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US border tsar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting
US President Donald Trump’s border tsar said on Sunday that the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian native in Maine is under internal review after relatives revealed to Associated Press that he had a history of serious mental health struggles and violent behaviour. Tom Homan said if the allegations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer are true, “I don’t think he should ever have cleared vetting.” “There’s several things under...
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Nobel laureate Simon Johnson on the AI race and China’s ‘over-automation’ problem
Simon Johnson is a professor of entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), he won a joint Nobel Prize for economics in 2024 for his research into how institutions shape national prosperity. On June 8, the British government announced Johnson as chair of its new AI Economics Institute. In this interview, conducted on the sidelines of the UBS Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong, Johnson discussed the...
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The one voice Hong Kong can’t ignore on ride-hailing? The public
The long-awaited earthquake in Hong Kong’s taxi and ride-hailing scene is almost upon us and the questions are how big the initial shock will be, and how many aftershocks we can expect. The important thing in the coming months will be to keep the focus on protecting the interests of the travelling public. More than a decade after Uber first set up in Hong Kong, operating in a regulatory grey area, the administration is finally moving to overhaul our ride-hailing system. Tech platforms will be...
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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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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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Trump’s border czar probes possible vetting failures after ICE shooting
ICE officer under review for alleged mental health struggles, violent behavior amid deadly shooting case in Maine.
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What’s causing the unprecedented wildfires in Europe?
France and Spain have deployed thousands of firefighters, and neighbouring countries have sent help.
