Bloomberg China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the event. The test in August showed China has made more progress on hypersonic weapons than US officials realised, according to the report, which didn’t identify the people familiar with the test. The missile missed its ...

Bloomberg The murder of a UK lawmaker has focused attention on “Prevent,” a program designed to identify people at risk of becoming radicalised, as well as on how to combat “corrosive” online discourse. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Sunday the counter-terrorism program is undergoing an independent review. The suspect in the deadly stabbing of Conservative MP David Amess ...

Bloomberg Former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s appointment to a United Nations special envoy role has been scrapped. “Mr Hancock’s appointment by the UN Economic Commission for Africa is not being taken forward,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told PassBlue, a news website that specialises in UN coverage, adding “ECA has advised him of the matter.” In an appointment letter to ...