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Hong Kong education authorities have revealed that 91 students were suspected to have died by suicide between 2023 and 2025, with most cases involving secondary school students and boys. The Education Bureau told lawmakers on Wednesday that the number of suspected fatal cases among primary and secondary students was 32 in 2023, 28 in 2024, and 31 in 2025. An advocacy group said youth suicide was…
Ukraine said its forces destroyed a key railway bridge in Crimea, as it seeks to isolate the Russian-occupied peninsula.
Sevastopol's Moscow-installed governor warns there will be no electricity in some areas until the evening.
Eight companies and 12 individuals suspected of rigging bids for at least 11 building maintenance projects in Hong Kong, including at Wang Fuk Court where 168 people died in a fire last year, are expected to face a month-long trial no earlier than 2028. The Competition Tribunal held its first hearing on Wednesday for the companies and individuals accused by the Competition Commission of acting as…
The group is asking members across all 250 chapters to weigh who they want to back in the next presidential election and why, according to a plan first shared with POLITICO.
Hong Kong doctors have performed the world’s first robotic living-donor liver transplant as part of a pioneering microsurgery programme, researchers have revealed. Sharing the results of the clinical trial on Wednesday, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) team said surgeons at Queen Mary Hospital had completed 48 procedures since June 2025, with no long-term or post-operative complications.…
The key figures likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.
Henry Zeffman reveals sources close to Andy Burnham expect Rachel Reeves to be offered a more junior position in his potential cabinet.
Rachel Reeves would be offered a more junior cabinet role, the BBC understands.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tolls in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend, sparking worries that the practice of charging to pass through critical waterways could spread — with devastating consequences to the global economy. Iran has blocked the strait for much of the war, reportedly charging tolls as high as $2 million US for ships it allows to pass.
Beijing’s recent investigation into three brokerages – Futu Securities, Tiger Brokers and Long Bridge – was partly driven by concerns over foreign exchange “leakage” and the need to protect mainland China’s vast base of retail investors, Hong Kong’s finance chief has said. At a closed-door C-Suite roundtable organised by the South China Morning Post and the Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC)…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 15-year-old boy and his father in Wan Chai after officers intercepted the teenager behind the wheel at a late-night traffic checkpoint. Officers from the force’s Hong Kong Island traffic section set up a roadblock at the junction of Marsh Road and Hung Hing Road at around 10pm on Tuesday. During the routine traffic enforcement operation, police stopped a car and…
The United States and Mexico were among the latest to send support as the death toll from two powerful earthquakes climbed to 235. Thousands were injured, and hundreds remained missing or trapped u…
The New York Times WorldIran issued a statement on Friday asserting its right to control traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after firing on a container ship that took a route near Oman’s shore.
The New York Times WorldAround 50,000 people have been reported missing after the twin earthquakes near Caracas
The Independent WorldCo-defendants in case against Stockport man include a paramedic, a football coach and a taxi driver The identities of 13 men charged alongside a man accused of drugging and raping his wife can be r…
The Guardian WorldThe Kremlin has been informed of an appeal that serviceman Alexander Lunin addressed to Vladimir Putin but has not yet reviewed it, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on June 26.
Meduza (English)Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech A marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has discovered 31 new speci…
The Guardian WorldThe Supreme Court paves the way for Trump to strip legal protections from Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
NBC News“We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the thousands Rescuers, equipment and other emergen…
The Guardian WorldFive navy ships have been involved in the monitoring of the Admiral Grigorovich
The Independent WorldResearchers analyzed millions of electronic health records and found a major difference between states that greenlit sports gambling and those that didn’t.
NBC NewsKing Charles and Queen Camilla will continue to reside in Clarence House, Buckingham Palace says.
