Can US democracy pass the test of the 2024 election?
As the US presidential election draws near, the country finds itself at an inflection point that has implications far beyond conventional electoral politics. This...
Badenoch elected new leader of UK Conservative Party
“Anti-woke” candidate Kemi Badenoch on Saturday won the vote to become the UK Conservatives’ new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak who quit after the party’s...
North Korean troops on Ukraine’s border drive Europe to deepen East Asian defence ties
The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell is in East Asia to sign defence partnerships with Japan and South Korea after images of North...
India denies minister plotted anti-Sikh attacks in Canada
India on Saturday denied home minister Amit Shah had plotted to target Sikh activists on Canadian soil and said it had officially rebuked Ottawa...
Hong Kong homebuyers give the cold shoulder to New World-led Pavilia Forest II
New flats on offer in Kai Tak received a cool reception on Saturday, as Hong Kong homebuyers mostly stayed on the sidelines waiting for...
Hong Kong police arrest boy, 14, over collecting cash in HK$554,000 phone scam
Published: 7:25pm, 2 Nov 2024Updated: 8:02pm, 2 Nov 2024 Hong Kong police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly collecting HK$554,000 (US$71,235) from three...
Deadly Israeli strikes on ‘apocalyptic’ north Gaza
Israel on Saturday again carried out deadly air strikes on north Gaza, where the UN calls conditions “apocalyptic”, as Lebanon’s Hezbollah intensified rocket fire...
Hong Kong police arrest 8 men over wounding of correctional services officer outside prison
Hong Kong police have arrested eight men in connection with the wounding of a correctional services officer outside a prison on Friday, saying officers...
Rural China’s Anger Erupts: Billions Trapped, With Thousands of Rural Banks Vanishing One by One
On October 31, the New Rural Cooperative Rural Capital Mutual Aid Society in Nehe City, Heilongjiang, reportedly collapsed. Online sources shared that locals had...