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Typhoon Noul is expected to come closest to Hong Kong between Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to the city’s weather forecaster, which will issue the No 1 warning signal on Friday evening. The Hong Kong Observatory said that signal would be issued at 8.40pm. The tropical storm near the Philippines was officially named Typhoon Noul. The name, provided by North Korea, means “glowing crim...
Typhoon Noul is expected to come closest to Hong Kong between Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to the city’s weather forecaster, which is considering issuing the No 1 warning signal later on Friday. The tropical storm near the Philippines was officially named Typhoon Noul. The name, provided by North Korea, means “glowing crimson skies”. As of Friday morning, Noul was about 500km (310 ...
The United States launched a new series of strikes in Iran on Friday, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels opened a second front in the conflict, attacking Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and sending oil prices skyrocketing. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
This live blog has not closed, you can read our latest story from the region hereEarlier in the US day, before Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it had stopped three oil tankers from passing through the strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump issued this threat on his Truth Social platform:From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be b...
Wildfires fuelled by extreme heat and strong winds swept across western Europe on Friday, forcing French authorities to order the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula tourism hotspot. The blazes also triggered a state of emergency in Spain's Madrid region and prompted Paris to seek emergency assistance from the European Union.
Wildfires fuelled by extreme heat and strong winds swept across western Europe on Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate in France, triggering a state of emergency in Spain's Madrid region and prompting Paris to seek emergency assistance from the European Union.
Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi reports from Tehran as the US launches strikes for the 13th consecutive night.
Australia said on Friday it would pump an additional US$3.2 billion into building the country’s nuclear-powered submarines, part of a controversial defence pact with the United States and Britain. Under the 2021 Aukus deal, Australia’s most expensive defence project, the country will receive three nuclear-powered submarines from the United States. Australia and Britain will then build a new class ...
Health workers in the DRC battle a range of obstacles, from infection risk to angry mob attacks.
「副首都」構想の関連法案をめぐり、参議院の特別委員会は理事会を開き、与党側が24日の質疑に続いて採決を行いたいと提案しましたが折り合わず、引き続き協議することになりました。
The tariffs target 60 trading partners over claims they failed to properly stop forced labour.
Sir Salman Rushdie has testified at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of trying to kill him.
Sir Salman Rushdie has testified at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of trying to kill him.
Appeal judges' decision to side with Georgetown's Badar Khan Suri against Trump sets up Supreme Court intervention.
中東地域を管轄するアメリカ中央軍は、23日、13日連続となるイランへの攻撃を行い、アメリカ東部時間の23日午後9時、日本時間の24日午前10時に完了したと発表しました。
This live blog is now closed.Trump to impose fresh wave of tariffs on more than 80 countriesSign up for the Breaking News US emailBy a vote of 214-208 lawmakers in the House passed a war powers resolution to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Iran, ahead of the lower chamber’s August reccess.Four Republicans, Brian Fitzpatrick, Warren Davidson, Tom Barrett and Thomas Massie, voted ...
South Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen on the Cockroach movement – and the students driving India’s biggest protests in years‘I’ve never seen this many young people out on the streets,’ says Hannah Ellis-Petersen.For days, tens of thousands of Indians have been marching under the banner of the Cockroach Janta party. Continue reading...
Tariffs ranging from 10%-12.5%, taking effect on Friday, are US president’s latest effort to circumvent CongressJust before a temporary levy on global imports was set to expire, the Trump administration issued a fresh wave of tariffs on more than 80 countries late on Thursday, ranging from 10% to 12.5%. The new tariffs take effect Friday morning.It’s Donald Trump’s latest effort to continue imposi...
Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exports sent to the US will be hit with a 12.5% tariff as the US president imposes levies on more than 80 nations.The Trump administration unveiled the latest tranche of tariffs for countries over their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forc...
Pro-Israel Trump ally sits down with Ukrainian president as she says Russia is helping Iran kill US soldiers.
ことしの文部科学白書がまとまり、教員を取り巻く環境の整備が最重要課題だとして、働きやすさと働きがいを実現するための取り組みを進めていくとしています。
Traffic junction footage captured the moment a man dressed as Spider-Man helped a man cross a busy highway .
国から自治体に交付される今年度の普通交付税の総額は、18兆9700億円余りで、8年連続で増加しました。一方、普通交付税を受けずに財政運営ができる、いわゆる「不交付団体」は87自治体となり、昨年度から2増えました。
Defense attorneys question LAPD criminalist on third day of hearing to decide whether singer will stand trialBlood stains on objects recovered from singer D4vd’s former Los Angeles residence probably came from Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old whose decomposed body was found in his Tesla last fall, according to testimony heard in court on Thursday.Prosecutors say D4vd, born David Anthony Bu...
Almost two years after six travellers died and one survivor was left blind from suspected methanol-tainted drinks in Laos, the criminal case over the incident is finally proceeding with charges filed against a distillery owner as families of the victims continue to demand answers and stern punishment. Last Friday, the owner of the distillery where the drinks linked to the deaths were thought to ha...
Officials talking about artificial intelligence (AI) often speak in terms of the next industrial revolution or existential risks. Such rhetoric ultimately does little to capture how AI filters into the ordinary workings of a city like Hong Kong. The geopolitics of AI are no longer abstract. They are beginning to shape who can use which tools – and on what terms. Over the past few months, two major...
Two Chinese nationals pleaded guilty to shipping more than 500 turtles to Hong Kong in violation of American wildlife law, the US Department of Justice said on Thursday. Kin Keung Ho pleaded guilty on Thursday while Lihua Owen Ma pleaded guilty to a similar charge on July 1. Both are residents of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. “During the plea hearing, the government pro...