BBC News (Front page)Mike Tapp says he ‘won’t be intimidated’, with reports he will be denied access to sensitive documents without approval from Shabana Mahmood The PA news agency is reporting that the immigration min…
The Guardian PoliticsCommittee will meet in July to discuss peptides now sold in gray market despite limited evidence of safety and efficacy Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon hold a meeting a…
The Guardian WorldHouse committee seeks records after two agency scientists were charged over undeclared samples The US House committee on energy and commerce is “ examining concerns ” about the National Institutes …
The Guardian WorldRecent rulings have bolstered president’s pitiless campaign against people of colour fleeing violence and disaster In the US supreme court, it seems Donald Trump has found loyalists in his crusade …
The Guardian WorldScrutiny of Black’s association with Epstein has intensified after DoJ released millions of files last year and this year The billionaire financier Leon Black is scheduled to appear Friday morning …
The Guardian WorldAmbitious plan to phase out single-use plastic opposed by chemicals industry – while green groups say law too timid A groundbreaking California law that compels packaging producers to phase out sin…
The Guardian WorldA mass amnesty of undocumented immigrants is currently underway in Spain. Bucking the trend of its European neighbours, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist government is embracing immigration …
France 24 EnglishOn the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the author argues that President Trump is channeling the King of Great Britain by committing similar "usurpations" and that "We The Peop…
The HillA trickle of marine traffic was passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday despite an attack on a ship in the vital waterway a day earlier, as Iran reiterated its warnings for ships to follow a…
NBC NewsThe owners of an independent Hong Kong bookshop have been released on bail two days after being arrested by national security police on suspicion of sedition and money laundering, the South China M…
South China Morning PostEstimated 150 million people in Europe could experience temperatures above 35C today European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say Over in the UK, firefighte…
The Guardian WorldFears over ‘huge, huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of cases and deaths by September The whereabouts of almost 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democr…
The Guardian WorldSouth Korea plans to eventually equip every soldier with their own personal drone, in a massive expansion of aerial weapons. To counter the threat from North Korea, Seoul says it will train half a …
France 24 EnglishTraffic police shut down the M-11 highway on June 26, the Russian Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novosti reported. Officers stopped traffic in both directions on the toll road at around 10:00 a.m…
Meduza (English)Exclusive: New figures reveal that Israeli citizens are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the US despite Trump previously claiming to have a ‘99 per cent’ approval rating in the country
The Independent WorldA nine-year-old and five women were killed when Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen drove into the market in 2024.
BBC News (Front page)German firm reportedly considering doubling previously announced staff reductions amid Chinese competition Business live – latest updates Germany’s Volkswagen is to cut up to 100,000 jobs and reduc…
The Guardian WorldPlus, World Cup fever, EU referendum 10th anniversary, feeling the heat in Westminster and cancer Hard to believe, but in my 12 and a half years as the Guardian’s political sketch writer, I am abou…
The Guardian WorldIn an interview with POLITICO, the Maryland governor said the country deserves more than Trump talking about himself for its 250th anniversary.
PoliticoCol Dmytro Kozyura agreed to share state secrets and systematically disclosed classified information, prosecutors say.
BBC WorldHeat-related deaths and disruptions to daily life are forcing politicians to reckon, in different ways, with a rapidly warming planet.
The New York Times WorldThe prime minister's resignation has fired the starting gun on the race to be in charge of the UK's finances.
BBC PoliticsThe Russian Defense Ministry says it intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight
The Independent WorldA Hong Kong court has granted the guardianship of home-born baby Danny to social welfare authorities for three years after his parents were earlier arrested for alleged child neglect. Danny’s fathe…
South China Morning PostThe support comes six months after US forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro
The Independent WorldZabaykalsky Krai imposed a heightened readiness regime on June 25 to manage fuel market conditions, the regional government announced.
Meduza (English)In a landmark ruling, a French court has ordered energy giant TotalEnergies to account for its clients' emissions in the company's climate plan. It is the first time France's Corporate Duty of Vigi…
France 24 EnglishNeso asks generators to provide extra electricity on Friday evening to meet demand from fans and air conditioning Business live – latest updates Great Britain’s energy system operator has raised th…
The Guardian WorldCardiac arrests have gone up during very hot weather, and it's not just among the elderly and frail, experts are warning.
BBC News (Front page)Often called the “grandfather” of modern African music, Highlife was born a century ago in the port cities of Ghana. Blending colonial brass with traditional rhythms, it became the soundtrack of We…
France 24 EnglishFrance claims interception of Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker off Sicily
The Independent WorldThe Nigerian Senate on June 24 approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces, concerns over the country's myriad conflicts were brought back into the spotlight recently after a …
France 24 EnglishEarlier this week, President Trump claimed that ‘chemicals have been illegally placed’ into the Reflecting Pool water in D.C.
The Independent WorldThe Paris police chief, Patrice Faure, said that alcohol restrictions were intended to ease pressure on the health services.
The New York Times WorldBolton will plead guilty to one count of retaining classified information based on diary entries detailing his work in Trump's first term at a court hearing on Friday
The Independent WorldThe airline said it had “reluctantly” changed course after a British regulator began investigating whether its fees were illegal.
The New York Times WorldStart-ups are taking fresh approaches to geothermal energy, but will the economics work?
BBC WorldRussian air defences intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia's Defenc…
CBC WorldHundreds of buildings have been destroyed across Venezuela as the most powerful earthquake in a century hit the country
The Independent World