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An easyJet flight passenger tragically died while the plane was heading to one of the most popular Canary Islands, Lanzarote. Crew members did everything they could to help the traveller who was en route to the Spanish island from France, but could not be saved, the airline said. easyJet said the medical emergency unfolded “during the approach to the arrival” …

Hong Kong’s homebuyers defied a No 3 typhoon signal to snap up apartments during two property sales on Friday, entering the market after commercial banks lowered their prime lending rates a day earlier following the first rate cut by the local monetary authority. New World Development and CK Asset Holdings, two of the largest property developers in the city, sold …

Agencies have reported mass casualties off Tobruk after a boat capsized and another caught fire over the weekend Two maritime tragedies off the coast of Libya have left over 110 Sudanese refugees dead or missing, UN agencies have reported. On Wednesday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya confirmed that a vessel carrying 74 people had capsized on …

Kelly Ann Walz and her husband, Michael, were known to all as animal enthusiasts who used their wealth to house wild and rare creatures. Their luxurious hilltop residence near Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the US, was a sanctuary for numerous animals until a horrifying tragedy occurred within their wildlife home. Their collection of exotic pets included an African lion, a cougar, …

US President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted at the possible extension of a trade truce with China and at facilitating a deal for TikTok’s continued operation in America, as the market eagerly awaits any signs of progress in an anticipated phone call between the two countries’ leaders today. Trump made the comments at a joint press conference with British Prime …

A 31-year-old man was charged on Friday with repeatedly abusing a baby he was looking after by choking him, stepping on his face, pushing his head into a pail of water and hanging him on a hanger in a cupboard. The Singaporean man cannot be named due to a gag order on his identity and the victim’s, but the case …

A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on the run was convicted on Thursday of producing illegal drugs on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali and sentenced to life in prison. Roman Nazarenko, 40, became a suspect after police raided a villa in Bali in May 2024 and found a lab in the basement …

A massive sinkhole that swallowed a truck in a city just north of Tokyo earlier this year has triggered a sweeping government investigation into Japan’s ageing sewer network, uncovering 72km of pipes in “critical condition” and raising alarm over a broader crisis of neglected infrastructure. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ordered the investigation after the deadly accident …

US President Donald Trump has said he “didn’t want” Sadiq Khan at events put on for his second state visit to the United Kingdom, escalating his feud with the London mayor by describing him as “among the worst mayors in the world”. The US president said that Khan had wanted to attend, but “I asked that he not be there”. …

Beijing’s fight against disastrous competition in the solar-equipment sector showed early signs of success, with a sustained recovery in prices likely to return leading polysilicon makers to profitability after 18 months of losses, according to analysts. A raft of initiatives – including a proposal to limit manufacturing plants’ power use – following a series of government-industry meetings to discuss self-imposed …