Israeli strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa kill 6, wound dozens
Israeli air strikes hit Yemen’s capital on Sunday, just days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile towards Israel that its military described as...
Woman held after ex-boyfriend stabbed with sashimi knife in Hong Kong restaurant
A woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend with a 30cm-long sashimi knife at a Hong Kong restaurant during an argument. Advertisement...
Hongkongers undeterred by Japan’s plan to tackle overtourism with taxes: experts
Hongkongers’ enthusiasm for travelling to Japan is expected to remain robust even as more municipalities in the country plan to impose lodging taxes to...
Canada’s PM Carney won’t rule out Canadian troops in Ukraine
Published: 10:06pm, 24 Aug 2025Updated: 11:28pm, 24 Aug 2025 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday he backed Ukraine’s...
How US nuclear sanctions on China backfired
Published: 10:00pm, 24 Aug 2025Updated: 10:03pm, 24 Aug 2025 When Sama Bilbao y León, director general of the World Nuclear Association – a global...
Teenage boy and man, 54, arrested after fire at London restaurant
A 15-year-old boy and a 54-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a...
Inspection order ignored for 7 years at Hong Kong building where fire killed man
Published: 9:43pm, 24 Aug 2025Updated: 10:09pm, 24 Aug 2025 The owners of an ageing Hong Kong residential building where a blaze killed a subdivided...
Supporters of Hong Kong’s Regina Ip celebrate birthday in ‘Ip Lau Bay’
Supporters of Hong Kong lawmaker and former security minister Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee celebrated her 75th birthday in a busy shopping area on Sunday,...
China’s trade charm offensive falls on deaf ears among US security allies
Geopolitical tremors from Washington’s trade wars against its closest allies – the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Canada and Australia – might have convinced...