The death toll from a huge fire that has engulfed several residential tower blocks in Hong Kong has risen to 36, with a further 279 people reported missing, the city’s leader, John Lee, said in the early hours of Thursday morning.
A taskforce…
Israel’s more than two-year genocidal war has forced nearly all of Gaza’s two million people from their homes to live in makeshift tents in displacement camps.
Added to their suffering is the prospect of harsh winter storms and flooding that…
The United Nations leadership has launched a major reform plan to make the cash-strapped world body more efficient and cost-effective. Unfortunately, it has offered little on how this will impact the UN’s already understaffed and…
Jack Lau
Global China Unit, reporting from Hong Kong
Flats in Wang Fuk Court average between 400 and 500 square feet. The estate,…
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is now speaking to the media after today’s videocall with EU foreign ministers. There has been a delay in…
Update: A Russian government spokesperson said Wednesday it’s “premature” to say resolution is close. Read more here.
A U.S. official told CBS News on Tuesday that Ukraine’s government had “agreed to a peace deal” brokered by the Trump…
The detention of Pema Wangjom Thongdok, an Indian citizen living in the UK, at Shanghai airport has fuelled a diplomatic row between Delhi and Beijing.
Ms Thongdok said she was detained by immigration officials while travelling from London to…
Australia’s landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation’s highest court, with two teenagers alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication.
From 10 December, social media…