How Hong Kong’s 5-year plan can fuel its financial clout
Finance ministers from 21 Asia-Pacific economies recently met in Hong Kong, the first time the city has hosted them. A practical question sits one...
European levy on non-EU parcels kicks in on Sunday in bid to curb China influx
Published: 4:39am, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 5:09am, 27 Oct 2026 The European Union will from Sunday slap a €2 (US$2.25) handling fee on packages from...
Mecca pact countries in Iran in bid to stop war restarting
Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held talks with Iran in Tehran on Monday in an attempt to stop the Middle East...
Burnham rules out UK return to EU free movement without referendum
Published: 3:16am, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 3:48am, 27 Oct 2026 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would not return the UK to EU...
6 US citizens sue Trump, saying media ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders
In the increasingly bitter legal stand-off between US President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party...
Ebola patient evacuated from Nigeria to Switzerland
A woman infected with the Ebola virus and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were flown from Nigeria to hospitals in Switzerland on Monday, Swiss...
Daughter of ex-FBI director Comey was unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules
Published: 1:58am, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 5:02am, 27 Oct 2026 Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her...
Walter Koenig, Star Trek’s original Pavel Chekov, dies at 90
Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the Star Trek television series and several films, has died. He...
Thousands of observers expected at polling places to monitor the vote on US election day
Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on US election day driven by concerns that US President Donald Trump...