AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Hong Kong SeriesIllegal gambling in Hong KongWith the football World Cup set to become the biggest gambling event in history, the South China Morning Post traces new trends in illegal betting in Hong Kong and the growing popularity of prediction markets in this two-part series. Upda…
A landmark UAE policy restricting children aged under 15 from using social media will initially apply to Facebook, Instagram, X, Snapchat and Tiktok, authorities have confirmed.
A court has sentenced an Iranian singer and her team to 74 lashes as well as travel and work bans, prompting an outcry from human rights organisations and Iranians over continued curbs on women’s freedom.
Anne Hathaway attends the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2027 Collection fashion show at The Frick Collection on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry dissect Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club appearance this week and ask: is the leader of One Nation treated differently to other political leaders by the media? They also give their take on Hanson’s attacks on minorities, her pledge to dismantle public broadcasting and they meditate …
View image in fullscreenVishnu in the lotus (bronze, East India or Nepal, 1100s)The lotus is a symbol of purity and spiritual growth, and this 12th-century bronze shows Vishnu in the centre, surrounded by petals of his avatars, including Varāha the boar and Narasimha the man-lion. The central figure is holding a pad…
"What are you doing without an apron in my kitchen?" Fadi Kattan joins Mohamed Hashem on Real Talk. The renowned Palestinian chef and author hails from one of Bethlehem's oldest Christian families, and today he's one of the most prominent voices on Palestinian cuisine. Together, they talk food, culture, and Israeli …
Competitors take part in the Aberdeen Dragon Boat Race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
BEIJING —Dragon boat races, lion dances and other festivities marked the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday across mainlandChina, Hong Kong andTaiwan. The more than 2,000-year-old holiday is best known for its sporting events, but its origins are rooted in ancient beliefs about health, protection and harmony with nature.
Italy's foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, has cancelled a trip to the US after President Donald Trump told Italian TV that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had "begged" him for a picture with her.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally US President Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the US President told an Italian TV channel that she had "begged" him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit.
The web giant announced that Artificial, a biopic about the controversial tech executive, ‘will be better served if it were released by a different studio’
View image in fullscreenBoston, MassachusettsNorway fans pretend to row a Viking longship Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenMakerfield, EnglandAndy Burnham celebrates his byelection win for LabourPhotograph: Mark Waugh/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenSouthampton, EnglandTw…
It turned its cast into global stars, triggered fashion crazes and even made an omelette go viral. As The Bear bows out, ‘cousin’ Ebon Moss-Bachrach talks obsessive fans, fork tattoos and why he’s ‘dumbly proud’
Andy Serkis has picked the perfect actor for the next iteration of the Lord of the Rings franchise. But if Tolkien didn’t linger over this subplot, should we?
Russian security forces and military enlistment officers are carrying out coordinated street raids across the Penza region to force local men into signing military contracts to fight in the war against Ukraine, according to exiled Russian media and anti-war groups.
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Competitors take part in the Aberdeen Dragon Boat Race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha celebrates as holds the flag of his country during the World Cup Group H soccer match between Spain and Cape Verde in Atlanta, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)