World

Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation after black particles, suspected to be bitumen, were reported in the drinking water of a private residential estate in Quarry Bay, the fifth such case this year. The Water Supplies Department said on Sunday that it had followed up on complaints about polluted drinking water at Taikoo Shing residential development in Quarry Bay, …

A new sleeper train set to be launched in the coming weeks will stop at several popular European city break destinations across six countries. The new route from the Polish state rail operator PKP Intercity will take up to 16 hours, local reports say.  The EN Carpatia service will reportedly begin next month and make it easier for those wanting …

The Trump administration’s rejection of the “liberal globalist model” creates conditions for renewed dialogue, the embassy in Washington has said Russia and the US have a chance to normalize relations and avoid a new phase of dangerous confrontation thanks to President Donald Trump’s opposition to the liberal globalist agenda, Moscow’s embassy in Washington has said. In a statement on Sunday, …

Local authorities have formally approved the arrest of the former head of China’s famous Shaolin Temple, four months after he was placed under criminal investigation for alleged financial and sex scandals. Shi Yongxin’s arrest had been approved “on suspicion of embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, and accepting bribes as a non-state functionary”, the Xinxiang Procuratorate announced in a statement on Sunday. …

The rally came after the Ukrainian leader’s close associate was implicated in a $100 million kickback scheme and fled the country Around 200 Ukrainians took to the streets of Kiev on Saturday to protest corruption and demand the resignation of Vladimir Zelensky after investigators alleged that a former close associate of the country’s leader had played a central role in …

China’s premier metropolis has a vision for the future of dining – and it is one involving restaurants run by artificial intelligence, with automated kitchens, robot servers, data-driven menus and intelligent supply chains. The spread of automation in the catering sector has become a hot-button issue in China over recent months, but Shanghai appears committed to charging ahead with a …

Scientists have uncovered a six-million-year-old chunk of ice—the oldest of its kind ever found—and it’s helping experts reconstruct the planet’s ancient climate. A new study has revealed that ice samples previously thought to be the oldest are approximately 2.7 million years old; however, a recent discovery in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica is more than double that age. In …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline coalition partner Itamar Ben-Gvir has claimed that the Palestinian nation was “artificially invented” The Palestinian people do not exist, Israel’s hardline security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has said ahead of the UN Security Council vote on implementing the next stage of the US-brokered peace plan for Gaza. The Security Council will vote Monday on the resolution …

The luxury property segment of the world’s sixth-largest country is also expected to see increased interest from affluent investors looking for cost-efficient safe havens amid changes in the immigration and residency requirements of the US and the UK, among other jurisdictions. “For many years, Australia has been a desirable destination for Hong Kong and mainland Chinese buyers and investors,” said …

The leader discussed the implementation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken over the phone ahead of the UN Security Council vote on the deployment of peacekeepers in Gaza. The Kremlin said on Saturday that “a thorough exchange of views took place on the situation …