Canadian poison seller Kenneth Law pleads guilty to aiding suicides
Published: 1:12am, 30 May 2026Updated: 2:31am, 30 May 2026 The Canadian man who helped scores of people worldwide kill themselves by selling them poison...
Brussels fires starting gun on tougher China trade policy, as Beijing vows retaliation
The European Commission agreed on a tough new approach to trade relations with China, at a rare Beijing-focused debate among Brussels’ leadership on Friday....
Ex-chief of Hong Kong journalist union serving 5-day jail term after losing appeal
Published: 12:11am, 30 May 2026Updated: 12:12am, 30 May 2026 A former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association has failed in his bid to...
Education Bureau took action after teacher carried female student like bride
Published: 12:10am, 30 May 2026Updated: 2:40am, 30 May 2026 The conduct of another Hong Kong educator has been thrust into the spotlight after photos...
Shangri-La Dialogue: Vietnam’s To Lam warns of 3 crises converging in Asia-Pacific security
Vietnam’s leader To Lam on Friday struck a sombre tone at a summit when he warned of three foundational crises converging to cause global...
US judge freezes Trump ‘slush fund’ for allies
Published: 10:50pm, 29 May 2026Updated: 10:57pm, 29 May 2026 A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with a...
EU’s 6 biggest economies agree on capital markets supervision
Finance ministers from the EU’s six biggest economies (E6) have agreed a common position on a European Commission proposal for joint capital markets supervision,...
Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday
A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals on Friday following a petition filed by a rights...
2 footballers, bookie jailed up to 17 months in Hong Kong match-fixing scandal
A Hong Kong court has jailed two footballers and a betting agent for up to 17 months in the city’s largest match-fixing scandal in...