France’s ex-president Sarkozy escapes second ankle tag sentence
Published: 4:33am, 7 May 2026Updated: 4:45am, 7 May 2026 Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will not serve time with an electronic ankle tag as...
US strikes Iranian tanker amid reports Washington and Tehran near deal
US forces struck an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, even as Washington and Tehran appeared to move closer to...
Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since Lebanon ceasefire
Israel struck Beirut on Wednesday for the first time since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last month, with Israel saying it targeted a...
FBI reportedly probing leaks behind article on bureau chief Kash Patel’s drinking
The FBI has opened a criminal leak investigation focusing on a journalist who wrote a critical article about Kash Patel, the head of the...
CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87
Ted Turner created CNN in 1980, revolutionising the way America, and the world, got their news, and then went on to become one of...
Hong Kong college’s finance director arrested over HK$770,000 embezzlement
The finance director of Hong Kong Chu Hai College has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling HK$770,000 (US$98,262) after the head of the institution...
Hong Kong teen lured 4 victims for gang to rob and blackmail, court hears
Published: 10:19pm, 6 May 2026Updated: 10:41pm, 6 May 2026 A young woman has been accused of helping to rob four people as a teenager...
Pope Leo to inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia in June trip to Spain
Published: 10:09pm, 6 May 2026Updated: 10:52pm, 6 May 2026 Pope Leo will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia basilica when...
Bus and oil tanker collide in Indonesia, killing at least 16 people
A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on a highway on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people...