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Probe launched into luxury One Stanley project over alleged steel bar shortage

Authorities have launched a probe into the building quality of a luxury residential development in one of Hong Kong’s most expensive neighbourhoods in the Southern district after receiving a complaint from an owner that insufficient steel bars were used during construction. The Buildings Department said on Saturday …

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‘This can’t go on’: tens of thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain

Demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid ⁠and other Spanish cities ⁠after ​new legislation fails to passTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Madrid ⁠and other Spanish cities as they step up demands for action to tackle ⁠a mounting housing crisis ⁠after ​government measures were struck down by …

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Yemeni army claims 1,540 Houthi casualties as fighting intensifies in Taiz

Yemeni army claims 1,540 Houthi casualties as fighting intensifies in Taiz Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 10/03/2026 - 13:50 The governorate hosts 97,529 displaced people as renewed fighting turns the humanitarian hotspot into a frontline Saudi Joint Forces Commander Lieutenant General Fahd bin Hamad Al-Salman meets…

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Chinese art takes long march home from US museums

Christie’s auctioneer Rupert Banner leans forward with practised showmanship as bidding stalls on a rare Yongzheng bowl near New York’s iconic Rockefeller Centre. He pauses as if willing offers from thin air, scanning dozens of in-person buyers and phone banks connecting with China, London, Texas. It will be a bad l…

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Florida court reverses felony murder charge for death of baby left in hot car

Rhonda Jewell was sentenced to 17 years for forgetting 10-month-old Ariya in car’s back seat, leading to child’s deathA state appeals court in Florida reversed the felony murder conviction of a woman who accidentally left a baby in her car, resulting in the child’s death.In July 2023, while babysitting four children…

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Flames, smoke seen at Aramco facility south of Saudi capital

Yemen’s Houthis claimed an attack on an oil facility near the Saudi capital on Saturday, where flames and smoke were seen, and accused the Gulf kingdom of striking Sanaa dozens of times. The foes have traded strikes since the Houthis seized all of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and took control of the Bab al-Mandab strait in…

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US to deploy NMESIS anti-ship system on Japanese island closest to Taiwan for first time

The US is set to deploy one of its signature anti-ship missile systems to the Japanese island closest to Taiwan, an unprecedented move that comes as tensions in the region between Beijing and Tokyo continue to simmer. The ground-based US uncrewed missile platform known as the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdict…

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UK-Iran national arrested over alleged bomb plot at RAF Fairford released on bail

The 25-year-old was the sixth man detained as counter-terrorism police investigate ‘possible foreign state involvement’A sixth man who was arrested in connection with a suspected terrorist plot at RAF Fairford has been released on bail.The 25-year-old, a dual UK-Iranian national, was arrested on suspicion of prepari…

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How an 87-year-old Spanish woman became the face of the fight for affordable housing – explainer

María del Carmen Abascal, 87, was evicted from her home, on a stretcher, after being given 30 minutes to gather her belongings.The Guardian's European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam, explains how her eviction sparked protests across Madrid, which led to 'Maricarmen' becoming the symbol of a long-runn…

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Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears

Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged with preparing attacks on city’s Jewish community, including Heaton Park synagogueTwo Iranian men identified a Manchester synagogue previously subjected to a fatal terrorist attack as a target for an alleged homemade bomb plot, a court has heard.Rahman Salehi, …

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Pagasa sees fair weather in Luzon, rains in Visayas, Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines — Generally fair weather is expected in Metro Manila and most parts of Luzon in the coming days, while portions of the Visayas and Mindanao may experience scattered rains and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Saturday.

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North Korea test-fires intermediate-range missile amid mine blast tensions

North Korea said on Saturday it test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that it claimed has manoeuvrable flight capabilities designed to evade missile defences in South Korea and Japan. The latest test comes amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas over border landmine blasts. Kim Yo-jong, the powe…

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Israeli drone strike on Beit Lahia kills one, wounds others

Israeli drone strike on Beit Lahia kills one, wounds others A Palestinian has been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli strike on northern Gaza's Beit Lahia, Wafa news agency reports. According to the report, the drone strike targeted an area near the Abbas Kilani roundabout. It also reported a separate a…

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Jaime King, Austin Sosa officially divorced after whirlwind secret marriage, ‘blindsided’ split

Jaime King is officially single again. The “Sin City” star and Austin Sosa have finalized their divorce less than two years after secretly tying the knot, Page Six can exclusively reveal. According to court documents obtained by Page Six, a Los Angeles judge signed off on the dissolution of their marriage Friday, re…

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