Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Diane Keaton dies at 79
Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977’s Annie Hall and her role in The Godfather films, has died at age 79,...
Cheers for Trump, boos for Netanyahu as Witkoff speaks at rally in Israel
US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday lauded US President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire in a speech at a rally...
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...