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Writer Lily Canter runs a section of Beyond the Ultimate’s 2026 For Rangers Ultra. The 230km, five-day ultra-marathon in Kenya brought her close to zebras, rhinos, elephants, hyenas and other African megafauna, and taught her a thing or two about preparing for and completing long-distance races. Photo: Beyond the Ultimate
Wellness

I ran a 230km ultra-marathon in Kenya over 5 exhausting days. What I learned

The 2026 For Rangers Ultra brought animal encounters and tough lessons for Lily Canter, who discovered fitness only takes you so far.

India

India backs new P4M forum, but can middle powers fix the UN?

Japan

Japan to expand security aid to 12 Indo-Pacific nations

Africa

4 arrested as Kenya investigates 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli

Preliminary laboratory ‌results point to the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the tourism and wildlife ministry says.

Bull elephants feed within Kitenden B Community Conservancy on the outskirts of Amboseli National Park in Kajiado county, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Bull elephants feed within Kitenden B Community Conservancy on the outskirts of Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
China technology

Opinion | Asia is reaching for the open road that Chinese AI offers

Countries seeking sovereign AI want to control their own AI capabilities rather than rent them from a foreign platform.

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China-Africa relations

Why China’s EV boom is seen as an ‘unparalleled opportunity’ in Africa

African companies should take advantage of the situation to reduce costs and gain access to proven technology, according to experts.

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Aviation accidents

Ecuador intel chief and 5 Americans killed in Kenya tourist helicopter crash

None of the seven people on board the aircraft survived, and the cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Rescue officials work at the site of a tourist helicopter crash that caused multiple casualties, according to police, in Samburu County, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters
Rescuers work at the site of a tourist helicopter crash in Samburu county, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters
China-Africa relations

Why the Chinese yuan could soon be Africa’s most important currency

The continent’s banks are signing up for China’s Swift alternative, smoothing transactions and potentially avoiding sanctions.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s IOMed ‘ready to tackle state disputes, serve as Asian legal hub’

IOMed head Teresa Cheng says six countries have nominated 26 mediators to handle such disputes, as Hong Kong seeks Asia legal capital role.

China-Africa relations

Is Turkey putting pressure on China in Africa’s infrastructure market?

While Beijing is beating out Western players for major construction projects on the continent, it is not without competition.

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Kenya Railways attendants at a station along the Standard Gauge Railway line built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation, in Ongata Rongai, Kenya, in 2019. Photo: Reuters
Pakistan

Pakistan, Bangladesh face economic squeeze as US-Iran crisis widens

Another energy-price shock could mean renewed pressure on their currencies, subsidies and public finances.

A worker refuels a vehicle at a petrol station in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday, amid rising fuel prices. Photo: EPA
Africa

15 elephants die from suspected poisoning in Kenyan park

10 of the 15 elephants showed similar symptoms, and the animals died within one to two days after the onset of symptoms.

China-Africa relations

Spurned by the US, African students turn to China for a university degree

Chinese universities emerge as a promising option as they rise up the rankings and Washington tightens visa rules.

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Asean

Asian scam gangs snare educated English speakers with fake job ads: UN agency

Victims from over 80 different countries are being trafficked into cross-border scams, the International Organisation for Migration says.

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People from China, Vietnam and Ethiopia, believed to have been trafficked and forced to work in scam centres, are detained in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar on February 26, 2025. Photo: AP
Africa

Footprints in Kenya shed light on prehistoric human cousin Paranthropus

Researchers attribute the tracks to the Paranthropus boisei species based on foot shape and gait, and say they were probably left by adult males.

Researcher Kevin Hatala surveys fossilised footprints in sediments along the edge of an ancient lake thought to have been made by the hominin species Paranthropus boisei as well as hippos and other animals near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Photo: Handout via Reuters
China-Africa relations

How China is using film diplomacy to project a better image across Africa

From Burundi to Kenya to Morocco, film screenings, co-productions and cultural exchanges are helping to shape a new frontier of influence.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s TDC to open Egypt office as it eyes African, Nordic markets

Trade Development Council has revamped corporate structure to better help firms in six new industry clusters, chairman Frederick Ma says.

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The Philippines

20-hour days, 2 hours’ sleep: Filipino helpers’ Saudi Arabian nightmares

The kingdom says kafala is gone, but advocates say employers still wield unchecked authority over domestic workers.

Repatriated Filipino workers arrive in Manila from Saudi Arabia following a crackdown on undocumented workers by Riyadh in 2013. Photo: AFP
China's military weapons

Should China worry more about keeping defence customers than winning new deals?

A study of the risks and opportunities for Chinese weapons exports in global markets cautions against a reductive assumption about quality.

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China-Africa relations

Opinion | Beijing offers leverage for Africa. Policymakers are now applying it

Partnerships with China are no longer a debate for economies across the continent but a platform for their own development paths.

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Donald Trump

New poll shows eroding global trust in Trump and America

Pew survey across 36 nations found just 23 per cent of respondents had confidence in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs.

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About two-thirds of respondents had little or no confidence in Donald Trump on global affairs. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
China-Africa relations

China and Africa’s evolving partnership

From funding vital infrastructure and industrial growth to a growing wave of cultural exchange, ties between Beijing and Africa are entering a new phase. In this ongoing series, we explore the deepening economic, cultural and diplomatic relations between China and African countries.

Workers collect cotton in a field in Soclogbo, Benin, on January 13, 2025. Photo: AFP
Africa

At least 30 deaths at DR Congo camp show Ebola could be spreading fast

All the victims had symptoms including headaches, fever and vomiting, which are associated with Ebola.

China-Africa relations

More and more Africans want to learn Chinese. But who will teach them?

African nations are adding Chinese to their national curricula, but the roll-out is hampered by a lack of qualified teachers.

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Malaysia

How a surge in midnight sea incursions is threatening Malaysia’s blue economy

The success of Malaysia’s maritime economic development depends on its ability to monitor and protect its waters, experts say.

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Men row a sampan in front of a local fishing boat in Terengganu, Malaysia. Photo: Keith Mundy
Africa

Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex-chief justice at national park protest

Hundreds of activists join protest against plans to build on part of a national ‌park in Kenya’s capital.

Kenya’s former chief justice and presidential contender David Maraga, centre, being shielded by protesters. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

Chinese team arrives in DR Congo to help fight Ebola, ‘filling US void’

Specialists begin three-month frontline mission to contain outbreak across mining region dense with Beijing-backed mineral investments.

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Environment

Asia’s marine pledges face credibility test at global ocean conference

Experts say even as momentum on ocean commitments grows in Asia, gaps in implementation and delivery remain.

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