Trump orders Pentagon to use ‘all available funds’ to pay troops despite shutdown
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has directed the Defence Department to use “all available funds” to ensure American troops are...
Joe Biden receiving radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer
Published: 11:54pm, 11 Oct 2025Updated: 11:56pm, 11 Oct 2025 Former US president Joe Biden is undergoing radiation and hormone therapy to fight prostate cancer...
Summers in Japan longer by 3 weeks over 42 years, researchers say
Japanese summers have lengthened by about three weeks over the 42 years from 1982 to 2023, a university research group said on Saturday. Advertisement...
‘Aggressive’: how China’s airlines may become latest front in Trump’s trade war
Chinese airlines could face ticket sale disruptions and higher costs if Washington follows through on a Trump administration proposal to bar them from using...
Competition heats up for Hong Kong’s Legco poll as more veterans decline to run
Competition is expected across all three types of constituencies in Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council election as several veterans will not seek another term...
Beijing names senior editor as deputy director of liaison office in Hong Kong
Beijing has named a senior editor of the English-language China Daily newspaper as a deputy director of the central government’s liaison office in Hong...
Key bee and butterfly species in Europe face extinction risk: study
The survival of Europe’s wild pollinators is increasingly at risk, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said on Saturday as it declared...
Hong Kong firms urged to find alternatives due to US tariffs, software controls
Published: 8:50pm, 11 Oct 2025Updated: 9:20pm, 11 Oct 2025 Hong Kong businesses have braced themselves for additional US tariffs, but experts urged companies to...
Global agencies hope for Israel-Hamas truce to hold, prepare to send aid to Gaza
International agencies were preparing on Saturday to pour aid into Gaza, hopeful that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will allow them to put...