Fourth storm in 5 weeks threatens after Hong Kong recovers from Ragasa
Published: 10:25pm, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 1:21am, 2 Oct 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
Hong Kong marks National Day with fireworks, naval ship tours and horse races
Published: 10:04pm, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 10:22pm, 1 Oct 2025 Hundreds of thousands of spectators packed Hong Kong’s harbourfront for a fireworks display on National...
Bronx high-rise partially collapses amid gas explosion reports
Part of a high-rise residential building in New York City collapsed on Wednesday morning, leaving a corner of the structure in a pile of...
‘It’ author Stephen King tops US school book ban list amid censorship divide
A new report on book bans in US schools finds It author Stephen King is the writer most likely to be censored, with the...
US records shed light on Western victims of Japan’s WWII human experiments
Sapphire Dingler was shaken as the dark past emerged before her. Advertisement Dingler, a US master’s student in public history at Southern New Hampshire...
US’ National Day message to China; a ‘super golden week’: SCMP daily highlights
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Gaza aid flotilla says it has been intercepted by Israel’s warships
Published: 8:40pm, 1 Oct 2025Updated: 4:49am, 2 Oct 2025 A flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said Israeli forces had on Wednesday intercepted its latest...
Without the public’s trust, AI is doomed to fail
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already helping to decide who gets a job interview, a loan or parole. No one voted for these systems, yet...
Trump’s 100% tariff threat alarms India’s film industry over diaspora market
US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100 per cent tariff on foreign films has raised alarm in India’s industry from Bollywood to...