Rebels close in on eastern DR Congo’s largest city as army battles to halt advance
Panic spread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s main city, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as...
Rubio to Visit Panama Amid Rising Tensions Over Canal
The new secretary of state’s first official visit to Central America will include discussions on mass migration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set...
House Republican Proposes Amendment to Allow Trump to Serve 3rd Term
President Donald Trump has joked about running for a third term but previously said in an interview with Time magazine that he wouldn’t support...
Can the Gaza ceasefire hold while Trump attempts to broker Middle East peace?
Some 15 months after Hamas triggered the devastation of the Gaza Strip by attacking Israel, the future of the Palestinian population there and in...
Chinese knifeman sentenced to death for deadly attack on Japanese school bus
A man who attacked a Japanese mother and child with a knife and killed a Chinese bus attendant who tried to defend them has...
UK pizzeria charges US$123 for Hawaiian pizza … to put people off buying it?
A trendy pizzeria in the English city of Norwich has declared war on pineapples, charging an eye-watering £100 (US$123) for a Hawaiian in a...
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines urged to expedite refunds over axed flights
Published: 12:42pm, 24 Jan 2025Updated: 12:45pm, 24 Jan 2025 Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has called for Greater Bay Airlines to expedite refunds to customers...
Trump wants to reconnect with ‘smart guy’ Kim Jong-un for North Korea talks
US President Donald Trump will reach out to Kim Jong-un again, he said in an interview aired on Thursday, calling the North Korean leader...
Trump’s return, China’s mark on Panama Canal, Year of the Snake luck: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...