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Turkey and Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia under defence pact

The three signatories of the August Mecca Joint Defence Agreement met in emergency session in Riyadh and agreed to move immediately to "rapid deployment" of military forces, uniting NATO's second-largest army, the Islamic world's only nuclear state and the largest Gulf power.

Trump suggests he would let Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San Diego

Gavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’Leaders in California have sharply denounced Donald Trump as “reckless” and “deranged” after the US president suggested Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego – two liberal cities in the blue state that has been a frequent target of his administration.At a rally in ruby red...

Mox, BOCHK, ZA Bank and Citibank apps land among Asia-Pacific’s 10 best, study says

Banking apps from Mox Bank, Bank of China (Hong Kong) (BOCHK), ZA Bank and Citibank Hong Kong are among the top 10 in Asia-Pacific, according to a Sia Partners study exclusively previewed by the South China Morning Post. Sia, an international consulting firm, assessed 145 banking apps in 20 markets in Europe, Asia and Australia using 100 criteria, including functionality, user experience and feedb...

How Singapore’s local cafes compete with Chinese coffee giant Luckin

When Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee moved into the unit next to his neighbourhood cafe in Singapore, Folk Yard owner Chew Yit Shan grew nervous. Luckin launched with an aggressive promotional deal of S$1 (78 US cents) per cup, served in just two minutes. In the first few months following its arrival, Chew saw sales at his independent cafe drop by 15 per cent. But once the initial hype had died...

Ageing mice study finds why 'zombie cells' evade immune clearance and fuel inflammation

Researchers studying ageing in mice have found that a decline in chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA), a cellular recycling process, helps “zombie cells” accumulate by weakening the immune system’s ability to clear them. Restoring CMA reduced senescent-cell buildup, inflammation and fibrosis in mice, pointing to a possible new approach to age-related diseases.

Abby Choi called ex-father-in-law ‘old crook’ amid HK$72m flat row, court hears

Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung called her former father-in-law an “old crook” as she accused her ex-relatives of turning her children against her when she tried sell a HK$72 million (US$9.17 million) flat, a court has heard. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, on Tuesday said her daughter had become hostile towards her former parents-in-law, Kwong Kau and Jenny Li Sui-heung, in the months before...

Court hears ex-in-laws tried to turn children against Abby Choi over HK$72m flat

Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung accused her former in-laws of turning her children against her after she tried to push through the sale of a HK$72 million (US$9.17 million) flat at the centre of a bitter dispute between the two families, a court has heard. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, on Tuesday said her daughter had become hostile towards her former parents-in-law, Kwong Kau and Jenny Li ...

Court hears in-laws tried to turn children against Abby Choi over HK$72m flat

Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung accused her former in-laws of turning her children against her after she tried to push through the sale of a HK$72 million flat at the centre of a bitter dispute between the two families, a court has heard. Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, on Tuesday said her daughter had become hostile towards her former parents-in-law, Kwong Kau and Jenny Li Sui-heung, in the ...

What is Russia saying about death of woman linked to plague lab?

BBC Verify looks into the death of a woman linked to plague lab in Siberia.

The small African nation ready for Messi's big night

Benin are about to have their own moment in the limelight as they visit Argentina for Lionel Messi's final game.

Israel warns Gazans will pay 'heavy price' for any October 7 attacks on military

Israel on Tuesday said that Hamas and the Palestinian population in Gaza would pay a "heavy price" if any of Israel's armed forces were harmed on the three-year anniversary of the militant group's October 7 attack. 

Southeast Asia urged to step up war against AI-powered scams through data sharing

Governments and financial institutions in Southeast Asia urgently need to find a way to safely and quickly share data if they hope to contain a surge in scams, as cybersecurity experts warn that artificial intelligence is enabling criminal operations in the region to expand their reach rapidly. Criminal enterprises stole as much as US$114 billion from victims across the Asia-Pacific in 2025, accor...

Harmanpreet Kaur steps down as captain of India’s women’s cricket team

Kaur, 37, is the only man or woman to captain her side in international cricket in more than 150 T20I games.

Are pets replacing human babies?

Why are birth rates declining while pet ownership is on the rise?

From cabin crew to cockpit: Malaysian woman’s AirAsia pilot dreams take off

She spent some of her teenage years helping her mother at a sundry shop in Malaysia after school, and throughout that period kept a dream of achieving something higher alive. Now, 36-year-old Suriati Sukardi is a pilot, flying AirAsia’s commercial A320 and A321 Airbus aircraft. Before that, she had landed a job as the airline’s flight attendant and served the company for eight years since 2017 whi...

North Dakota governor’s residence project uncovers seven coffins and human remains

Taylor’s hardline immigration plan drags Australian politics further to the right – and it’s all upside for One Nation

Coalition leader’s proposal goes further than Peter Dutton’s 2025 election promise and even beyond Pauline Hanson’s bottom line With Angus Taylor’s hardline immigration policy unveiled on Tuesday, voters have a new measure of Pauline Hanson’s success in dragging politics further to the right.Taylor’s plan will cut 60,000 more people from net overseas migration (Nom) than the reductions proposed by...

Sánchez able 'to convert' housing weakness 'into strength', expert says

Javier Carbonell, an analyst at the European Policy Centre, says that while housing has been one of the “biggest policy failures” of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s administration, the prime minister has been able to turn it into an electoral issue.

Sánchez able 'to convert' housing weakness 'into strenght', expert says

Javier Carbonell, an analyst at the European Policy Centre, says that while housing has been one of the “biggest policy failures” of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s administration, the prime minister has been able to turn it into an electoral issue.

Nobel Prize in physics to be awarded in Stockholm

The Nobel Prize in physics will be announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm

Children brave snipers and mortars to go to school near Yemen front line

In rare access to Taiz, the BBC World Service speaks to children, teachers and families affected by the war.

Tear gas and water cannon in Pristina as protesters clash with police

Police fired tear gas as protesters clashed outside Kosovo’s parliament over moves to limit powers of a Hague war crimes court.

Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood attacker Nidal Hasan

Pentagon confirms execution order for Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 in Fort Hood shooting in 2009.

North Korea’s DMZ landmines sabotage the South’s peace push

North Korea’s laying of landmines along its heavily fortified border with the South has laid bare how misaligned the two nations have become over their de facto land boundary, after three South Korean soldiers were wounded in an explosion last month. Seoul blames Pyongyang for the blast near the military demarcation line (MDL) on September 21, in which one soldier lost a foot. On Tuesday, its Fore...

Drones hit two ships off Bulgaria's coast, search and rescue ongoing as one sank

Drones hit two ships off Bulgaria's coast, the day after another drone attack sank a ship outside Romania's territorial waters in the Black Sea, in two consecutive drone attacks on NATO's Eastern flank countries.