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Hong Kong leader John Lee, EU officials meet to discuss trade, cooperation

Hong Kong leader John Lee, EU officials meet to discuss trade, coopera...

3 weeks ago 34

Wild moment woman clings to moving car in Australian road rage incident

Wild moment woman clings to moving car in Australian road rage inciden...

3 weeks ago 36

Meet Yasuyuki Aono: Japanese scientist who kept a 1,200-year cherry blossom record alive until his death

Meet Yasuyuki Aono: Japanese scientist who kept a 1,200-year cherry bl...

3 weeks ago 34

Hong Kong government forks out two-thirds of HK$90 million tab for HK$2 fare revamp

Hong Kong government forks out two-thirds of HK$90 million tab for HK$...

3 weeks ago 31

Will China arm Iran during its ceasefire with US and Israel?

Will China arm Iran during its ceasefire with US and Israel?

3 weeks ago 40

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizen...

3 weeks ago 33

South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Pris...

3 weeks ago 34

Europe could run out of jet fuel in 6 weeks, IEA warns

Europe could run out of jet fuel in 6 weeks, IEA warns

3 weeks ago 30

Influencer busted for allegedly funding luxe lifestyle with drug-trafficking money — weeks after ‘karma’ post

Influencer busted for allegedly funding luxe lifestyle with drug-traff...

3 weeks ago 32

Pete Hegseth’s panicky, angry, weirdly religious Iran war briefing was painful to watch

Pete Hegseth’s panicky, angry, weirdly religious Iran war briefing was...

3 weeks ago 34

Shakespeare Bought One Property in London. Now We Know Exactly Where.

Shakespeare Bought One Property in London. Now We Know Exactly Where.

3 weeks ago 33

India pushes for women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifies

India pushes for women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats in...

3 weeks ago 34

Anthropic unveils plans for major UK expansion after OpenAI announces first permanent London office

Anthropic unveils plans for major UK expansion after OpenAI announces ...

3 weeks ago 45

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in cal...

3 weeks ago 45

The US is attempting to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz. But how long could it take?

The US is attempting to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz. But how...

3 weeks ago 32

Pope Leo decries world ‘ravaged by tyrants’ amid war of words with Trump

Pope Leo decries world ‘ravaged by tyrants’ amid war of words with Tru...

3 weeks ago 32

Trump could be getting more DC arches with his pick to lead arts commission saying three are needed

Trump could be getting more DC arches with his pick to lead arts commi...

3 weeks ago 34

What to know about Pakistan’s army chief and his role as mediator between Iran and the US

What to know about Pakistan’s army chief and his role as mediator betw...

3 weeks ago 42

ECB keeps markets guessing on rates with two weeks to go, warns of ‘layer cake of shocks’

ECB keeps markets guessing on rates with two weeks to go, warns of ‘la...

3 weeks ago 28

Russian Strikes Kill at Least 15 in Ukraine in Biggest Attack in Months

Russian Strikes Kill at Least 15 in Ukraine in Biggest Attack in Month...

3 weeks ago 36

What does Japan’s role in a US-Philippine military drill mean for Taiwan?

What does Japan’s role in a US-Philippine military drill mean for Taiw...

3 weeks ago 39

Trump-Xi summit worries, tariffs tested, diaspora drama: 7 US-China relations reads

Trump-Xi summit worries, tariffs tested, diaspora drama: 7 US-China re...

3 weeks ago 38

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Putin ‘is a global threat’ after huge wave of deadly strikes

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Putin ‘is a global threat’ af...

3 weeks ago 42

New York Fed President Williams worries war will slow growth, aggravate inflation

New York Fed President Williams worries war will slow growth, aggravat...

3 weeks ago 32

World's biggest chocolate maker issues profit warning as cocoa prices collapse; shares plunge 17%

World's biggest chocolate maker issues profit warning as cocoa prices ...

3 weeks ago 52

Ex-lawmaker convicted in Hong Kong 47 trial struck off medical register

Ex-lawmaker convicted in Hong Kong 47 trial struck off medical registe...

3 weeks ago 33

The struggle to help Mozambique’s poorest villages as aid cuts really bite: ‘I feel our feet are being cut off’

The struggle to help Mozambique’s poorest villages as aid cuts really ...

3 weeks ago 38

American man held in Zanzibar after partner's death following a dispute

American man held in Zanzibar after partner's death following a disput...

3 weeks ago 40

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority bars all contractors’ access to data after leak

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority bars all contractors’ access to data af...

3 weeks ago 44

Rescuers devise new elaborate plan to save Timmy the stranded whale

Rescuers devise new elaborate plan to save Timmy the stranded whale

3 weeks ago 34

Orban’s Defeat Punctures Europe’s Far Right, but Also Offers It a Road Map

Orban’s Defeat Punctures Europe’s Far Right, but Also Offers It a Road...

