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Hong Kong police arrest 3 teens over alleged assault on 13-year-old schoolmate Hong Kong police have arrested three teenage boys on suspicion of assaulting a 13-year-old fellow pupil on campus, after a social media post criticised the school’s handling of the alleged bullying. Police said they received a report on Wednesday that the boy had allegedly been assaulted at a school in Chai Wan the previous day. “Following preliminary investigation, the case has been classified… scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article…

Cleaner, smarter, big data: the PLA’s bet on ‘sunshine’ military recruitment The Chinese military is mining big data to get better recruits and stamp out corruption in the march towards its centenary next year. As part of an overhaul called “end-to-end sunshine” recruitment, the People’s Liberation Army has been commanded to use data-driven systems across the the enlistment process to build a military “focused on war readiness”. The orders came this month from the general… scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3374…

FAA ground stop lifted: Why were US flights grounded, and what’s next? The FAA says nationwide ground stop disrupting thousands of US flights was caused by a telecommunications outage. aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/14/faa-ground-…

Measles-associated deaths reach 10 in US after two more deaths reported More than 5,400 confirmed measles cases have been recorded in the US to date this year. aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/14/measles-ass…

Indonesia’s commodity export U-turn: no monopoly, just all the data Indonesia has abandoned plans to make a powerful new state-owned enterprise the “sole exporter” of its palm oil, coal and ferroalloys, in a move that has reassured some businesses, even as questions over oversight and pricing remain. President Prabowo Subianto’s original proposal to tighten the government’s control over the three major commodities, put forward in May, had prompted speculation… scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3374…

Russia sets cull of up to 30 per cent of brown bears after 36 people killed in attacks The Russian government has established a cull of ⁠up to ⁠30 per cent of brown bear ⁠populations to keep numbers in check after bear attacks killed 36 people this year, the Ministry of Natural Resources was quoted as saying on Friday. A ministry statement, quoted by the ‌state RIA news agency, said the limit sought to better control bear populations and reduce the number of attacks and was already… scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/a…

China confinement nanny’s emotional farewell to baby after 3 months moves family, internet users A Chinese confinement nanny’s heartfelt farewell to a baby she had cared for over three months moved the family and people online, shining a spotlight on the country’s postpartum care industry. In her final days caring for the baby, nicknamed Little Tomato, in Zhejiang province in eastern China, Ping held him on her lap and had a quiet talk with him. “Little baby, I will be the first person in… scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-chi…

Tanker collision leaves riverboat passengers clinging to railings Passengers were rescued after a tanker ship collided with a riverboat docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/14/a…

Don’t take Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s ‘sex’ scandal at face value “I thought spooks were supposed to be stealthy,” the uncouth, flatulent anti-hero Jackson Lamb complains in the hit British spy series Slow Horses as an annoying underling loudly enters his rundown office building, known to fans as Slough House. I have no idea if Alice Huang, the alleged love interest of billionaire Jensen Huang – who resigned as Nvidia CEO on Thursday – is really a Chinese Mata… scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/33…

Malaysia’s Melaka election begins as Anwar’s PH seeks to counter resurgent Umno Voters began casting their ballots on Saturday morning to decide who will govern the southern Malaysian state of Melaka over the next five years, with the odds stacked against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition in its third electoral battle with federal partner Umno in four months. Malaysia’s election commission expects 70 per cent of the nearly 690,000 eligible… scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/33744…

Why Japanese DJ who survived spiked-drink ordeal in Hong Kong keeps apologising When Mao Hamasaki, also known as DJ Mao, took to the social media platform X earlier this month to recount the ordeal of consuming a spiked drink in Hong Kong, her comments were accompanied by an apology, leaving many local social media users perplexed. “They said, ‘You are the victim, why do you keep apologising and taking the blame’, making it sound like I’m putting the fault on myself. But… scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3374398/w…

China holds 80% of world’s underwater data centre patents as computing energy demands grow China owns 80 per cent of the world’s underwater data centre patents, giving it a decisive lead in critical technologies, according to a two-decade study of global patents in the field. The findings reveal a shift away from the West in the race to build future green computing infrastructure, as China transforms from an early follower into the dominant force in subsea data technologies. “China… scmp.com/news/china/science/article/33741…

Arrested generals and a threatened VP: President's son fuels Ugandan succession fever The 52-year-old general’s provocative posts and military threats have fuelled rumours of a dynastic succession. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmlydy0xw45wo?at_…

Setback for SpaceX Starship rocket's double-catch test Elon Musk’s company aborted an attempted catch of the rocket’s booster - instead it came down in the ocean. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckregdgnl0xpo?at_…

Pax Silica means peace. In the Philippines, it’s a fight Outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Manila earlier this year, five people were arrested as hundreds of activists chanting “Junk Pax Silica!” clashed with anti-riot police. Inside, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr hobnobbed with some 600 investors, industry leaders and officials at a US-sponsored forum, urging them to sink their money into the US-led scheme. The Philippines is planning to… scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3374…

How the Jensen Huang scandal created a headache for business-friendly Singapore The scandal has cast a spotlight on Singapore's success as a chip hub - and a location for alleged illicit trade. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck1exevgql4qo?at_…

Rescue efforts under way after tanker strikes river cruise boat in US American Heritage paddleboat with 129 passengers on board is partially submerged on Mississippi River in New Orleans. aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/rescue-effo…

US Congress widens Nvidia probe, seeking testimony from Jensen Huang and Trump officials US lawmakers have been demanding answers about potential national security risks and White House oversight of advanced chip exports to China following revelations that former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang was in a relationship with a businesswoman suspected of working for Chinese intelligence. Three Republican House committee chairmen and Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Scott… scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/337…

Midterm losses could give Trump a quest to emerge from Apec summit as a winner When G7 leaders gathered at the French resort of Evian-les-Bains in June, Donald Trump arrived late but wasted no time in grabbing the spotlight. With a cheeky declaration, “I am the boss”, the US president drew a ripple of awkward laughter from around the table. Months earlier, in his September 2025 address to the UN General Assembly, he told the gathering that “your countries are going to… scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/337…

Flights grounded across US due to ‘extraordinary circumstances’, FAA says The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all flights nationwide on Friday afternoon “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety”. The FAA notice said the ground stop was being imposed because of communications problems at regional air traffic control centres. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there was a communications issue affecting the 22 regional air… scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/…