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Another veteran Hong Kong lawmaker has announced his decision not to stand in the coming Legislative Council general election, bringing the total to at least 10 so far. The announcement by Frankie Yick Chi-ming, 72, came as another veteran senior politician, Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, said her party would also make an announcement regarding the election “in due course”, asking …

Israel has confirmed that Hamas has released several hostages as Donald Trump boasts that the Gaza peace deal “could be the biggest thing I was ever involved in”. The US president has now arrived in Israel. Loved ones in Israel celebrated as TV stations announced the first seven hostages had been passed on to the Red Cross. A total of …

Hong Kong schools and parents should bring forward vaccination appointments for pupils and children and strengthen control measures, infectious disease specialists have said, warning that influenza B is just as dangerous as influenza A. Their calls were made after a 13-year-old girl who had not received the seasonal influenza vaccination died in hospital on Sunday following an influenza B infection. …

Under a US-brokered ceasefire deal, 20 Israeli hostages believed to be alive are expected to be freed The first stage of the long-awaited hostage swap between Hamas and Israel is expected to begin, with the former set to free 48 Israeli hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be still alive. The handover is expected to start around 8:00 (05:00 …

Australia’s push to ban children from social media was “well intentioned”, but would not make them safer online, video streaming giant YouTube warned on Monday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last year unveiled landmark laws that will ban under-16s from social media by the end of 2025. Popular platforms such as Facebook, TikTok and Instagram face heavy fines for flouting the …

The 14-year-old boy was suddenly caught in the jaws of the beast who left him with a life-threatening bite wound to the chest. His brave pals pulled him from the water shortly after 6:20pm on Saturday. The young boy suffered significant blood loss and life-threatening injuries to his abdomen and internal organs, reports ABC. The group of teenagers were out …

The US ambassador to Israel has called UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson “delusional” for claiming the UK played a “key role” in securing the ceasefire in Gaza. The minister earlier on Sunday defended Britain’s contribution to peace efforts “behind the scenes” while acknowledging the “critical” work had been carried out by the White House. Mike Huckabee, who was part of …

The Kremlin delivered a stark warning to Washington on Sunday following the arrival of Tomahawk missiles supplied by the U.S. on Ukrainian territory. This development emerged after President Trump opted to alter his approach following a deadlock in discussions with Vladimir Putin. “The topic of Tomahawks is of extreme concern,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov informed Russian state television reporter Pavel …

US president has admitted that sending the weapons to Kiev will be a “step of aggression” towards Russia US President Donald Trump has said he might talk to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about the possibility of sending long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kiev. He did not elaborate on whether he has made the decision, speaking to reporters on Sunday. Trump …

The US President has talked to journalists before heading to Israel for hostage releases US President Donald Trump declared to reporters on Sunday that the war in Gaza “is over.” He has just boarded Air Force One, taking off for Israel ahead of the hostage releases tomorrow. Trump is expected to address Israel’s parliament as well as meet Prime Minister …