Ukraine’s Zelensky holds ‘very substantive’ call with Trump envoys
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that he and his negotiators who are discussing a US-led plan for Ukraine had a “very substantive and...
Hong Kong national security law provision used for first time to make arrest
Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of disclosing details of one of their probes, invoking a provision that...
Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 11 dead, including 3 children
Published: 12:48am, 7 Dec 2025Updated: 2:22am, 7 Dec 2025 A mass shooting carried out on Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near...
Venezuela’s Machado defies warning, vows to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to go to Norway to pick up her Nobel Peace Prize, defying a warning from Caracas...
Hong Kong confirms 10th locally acquired case of chikungunya fever
Published: 11:07pm, 6 Dec 2025Updated: 11:27pm, 6 Dec 2025 Hong Kong has recorded one additional locally acquired case of chikungunya fever involving a woman...
Air strike in central Myanmar kills at least 18
Eighteen people were killed in an air strike on a town in central Myanmar, according to a local official, a rescue worker and two...
Last-ditch effort to get Hongkongers to vote in Legco poll, but turnout uncertain
Published: 10:17pm, 6 Dec 2025Updated: 11:38pm, 6 Dec 2025 Hong Kong authorities have made a last-ditch appeal for residents to refocus on the city’s...
4 arrested after protesters throw dessert at Britain’s Crown Jewels
Published: 10:01pm, 6 Dec 2025Updated: 1:25am, 7 Dec 2025 Four protesters have been arrested after custard and apple crumble was thrown at a display...
The great slowdown: Germany at a standstill as ‘China shock’ hits
It is not unusual for Berlin to be cloaked in a blanket of grey on the brink of winter. What hangs over the city...