3 weeks ago 35

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger dies after car hit by train

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger dies after car hit by train

3 weeks ago 38

Apple and Nvida chipmaker TSMC reports huge jump in profits amid Iran war

Apple and Nvida chipmaker TSMC reports huge jump in profits amid Iran ...

3 weeks ago 41

Give officials more power to probe suspected animal cruelty cases: watchdog

Give officials more power to probe suspected animal cruelty cases: wat...

3 weeks ago 35

UK eases rules for hedge funds in sweeping overhaul of short selling rules

UK eases rules for hedge funds in sweeping overhaul of short selling r...

3 weeks ago 40

Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head says

Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head says

3 weeks ago 34

French Open prize money up 10% to $72 million overall

French Open prize money up 10% to $72 million overall

3 weeks ago 38

What to know about Cameroon's separatist violence that the pope seeks to end

What to know about Cameroon's separatist violence that the pope seeks ...

3 weeks ago 43

Indonesia reviews US proposal for airspace overflight access

Indonesia reviews US proposal for airspace overflight access

3 weeks ago 33

Got $100 Million? Ukraine Has Just the Fertilizer Plant for You.

Got $100 Million? Ukraine Has Just the Fertilizer Plant for You.

3 weeks ago 35

Can Japan’s US$10b energy shield oust China’s influence in Southeast Asia?

Can Japan’s US$10b energy shield oust China’s influence in Southeast A...

3 weeks ago 34

Chinese tech giants, AI ‘godmother’ Li Fei-Fei race to seize the edge in world models

Chinese tech giants, AI ‘godmother’ Li Fei-Fei race to seize the edge ...

3 weeks ago 38

Trade tensions make rest of world less keen to invest in US and China, survey finds

Trade tensions make rest of world less keen to invest in US and China,...

3 weeks ago 34

Hong Kong students as young as 6 should ‘feel proud to be Chinese’: learning guide

Hong Kong students as young as 6 should ‘feel proud to be Chinese’: le...

3 weeks ago 46

In Cameroon, Pope Leo assails ‘tyrants ravaging’ world amid Trump row

In Cameroon, Pope Leo assails ‘tyrants ravaging’ world amid Trump row

3 weeks ago 34

More young men are attending church regularly in surprising uptick, poll finds

More young men are attending church regularly in surprising uptick, po...

3 weeks ago 36

Dairy Queen drive-thru is rolling out AI

Dairy Queen drive-thru is rolling out AI

3 weeks ago 35

Peter Magyar spots outgoing rival Viktor Orban on balcony as he arrives to meet president: ‘Absolute cinema’

Peter Magyar spots outgoing rival Viktor Orban on balcony as he arrive...

3 weeks ago 58

Kering looks to double profits as it unveils ambitious turnaround plan to revive Gucci

Kering looks to double profits as it unveils ambitious turnaround plan...

3 weeks ago 38

China’s PBOC raises leverage ratios for foreign lenders to support outbound investment

China’s PBOC raises leverage ratios for foreign lenders to support out...

3 weeks ago 35

Why India is rankled by Pakistan playing mediator in US-Iran war

Why India is rankled by Pakistan playing mediator in US-Iran war

3 weeks ago 41

Owner of luxury Hong Kong home fined HK$110,000 over illegal structures, pool

Owner of luxury Hong Kong home fined HK$110,000 over illegal structure...

3 weeks ago 36

Ben Shapiro claims JD Vance has been relegated to ‘placating crazies’ such as Tucker Carlson

Ben Shapiro claims JD Vance has been relegated to ‘placating crazies’ ...

3 weeks ago 38

Death toll from Turkey's second school shooting in a week rises to 10

Death toll from Turkey's second school shooting in a week rises to 10

3 weeks ago 36

Parasitic flies that eat human tissue to lay eggs in open wounds are just 90 miles from US border, officials confirm

Parasitic flies that eat human tissue to lay eggs in open wounds are j...

3 weeks ago 37

Don't call time on dollar dominance just yet, say analysts as 'petroyuan' call sparks debate

Don't call time on dollar dominance just yet, say analysts as 'petroyu...

3 weeks ago 37

Xi Alludes to Trump’s Policies to Make a Case for Closer Ties to Vietnam

Xi Alludes to Trump’s Policies to Make a Case for Closer Ties to Vietn...

3 weeks ago 41

China’s Qingzhou robotic craft tests space debris capture and clean-up

China’s Qingzhou robotic craft tests space debris capture and clean-up...

3 weeks ago 36

The digital euro is coming: A guide to the future of cash in Europe

The digital euro is coming: A guide to the future of cash in Europe

3 weeks ago 38

Ghana rescues 305 West African nationals, including 113 children, in anti-trafficking operation

Ghana rescues 305 West African nationals, including 113 children, in a...

3 weeks ago 35