Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis
Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected suicide pact after an elderly couple were found dead in a public housing flat on Sunday, following...
Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides
Hurricane Trudy lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday as the US National Hurricane Centre warned of...
Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies
Katie Zacharia may have lasted just five days as the White House press secretary but still managed to set off a diplomatic incident with...
Why Plato-to-Nato Western myth is being resurrected
Standing before the Acropolis in Athens earlier this month, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the West’s story “the greatest story ever known...
Pope Leo pledges return to duties following lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo pledged on Sunday to slowly resume his usual activities as the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics as he greeted crowds...
How a hospital ship helps buoy China’s strategic mission in Africa
By the time the Chinese navy hospital ship had docked in the Guinean capital Conakry earlier this month, patients were already queuing for free...
Second-hand smartphone traders eye Hong Kong as springboard for global exports
Published: 8:00pm, 18 Oct 2026Updated: 8:01pm, 18 Oct 2026 A pavilion dedicated to second-hand smartphones has made its debut at a Hong Kong trade...
5 dogs found dead near San Tin fish ponds in suspected poisoning case
Hong Kong police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after five dogs were found dead near fish ponds in the northern New Territories, with...
Saudi closes Riyadh skyscraper as chopper pilots killed near Yemen
Riyadh’s Kingdom Centre skyscraper ordered remote working for office tenants on Sunday following repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition said...