Hong Kong’s leader has called for patience following public complaints about the city’s new mandatory seat belt law, with passengers lamenting that the restraints were poorly fitted for young children and prevented commuters from reaching the “stop” buttons on buses to alight. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday said the new regulation was a…
A Florida nurse has been fired after posting a viral social media video wishing for President Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt to be seriously injured during childbirth. The nurse, identified as Lexie Lawler, was let go from Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital after recording herself in a TikTok video saying she hopes Leavitt…
Erick Tsang Kwok-wai has resigned as Hong Kong’s secretary for constitutional and mainland affairs, saying he is suffering from prostate cancer and cannot cope with the heavy workload. State news agency Xinhua first reported the State Council’s decision to remove Tsang from his post on Tuesday morning, ending days of speculation over the 62-year-old’s departure…
1 Eintracht Frankfurt have confirmed an injury setback for star attacker Can Uzun. The 20-year-old incurred another thigh muscle injury during Frankfurt’s most recent Bundesliga loss to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. While Eintracht provided no specifics on how long Uzun will be sidelined, a similar injury earlier this season kept the Turkish international out for over…
“If and when the skies close, we have the means, and all the managers know what to do in that moment,” Director General of the Tourism Ministry, Michael Itzhakov, said. Israel’s plan to evacuate approximately 42,000 tourists amid the possibility of an Iranian attack is ready, Director General of the Tourism Ministry, Michael Itzhakov, announced…
DES MOINES, Iowa — One year into his second term as President and Donald Trump is making another trip to Iowa. He’s scheduled to speak at an event Tuesday in Central Iowa. We’re expecting him to talk about energy and the economy. “Iowans voted overwhelmingly to return President Trump to the White House to lower…
Anthropic has introduced an extension to its Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open-source standard for connecting artificial intelligence (AI) applications to external systems. Using MCP, AI applications like Anthropic’s chatbot Claude can bring apps into its platform, similar to the way OpenAI did last year with ChatGPT. Anthropic’s MCP is the foundation technology for automated ad…
By Reuters  January 26, 2026 | 08:16 pm PT Tourists from China walk on a street in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2025. Photo by AFP China on Monday warned its citizens against traveling to Japan during the Lunar New Year, its longest public holiday, as Beijing’s anger over a comment…
The AUD/USD forecast edges higher as the US dollar remains soft ahead of the Fed meeting. Higher Australian yields and potentially elevated inflation could push the RBA to hike at the Feb meeting. Fed uncertainty and global risk sentiment favor the Aussie over the USD in the near term. AUD/USD is holding under a 16-month…
The Hong Kong commercial property market has been in a slump since mid-2019, making banks increasingly wary of refinancing the sector over the past few years, especially those that are smaller second and third-tier developers. As a result, some second and third-tier developers as well as private investors have been forced to sell property to…