arrested on suspicion of common assault after he was seen in a video slapping a young player, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said that Yung Kam-wah was arrested on Monday and released on bail early on Tuesday, adding that he must report to police in July. In reply to queries from the SCMP, police said on Tuesday that a 54-year-old man had been arrested for alleged common assault the previous day and had been released on bail...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
As the war in Iran disrupts global oil and chemical supplies, China’s coal-heavy energy sector is seizing an unprecedented opportunity. Dannie Peng visited Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to witness the operations of one of China’s four major bases for large-scale, modern coal-chemical production. In this reporter’s note, she documents her observations and experiences during the trip. For her reporting, read the two-part series here. As a journalist working for a non-local, non-state media...
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News - South China Morning Post
June 9, 2026 at 6:29 AM
US President Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. Trump was shown for several seconds giving a military salute. The boos ended when the US flag followed him on the screens, and fans cheered when New York Knicks players were shown. Mentions of the San Antonio Spurs also elicited loud boos. Trump was watching from Knicks owner James Dolan’s suite, along...
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Turkmenistan News
June 9, 2026 at 5:10 AM
The Hague-based International Criminal Court has taken action against British lawyer Karim Khan pending a wider vote by member statesThe International Criminal Court has suspended its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, pending further proceedings over allegations of sexual misconduct.DETAILS TO FOLLOW(RT.com)
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