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A special Air China flight from Beijing reached New York over the objections of a trade association representing the biggest US airlines, according to a flight data tracker, and a second additional flight by the same Chinese carrier is being considered for Friday. Flight 621 took off from the Chinese capital around 4pm on Saturday and landed after 6pm local time the same day, according to global f...
The US Department of Transportation has yet to announce online a decision on Air China’s application to add extra flights to support this week’s US-China high-level visit as of late Monday, Hong Kong time, after a trade association backed by the largest US airlines protested the bid. The trade group Airlines for America, which represents major US airlines, filed an objection to Air China’sbid for ...
Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations in New York this week facing new fears that runaway artificial intelligence could threaten humanity even as climate shocks and escalating prices are already making life much tougher for hundreds of millions of people. The annual high-level gathering at the UN General Assembly will also be consumed with majo...
Seven opposition groups in Ethiopia have announced the formation of an alliance to remove the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, according to an announcement made on Sunday
A leading Hong Kong secondary school has expressed regret and withdrawn guidelines accused of banning Cantonese from graduation videos after the policy sparked controversy. Good Hope School issued a public statement on Monday evening, saying it had heard concerns from the wider community and had “fully and formally withdrawn” the guidance paper for next year’s Form Six graduation class video. “Goo...
A leading Hong Kong secondary school has expressed regret and withdrawn guidelines accused of banning Cantonese from graduation videos after the policy sparked controversy. Good Hope School issued a public statement on Monday evening, saying it had heard concerns from the wider community and had “fully and formally withdrawn” the guidance paper for next year’s Form Six graduation class video. “Goo...
Pro-Kremlin party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence country supports warRussia’s new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials said on Monday, after a landslide victory by the ruling United Russia party in widely criticised elections.The pro-Kremlin party won a record 355 seats in the country’s 450-seat Dum...
The Irish government, which is chairing member-state discussions on the EU’s long-term budget, will present an “ambitious” draft text featuring proposals for new EU taxes.
Walter Moorhead, 74, jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after allegedly shooting a woman while hunting in DelawareA Maryland hunter was recently jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after he allegedly fatally shot a woman whom he mistook for a deer, according to authorities in Delaware.Walter Moorhead, 74, was hunting from a ground blind in a field near Ellendale, Delaware, at about 7.40pm on Frid...
Walter Moorhead, 74, jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after allegedly shooting a woman while hunting in a fieldA Maryland hunter was recently jailed on suspicion of manslaughter after he allegedly fatally shot a woman whom he mistook for a deer, according to authorities in Delaware.Walter Moorhead, 74, was hunting from a ground blind in a field near Ellendale, Delaware, at about 7.40pm on Frida...
Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliamentEurope live – latest updatesGermany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has sought to shore up support for his flagging chancellorship among senior members of his conservative party after its drubbing at the polls in two state elections.Merz, who has vowed his fractious coalition governme...
Police responded to altercation and found injured man and another person who identified himself as a federal agentAuthorities in Illinois are investigating a case on Sunday in which a US citizen was detained by federal immigration agents before ending up at a hospital with injuries.It came the same day that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and seriously wounded a man in Austin, Texas...
The chancellor has come under increasing pressure after resounding state election defeats, but says the results "go far beyond my own person"
Washington and Beijing discuss AI hotline idea amid escalating competition and restrictions on advanced technologies.
Political shifts in Germany are being watched closely in Europe and beyond, Katya Adler writes.
Kazakhstan accelerates AI development but experts warn of impact on the environment and human rights.
Switzerland's football association will reassess the situation with Xhaka after the international window closes.
The teen phenomenon won her second gold medal in the 200m medley in 2:06.10 to set a new Games and Asian record.
Cargo ship crashes into Chinese fishing boat near Singapore
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has called on NATS CEO Martin Rolfe to resign following the latest issue, which has impacted flights across the UK and Ireland.
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has called on NATS CEO Martin Rolfe to resign following the latest issue, which has impacted flights across the UK and Ireland.
Trump says ban targets ‘fake news’, which poses a ‘threat to our National Security’.
Trump says ban targets ‘fake news’, which poses a ‘threat to our National Security’.
Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, sat down with Mark Phillips for "CBS Sunday Morning" to discuss his upcoming memoir and bombshell revelation that King Charles III shrugged off Diana's death in 1997.
Nigel Farage dismisses loss of previous leader as ‘bump in the road’ and says party will ‘carry on as if nothing had happened’UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage dismissed the loss of Reform UK’s leader in Wales last week as a “bump in the road”, as the party unveiled a replacement.Helen Jenner becomes Reform UK’s new leader in Wales after Dan Thomas stood down last Tuesday after he was ...
The Communist Party accused former military leaders Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of factionalism and disloyalty, expelling them from the party and the armed forces following a Politburo meeting on Monday, state media reported. Zhang was once a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the highest-ranking uniformed member of the Chinese military, second only to Chinese leader Xi Jin...
The TPLF, Amhara's Fano militias and the Oromo Liberation Army — groups that fought on opposing sides in the Tigray war — said they had been coordinating for more than a year and aimed to install a transitional government.
Representatives of foreign business chambers who met Hong Kong’s leader have said the five-year plan provided clear policy priorities for businesses’ strategic planning, but called for more concrete timelines and visible progress on the Northern Metropolis project to attract investment. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu held a briefing on Monday for consuls general and heads of foreign chambers of ...
Hong Kong education authorities have cut the number of subsidised places for physiotherapy and occupational therapy programmes at three self-financing institutions by about a third for the 2027-28 school year amid a graduate job crunch. A physiotherapy association backed the reduction to avoid worsening unemployment in the sector, saying any future increase would depend on the government budget. T...
