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Pentagon’s Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting
The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the US and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count but have been placed in a new, separate category. It is raising questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes on Iran in a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while providing little indication of how it intends to wind down a conflict...
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Raul Castro is absent as Cuba celebrates anniversary of key revolutionary attack
Cuba held a traditional rally on Sunday to commemorate one of the revolution’s most important anniversaries but former president Raul Castro was conspicuously absent. It was the first time in at least 30 years that 95-year-old Castro had not attended the event, and no explanation was given. President Miguel Diaz-Canel read a congratulatory message from Castro to his compatriots at the rally, held in the eastern city of Pinar del Río. The annual event commemorates the July 26, 1953 assault led by...
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Infant formula maker insists product safe after recalls in Hong Kong and Macau
The Dutch maker of Friso, a popular powdered infant formula brand, has stressed that tests show its product is safe, despite a recall of a product batch in Hong Kong and Macau after excessive levels of lead were found in samples. In a statement on Sunday, Royal FrieslandCampina said: “We have conducted additional third-party quality testing on the affected batch. The test results showed that the product complies with Hong Kong and Macau standards.” The company, meanwhile, stressed that “ensuring...
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How can Alzheimer’s patients in Hong Kong buy ‘more golden hours’ with family?
In the third of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Victor Ting looks at how advances in early screening and new drug therapies are offering fresh hope for Alzheimer’s patients, as experts say the city must expand support efforts to meet rising demand. For years, Hong Kong retiree Mary Chan* lived with a quiet fear that dementia ran in her family. The 65-year-old grandmother would sometimes misplace her belongings in public – incidents she brushed off as part of...
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Chinese-origin Canadian NATO intern arrested on spying suspicions
A Canadian citizen of Chinese origin suspected of carrying out “espionage on behalf of a third country” while on an internship at NATO has been arrested in Belgium, authorities said on Saturday. NATO. Photo: NATO. The intern, who worked at the US-led defence alliance’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, was arrested on Thursday, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said. “She is suspected of spying on behalf of a third country and of being a member of a criminal organisation,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. “The suspect had come to the attention of SHAPE’s security services, who reported the matter to the General Intelligence and Security Service,” the office added, without specifying the nature of the alleged spying. After taking up the case, the prosecutor’s office entrusted the investigation to the federal judicial police in Charleroi, which carried out searches on Thursday at the suspect’s home, as well as at her workplace. A magistrate subsequently served the suspect with an arrest warrant on Friday.
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Typhoon Noul: Strong winds and rain lash Hong Kong and China as storm makes landfall
Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast with strong winds and rain in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year. Typhoon Noul making landfall in China at peak intensity on July 25, 2026. Photo: Himawari-9 geostationary satellite. Severe weather forecasts for Noul had spurred authorities to evacuate more than 340,000 people and suspend work and rail services, with major flight disruptions continuing throughout Sunday morning. The centre of the typhoon crossed over land at around 3:50 am (1950 GMT) near the town of Pinghai, Guangdong Province — about 80 kilometres northeast of financial hub Hong Kong — state broadcaster CCTV reported. Maximum sustained winds near the eye of the storm at the time of landfall were 162 kilometres (101 miles) an hour, the report said. That made Noul the strongest typhoon to strike the country so far in 2026, CCTV added. Battering winds and heavy rains were seen in footage published by CCTV Sunday, with roads strewn with debris and some small structures including a basketball net toppled by the gusts. Nine injured in Hong Kong At least 350 passenger flights departing and arriving from Hong Kong had been cancelled on Sunday, the airport’s website showed. Hong Kong had issued its second-highest storm signal, T9, overnight, but it was replaced by the T8 signal in the morning. “Noul is moving steadily into inland Guangdong and weakening progressively, but gales are still affecting many places over Hong Kong, with occasional storm force winds over high ground,” the Hong Kong Observatory said. The Hong Kong government said it has received over 100 reports of fallen trees, and nine people were injured. Typhoon Noul in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP, HKPF, Acco Choi. “After landfall, Noul will move inland, bringing strong winds and rain to Jiangxi, Hunan and Hubei provinces,” CCTV said. The report noted that precipitation caused by the typhoon could last through Tuesday, including in provinces as far north as Henan and Shandong. Authorities in Guangdong elevated the province’s disaster relief emergency response to its third-highest level on Sunday morning.
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Education, health fees among key concerns
China to legislate on preschool education
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Education, health fees among key concerns
China to legislate on preschool education
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India's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits
The CJP protest has been the most visible expression of public anger against PM Narendra Modi's government in recent years.
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Smash hit: How Alex Eala's Wimbledon run made everyday Filipinos fall in love with tennis
Formerly the preserve of the rich, tennis is booming in the basketball- and boxing-obsessed country.
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Former President Hernandez returns to Honduras after Trump pardon
Trump called Hernandez's drug-trafficking trial a set-up by the Biden administration.
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Houthis claim Saudi drone downed over northwestern Yemen
Iran-backed Houthi forces claim they shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone over northwestern Yemen.
