China defends Hong Kong cardinal's arrest as Western alarm grows
China on Thursday defended the arrest of a 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong's national security law, a move that triggered international outrage and deepened concerns over Beijing's crackdown on freedoms in the financial hub.
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UK economic growth slows in first quarter
Britain's economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter compared with the final three months of last year as the country battled soaring inflation, official data showed Thursday.
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SoftBank reports record $13 bn full-year net loss
Japan's SoftBank Group on Thursday logged a record annual net loss after a bruising period that saw its assets hit by a US tech-share rout and a regulatory crackdown in China.
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US, China congratulate Marcos for Philippine election win
The United States and China have congratulated Ferdinand Marcos Jr on his win in the Philippine presidential election, as the superpowers jostle to have the strongest ties with the Southeast Asian nation.
Read more'Cultural experience' promised for first all-Pacific islands clash
Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika will put pride on the line and are promising a "cultural experience" when Super Rugby breaks new ground on Saturday with the first clash of two Pacific island sides.
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California ban on selling semi-automatic guns to young adults overturned
California's ban on the sale of semi-automatic weapons to adults under the age of 21 violates the country's constitution, a US federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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'Peace, love and Russian Roll': Austrian band parties on
Fans still sing and dance away to Russkaja's Soviet nostalgia beats, but the Austrian ska-punk band say their mission to bring "fun and love" has become tricky since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Erdogan opponents allege Greek border pushbacks
For years Greece has been accused of illegally pushing asylum-seekers back to Turkey, a practice it strenuously denies.
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Azerbaijan refugees vow 'Great Return' to Karabakh
Ali Hasanov looked over the overgrown ruins of his hometown in Nagorno-Karabakh and vowed to return and rebuild it.
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Coronation Chicken: the UK culinary classic fit for a queen
Angela Wood proudly recalls the poached chicken in creamy curry sauce recipe that she helped create for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953, and which has since become a British culinary classic.
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