Huge security operation in place for Africa’s first G20 summit
South African police and army units held a parade on Wednesday involving helicopters, K-9 dog units and officers on motorcycles in a show of...
Europe seeks common ground with Indo-Pacific nations bruised by US-China rivalry
Dozens of senior officials and diplomats from across Asia, Africa and the Pacific will touch down in Brussels on Thursday, as the European Union...
Helmsman’s phone distraction blamed for South Korean ferry grounding
A South Korean ferry ran aground after the helmsman became distracted by his mobile phone, a member of the coastguard said on Thursday. Advertisement...
Hong Kong firefighters rescue boy, 14, from smoke-filled Kwai Chung flat
Published: 11:24am, 20 Nov 2025Updated: 3:39pm, 20 Nov 2025 A 14-year-old boy was rescued on Thursday after heavy smoke filled a public housing block...
Nasa shares new images of 3I/ATLAS and rejects alien spacecraft ‘rumours’
Published: 11:13am, 20 Nov 2025Updated: 11:33am, 20 Nov 2025 Nasa released fresh images on Wednesday of the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have...
Chinese state media calls for research into Ryukyu history amid row with Japan
There have again been calls in Chinese state media for more research into “historical justice” and legal claims around Ryukyu, as a diplomatic row...
34% of Hong Kong firms plan to increase recruitment next year: survey
More than a third of Hong Kong employers plan to hire more staff in 2026, according to a survey by a leading recruitment consultancy...
Alice Guo gets life term for human trafficking linked to Philippine scam hub
A Philippine court found a former mayor guilty of qualified human trafficking and sentenced her to life imprisonment over her role in setting up...
3 Japanese men caught with US$580,000 cocaine haul at Malaysia airport
Malaysia’s border control agency said on Wednesday it had detained three Japanese men at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on suspicion of trafficking about 12kg...