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Hong Kong can offer trusted solutions in artificial intelligence (AI) governance for major economies by leveraging the city’s unique strengths, including its common law system, internationally connected standards and professional services, the city’s finance chief has said. “As major economies begin discussing AI governance, data, compliance and risk management, Hong Kong can leverage its unique s...
More frequent long-range strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces on strategically important targets, as well as growing spending to counter these attacks, are further deepening Russia's budget deficit.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been in office for two months, and his party seems content for now
Pope Leo XIV drew around 800,000 people to central Paris for an open-air Mass at Place de la Concorde
According to the researchers, perovskite-based solar panels could operate for five and a half years underwater.
Officer forced to admit relationship with woman lasting at least six months while working under fake name Dave EvansAn undercover police officer who infiltrated leftwing and animal rights campaign groups appears to have lied to the spycops inquiry when he claimed he did not have a sexual relationship as part of his deployment.The officer who used the fake name Dave Evans had originally testified t...
Financial pressures, legal changes and shifting attitudes may help explain why couples are staying married for longer“We don’t know anyone whose marriage hit the skids after just a few years,” Celia said, reflecting on her divorce. “Everyone seemed to cling on to their relationships for as long as they possibly could.”It took Celia two years to initiate divorce after realising her 12-year marriage...
Euronews Business compares five years of food price rises and minimum wage changes in 26 European countries to see where workers on the lowest pay can afford more food than they could in 2021.
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Where are groups travelling to for the rest of 2026? London, Paris and Marseille top Kayak’s most searched destinations for group holidays.
Army chief accuses Eritrea of funding and supporting armed groups to weaken Ethiopia.
This blog is now closed.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDeaths in Queensland child protection system reach five-year highQueensland has recorded a five-year high of 92 deaths in the child protection system, according to new data.The real alarm bell that was set off this week is the fact that the only reason we knew about this breach of the Medicare archive or data system...
The US department of homeland security has defended the arrangements, saying migrants receive due process and that third-country agreements are lawful. A federal appeals court this month upheld a ruling that found aspects of the administration's third-country deportation policy unlawful. The dispute could eventually reach the Supreme Court. Aylin is now back in Turkey and has told her family that ...
Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDeaths in Queensland child protection system reach five-year highQueensland has recorded a five-year high of 92 deaths in the child protection system, according to new data.The real alarm bell that was set off this week is the fact that the only reason we knew about this breach of the Medicare archive or data system is b...
Stories of the manananggal, a creature said to split its body in two, and the tiyanak, which takes the form of an infant, are part of the folklore many children grow up hearing in the Philippines. Now, they are among the mythological creatures featured in DreamWorks’ animated Forgotten Island, which opened in the Philippines on Wednesday and is due to be released in the United States on Friday. Th...
Mrima Hill, a sacred site about 65km (40 miles) southwest of Mombasa on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, is emerging as a new front in the US-China rivalry for critical minerals. US-led and Chinese bidders are competing for rights to develop the site, which is rich in rare earths and niobium, a metal used to make steel stronger and lighter. American officials have offered to support Kenya’s development...
Hongkongers aiming to settle in Australia through a bespoke study-to-migrate pathway will not be exempt from new rules barring applicants from bringing along their families, the country’s home affairs authorities have said. The new rules, announced last month, have raised concerns among some Hongkongers, especially those who had hoped to bring their families while pursuing their studies in Austral...
As activists’ health deteriorates, families describe the toll of separation, hunger strikes and uncertainty.
Iran has insisted that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the US and Israel after Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the fighting.
Russia's Lavrov dismisses Wadephul's call to abandon 'dangerous path of escalation' with Europe.
Bangkok has officially been declared a disaster zone after relentless rains triggered widespread flooding.
A powerful nor’easter is currently disrupting life on the US East Coast, delivering heavy rainfall and fierce winds. More than 100,000 households are without power due to downed trees and lines. Air travel has come to a standstill with numerous cancellations and delays across airports. Coastal regions are on alert for possible flooding from exceptionally high tides, while emergency teams remain on...
Hurricane Polo was downgraded to Category 3 status Saturday as its intensity fluctuated off Mexico's southwestern coast, but it was forecast to make landfall in Baja California on Monday.
Thousands of protesters in Madrid demand answers after the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.
A video installation built around the testimony of a former Japanese soldier on the killing of civilians and sexual assault in wartime China will go on display in London in October, even as its creator struggles to find a museum willing to exhibit the award-winning work in Japan. Created by contemporary artist Meiro Koizumi, “The Angels of Testimony”, has won acclaim overseas, but Japanese museums...
Property markets in the Asia-Pacific region are likely to remain attractive despite heightened uncertainty over monetary policy after the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate increase in more than three years this month, analysts say, with several asset classes and sectors expected to draw investor interest. “We’ve seen volumes, specifically cross-border volumes in the region, incr...
Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDeaths in Queensland child protection system reach five-year highQueensland has recorded a five-year high of 92 deaths in the child protection system, according to new data.The real alarm bell that was set off this week is the fact that the only reason we knew about this breach of the Medicare archive or data system is b...
The victims of the crash have not yet been identified, Quebec provincial police told the BBC.
Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road could take place for first time in 28 years after injunction dismissed on appealA controversial loyalist parade along a nationalist street in the Northern Ireland town of Portadown has been permitted to go ahead for the first time in nearly 30 years, after a ban was overturned late on Saturday night.Amid fears the march could unleash fresh sectarian violence,...
