2 h. ago 34 suspected in North Macedonia nightclub fire, including minister and 7 police officers

Prosecutors looking into the blaze that killed 59 people say irregularities include violations of fire regulations and a lack of emergency exits.

Events

3 h. ago Trump’s defence chief to visit Manila as Typhon system to be deployed at joint drills

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s visit is seen as an important step in strengthening Washington’s alliances in the Asia-Pacific.

Politics

4 h. ago Beijing protests over former Japanese military chief’s Taiwan adviser role

Retired air force general Shigeru Iwasaki takes up unpaid position with the island’s Executive Yuan.

Events

5 h. ago Chief Pentagon spokesman rips ‘garbage’ NYT article saying Elon Musk will be briefed on ‘top

Chief Pentagon spokesman rips ‘garbage’ NYT article saying Elon Musk will be briefed on ‘top-secret’ China plans  New York Post

Politics

6 h. ago Praise for Xinjiang as Thai ministers visit deported Uygurs in western Chinese region

Xinjiang party chief Ma Xingrui hosts high-level Thai delegation as part of a deal struck when Bangkok agreed to send back 40 Uygurs.

Politics

10 h. ago China's police chief and Russia's FSB director meet in Beijing, Xinhua reports

China's police chief and Russia's FSB director meet in Beijing, Xinhua reports  Reuters

Events

12 h. ago Firefighters rescue 2 young children from window ledge of Hong Kong flat

Children, aged three and four, climbed out of the window of their flat in Queen’s Hill Estate in Fanling.

Events

12 h. ago Hong Kong police arrest parents after young children rescued from window ledge

Source says boys aged three and five climbed out of window of fourth-floor flat, with parents held on suspicion of child neglect.

Events

13 h. ago Hong Kong’s Cathay cancels 2 flights to Heathrow, as nearby fire forces closure

Cathay also announces its remaining flights scheduled to fly to Hong Kong from Heathrow on Friday will be cancelled.

Events

13 h. ago Hong Kong’s Cathay warns against travel to London after fire closes Heathrow

All Cathay flights scheduled to take off from London on Friday and land in Hong Kong on Saturday have been cancelled.

Events

14 h. ago UK’s Heathrow airport closed after fire sparks power outage, several flights diverted

Passengers advised not to travel to the air hub as significant disruption expected over the coming days.

Society

14 h. ago UK’s Heathrow airport closed after fire sparks power outage, flight chaos

Passengers advised not to travel to the air hub as significant disruption expected over the coming days.

Events

14 h. ago UK’s Heathrow airport closed after fire sparks power outage, global flight chaos

Passengers around the world have been affected, unable to travel to or from Europe’s busiest airport, with at least 1,350 affected flights already.

Events

15 h. ago Apple shuffles AI executive ranks in bid to turn around Siri

The Apple Intelligence platform was late to arrive and largely a flop, despite being the main selling point for the iPhone 16.

Politics

15 h. ago Hong Kong court upholds acquittal of Democratic Party chairman in protest case

Court of Appeal dismisses Department of Justice’s request to send Lo Kin-hei’s 2019 unlawful assembly case back to District Court.

Politics

18 h. ago Hong Kong’s SFC orders brokers to end ‘imprudent’ margin financing to pre

Review discovered many ‘deficiencies’ in IPO practices among some undisclosed brokerages, the market watchdog said in a circular.

Politics

20 h. ago Israel fires Shin Bet intelligence chief Ronen Bar, defying protests

Bar said the decision to sack him was driven by ‘completely different, extraneous and fundamentally unacceptable motives’.

Events

24 h. ago ‘Extraordinary moment’: Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman and first African to lead IOC

Coventry, the Zimbabwean sports minister, is a close ally of German Thomas Bach, who steps down as IOC chief after 12 years.

Politics

24 h. ago ‘Extraordinary moment’: Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman, African to lead IOC

Coventry, the Zimbabwean sports minister, is a close ally of German Thomas Bach, who steps down as IOC chief after 12 years.

Politics

28 h. ago Tech transfer a must for Chinese EV investors in Europe, EU trade chief suggests

Ahead of his trip to Beijing next week, Maros Sefcovic says US tariffs could unleash a flood of Chinese overcapacity on Europe.

Economics