Canada’s PM hits back with new US tariffs after trade talks fail
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday he would slap retaliatory tariffs on the United States after walking away from a “bad deal”...
Sword attack that killed 1 at Sweden high school prompts social media probe
Published: 10:41pm, 22 Aug 2026Updated: 10:52pm, 22 Aug 2026 Swedish police are investigating whether an 18-year-old man who attacked students at a high school...
Elderly woman allegedly pressured into spending HK$100,000 on beauty products
Published: 10:34pm, 22 Aug 2026Updated: 10:42pm, 22 Aug 2026 Hong Kong customs is investigating whether an 88-year-old was pressured into spending HK$100,000 (US$12,750) on...
Hong Kong and Shenzhen test crossings at revamped Huanggang Port ahead of opening
Hong Kong has conducted its first test involving Shenzhen authorities of clearance procedures and private car access at the revamped Huanggang border crossing, ahead...
Why China may have little to lose as ‘weakened’ Trump seeks North Korea talks
China may have “little to lose” from talks between the United States and North Korea which, analysts say, may lead to Washington watering down...
1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires
Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo, an official said on Saturday, to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swathes of...
20 sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates near Yemen on US-sanctioned ship
Somali pirates hijacked an oil products tanker off Yemen, a Somali maritime security official said, the latest in a resurgence of piracy that has...
Chinese J-16 fighters arrive in Egypt ahead of Eagles of Civilisation 2026 joint drill
A fleet of Chinese J-16 fighters has arrived in Egypt ahead of a joint exercise that will be the aircraft’s first-ever deployment to Africa....
Hong Kong-built greenhouse gas tracker device ‘functioning well’ on space station
Published: 7:22pm, 22 Aug 2026Updated: 9:03pm, 22 Aug 2026 A greenhouse gas monitoring instrument developed by a university in Hong Kong is operating successfully...