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Hong Kong’s legislature has passed motions supporting the city’s first five-year plan and thanking Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu for his latest policy address, while Beijing’s top representative in the city urged mainland Chinese enterprises to align themselves with the government’s blueprint. At the close of a three-day Legislative Council debate on Friday, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki thanked lawmakers for their suggestions, saying they would help improve governance. “The process of...

Elon Musk takes big step towards launching Starlink mobile service for US consumers

VIENNA, Oct 9 - Four Ukrainians were arrested in Vienna this week on suspicion of spying, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said on Friday, with Ukrainska Pravda newspaper saying two of its team were among those detained.

In 2010, George Michael secretly paid for Jo Maidment's IVF treatment after watching her discuss her struggle to conceive on television. Two years later, she gave birth to daughter Betsy. A bouquet of flowers and a card revealed the singer's identity. Maidment publicly shared the story in 2017, following his death.

Justice Pillay has been a judge on several international courts, including the International Criminal Court and ​the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

US airline warns over continued impact of Iran conflict even as third-quarter revenues rise

A new demographic model projects migrant-background majorities within decades, even as housing, security, and border failures fuel a backlash The native population in several European countries could become a minority within the next two decades if current demographic trends continue, according to a new model projecting the long-term effects of migration and declining birth rates. Meanwhile, European governments continue to portray migration as a

Move comes after Supreme Court in June rebuffed the president’s attempt to sack central banker

NEW YORK, Oct 9 - US immigration officials on Friday defended federal agents who shot and wounded a New York City man in his car with a young child believed to be his son in the back seat, an incident that the city's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, called an \"outrage.\"

The sanctions put Washington on a diplomatic collision course with the US' European allies.

Oct 9 - Europe's EASA aviation safety body said on Friday it had expanded the area of Saudi Arabian airspace where it recommended airlines not to operate, after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Riyadh airport.

Hurricane Isaias is gaining strength while heading towards the Gulf Coast, prompting mandatory evacuations across Florida. Energy firms are pulling personnel from offshore rigs, and significant oil and gas output is being halted. With projections of severe storm surges and heavy rain triggering potential flooding, states like Alabama and Florida have declared emergencies.

The billionaire has claimed the pontiff is using fears of the technology to distract from the Catholic Church’s child sex abuse scandals Pope Leo is tapping into public fears of artificial intelligence to distract people from the Catholic Church’s latent child sex abuse scandals, Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel has claimed. The gay US tech billionaire also accused former President Barack Obama of exploiting opposition to AI for political ga

Rybakov had written four party slogans on his ballots: “For Peace,” “For Freedom,” “For a Life Without Fear” and “For a Ceasefire Agreement.”

The developer of One Stanley has offered flat owners a six-year structural warranty and free independent property inspections amid an investigation into suspected steel reinforcement deficiencies at the seaside luxury residential development in southern Hong Kong. K Wise, a subsidiary of One Stanley developer K&K Property, addressed the brewing scandal on Friday, a week after allegations of substandard work were reported by a local property media outlet, issuing a statement outlining remedial...

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Thushara Rodrigo said Sri Lanka will put its national interest first before considering any help

Hong Kong travel agencies are offering tours featuring “five-minute clearance” at the revamped Huanggang Port when it opens on Monday, but the security chief has urged those who do not need to use the crossing immediately to delay their visits. Three days before the port’s official opening, the South China Morning Post on Friday found a number of tour packages advertised on social media that promoted the redeveloped border checkpoint as a new attraction for trips to mainland China. An...