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Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a woman for allegedly using aggressive tactics to sell skincare products at a local beauty chain formerly operating under the Opatra London brand, bringing the number of arrests in the case to three, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said the saleswoman, who is in her twenties, was suspected of pressuring a customer into making purchases at...
London mayor’s office says he is ‘victim of a scam’ after conviction under fast-track system where magistrates can decide outcomes in secondsUK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan’s office has revealed he was the victim of a scam that led to him being fined for failing to tax a car that did not belong to him.The London mayor was found guilty last month under a system of “conveyor-belt justice...
More than 1,000 people have died and thousands are missing, as rescue efforts continue and aid is airlifted to villages.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit have put the spotlight on New Delhi’s ability to mediate major conflicts. Positioned between Russia and the West, and with working ties across rival camps in the Middle East, India is seen by some analysts as a potent...
Cao has been serving as acting navy secretary since John Phelan departed the job unexpectedly and without explanation in late AprilSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe powerful Teamsters union is backing Republican candidates in the 2026 election cycle even after members have voted to support their Democrat opponents.The 1.3 million-strong union’s president, Sean O’Brien, angered many members...
At least 22 people were killed and more than 100 injured during last year's unrest, according to the UN.
Burnham faces questions from Kemi Badenoch and other MPs amid speculation over budgetIn the news release to mark the first anniversary of his election as the Green party’s leader, Zack Polanski highlighted what he described as 10 achievements during his first year in charge. For the record, this is how he sees his record.-Won the Greens’ first ever parliamentary byelection in Gorton and Denton-Mor...
At least 22 people, including Egyptians and Jordanians, have been killed in a passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
In 1996, a controlled flood was executed in the Grand Canyon to rejuvenate its natural river dynamics. Leveraging the Glen Canyon Dam, scientists released substantial volumes of water to transport sediment downstream, with the goal of restoring sandbars that had diminished due to the dam's existence. This initiative highlighted the potential of dam operations to contribute positively to ecological...
– Ireland needs to be prepared for a vote on whether to reunify with the UK’s Northern Ireland region, Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee has said. “I do believe that there will be a border poll at some stage,” McEntee told reporters in Wicklow, Ireland, ahead of a European Union foreign ministers meeting on Wednesday. “It is for the people of Northern Ireland to decide this and it is only where...
Anthropic’s powerful new Claude Fable 5.1 model has widened its lead in performance benchmarks over Chinese rivals, even as budget-friendly open-weight models from China continue to gain commercial traction globally. The American company said on Wednesday that Fable 5.1, along with a restricted-access version called Mythos 5.1, was the world’s most advanced model for software coding and complex kn...
In 1967, the US detonated a 29-kiloton nuclear device 4,227 feet underground in New Mexico to boost natural gas production. Five tests produced 213 million cubic feet of gas, but it contained measurable radioactivity. The experiment was later ended, the site cleaned up, and radioactive contamination remains underground in the blast zone.
As the US resumes strikes on Iran to force an end to the six-month-old war, Tehran is turning to multilateral groupings like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Brics for political and diplomatic cover. At the SCO summit in Bishkek on Tuesday, world leaders made veiled references to the instability in the Middle East without naming the United States directly, in apparent tacit backing ...
As the US resumes strikes on Iran to force an end to the six-month-old war, Tehran is turning to multilateral groupings like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Brics for political and diplomatic cover. At the SCO summit in Bishkek on Tuesday, world leaders made veiled references to the instability in the Middle East, without naming the United States directly, in apparent tacit backing...
At Risa’s Massage, Fai cancelled her holiday to be at work this week; suitmaker Tito has laid on a made-in-24-hours special for US Navy visitors and hawker Pui is aiming to sell 15 watches in the five days the USS Abraham Lincoln will be in Pattaya. On Wednesday, the Thai resort city began to welcome over 5,000 sailors and Marines, finally on shore leave after being at sea for a record 286 days. I...
In Kenya, locally made eletric vehicles are gaining traction as fuel prices rise. As more and more Kenyans consider going electric, local firms are stepping up to assemble EV's domestically.
Hong Kong will stage a 23-minute fireworks display over Victoria Harbour on China’s National Day on October 1 under the theme “Eternal Radiance”. The HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) extravaganza, exclusively sponsored by insurance provider Sun Life Hong Kong, will mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Coordinated by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the ...
Some houses in one Johannesburg neighbourhood are in danger of collapse because of illegal mining. Known as Zama Zamas, around 34,000 illegal miners are thought to be working in South Africa, in the hope of finding gold and chromium. The mines they dig hollow out the ground, which causes buildings to collapse as well as frequent power outages.
#Tehran says at least four people were killed and dozens more wounded in a #US strike on a town near in the south of #Iran, near the Strait of #Hormuz.
Burnham faces MPs’ questions amid rise in government borrowing costs and speculation over budgetIn the news release to mark the first anniversary of his election as the Green party’s leader, Zack Polanski highlighted what he described as 10 achievements during his first year in charge. For the record, this is how he sees his record.-Won the Greens’ first ever parliamentary byelection in Gorton and...
Nigerian media outlets have reported that five of the dismissed staff are facing prosecution.
A Turkish cargo ship with 10 crew members sank Wednesday after colliding with a tanker off Istanbul
A major military buildup has been observed on the Ethiopian side of the Sudanese border. It comes amid intensified fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudan and Ethiopia have both accused each other of supporting rebels within their borders.
A residential building and a telecom tower were struck overnight, as Iran and the US launched more strikes over Hormuz.
Leandro Paredes's 10-match ban, alongside Lionel Messi's Argentina retirement, leave former to ponder future.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Egypt for the first time since 2016 in a state visit.
Madrid demanded an explanation from its own police after an explosive leaked police report suggested that Moroccan security forces were involved in transporting and pushing migrants towards the border.
