Hong Kong births fall to record low in 2025Hong Kong births fall to record low in 2025
Births in Hong Kong fell to a record low of 31,714 in 2025, down 14% from a year earlier, the city’s government said on Thursday, despite a raft of measures
Day: January 15, 2026
Trump sees Iranian crackdown easing, Tehran denies man to be executedTrump sees Iranian crackdown easing, Tehran denies man to be executed
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had been told that killings in Iran’s crackdown on protests were easing and that he believed there was no current plan for large-scale executions,
Japan opposition parties CDP, Komeito to form new ‘centrist’ political partyJapan opposition parties CDP, Komeito to form new ‘centrist’ political party
Japan’s main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito have agreed to establish a new political party, their leaders said on Thursday, in an attempt to present a united
Russia expels British diplomat for spyingRussia expels British diplomat for spying
Russia said on Thursday that a British diplomat was being expelled after being identified as a British spy by the Federal Security Service.The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era
Australia’s hate speech, gun law reforms face free speech concernsAustralia’s hate speech, gun law reforms face free speech concerns
Hate speech and gun control laws proposed by the Australian government in the aftermath of the Bondi Beach mass shooting were criticised by conservative opposition and Greens parties on Thursday,
Trump says Zelenskiy, not Putin, is holding up a Ukraine peace dealTrump says Zelenskiy, not Putin, is holding up a Ukraine peace deal
U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters that Ukraine – not Russia – is holding up a potential peace deal, rhetoric that stands in marked contrast to that of European allies,
Mass graves of 21 migrants uncovered in E. LibyaMass graves of 21 migrants uncovered in E. Libya
Libya’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) said its branch in the eastern city of Ajdabiya has uncovered mass graves containing the remains of 21 migrants during a security raid on a
UN envoy stresses importance of comprehensive political process in YemenUN envoy stresses importance of comprehensive political process in Yemen
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday stressed the importance of a comprehensive political process in the war-torn country.Yemen’s political, economic and security challenges are inseparable, and progress
Astronauts begin early return flight from space station with ailing crew memberAstronauts begin early return flight from space station with ailing crew member
A SpaceX capsule departed the International Space Station on Wednesday carrying a four-member crew on an emergency return flight to Earth necessitated by an unspecified serious medical condition afflicting one
Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity softwareBeijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software
Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity software made by more than a dozen firms from the U.S. and Israel due to national security concerns, three people