Last December, the Trump administration announced the largest arms sale to Taiwan in history: an $11 billion weapons package that included everything from drones and Javelin missiles to the HIMARS rocket systems. The sale, which still needs to be formally submitted to Congress, provided Taiwanese officials with a bit of relief. After all, Trump has…
Cross-boundary travel between the Chinese mainland and the two Special Administrative Regions exploded during this year’s nine-day Spring Festival break. Data released by the Hong Kong Immigration Department and Macao’s Public Security Police show that inbound and outbound passenger movements through the West Kowloon high-speed-rail terminus, the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge and neighbouring land checkpoints surged…
Real Madrid have reportedly not ruled out the possibility of cutting ties with Álvaro Arbeloa should the club fail to advance past Benfica in the Champions League knockout phase playoffs. Just when it looked like Los Blancos were getting their swagger back, a poor 2–1 defeat to Osasuna on Saturday afternoon derailed any momentum the…
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Police have launched multiple investigations after four Premier League players were subjected to racist abuse on social media, in what authorities have described as part of a deeply concerning rise in online discrimination across football, BBC Sport reports. Hannibal Mejbri (23) and Wesley Fofana (25) were targeted with offensive messages following Burnley’s 1-1 draw with…
The Year of the Horse has arrived auspiciously for Hong Kong theatrical releases, bringing a 53% year-on-year box office rise over the Chinese New Year session. Overall takings for Hong Kong and neighbouring Macao reached $5.1m (HK $39.7m) from February 16-19. The Hong Kong Box Office, a subsidiary of Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association…
No one can accuse Elon Musk of lacking ambition. His latest idea? Launching data centres into space, where abundant solar energy and very low temperatures could solve the challenges of power and cooling. To help make this happen, he is merging SpaceX, his rocket and satellite-broadband company, with xAI, his artificial-intelligence lab, ahead of a…
Spider-Man 4 director Destin Daniel Cretton has shared some new comments about the forthcoming MCU movie. Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man 4, also known as Spider-Man: Brand New Day, will be released in United States theaters this July. Directed by Cretton, who previously made Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the movie…
The global stock market has more than doubled the S&P 500’s return since January 2025. The S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.04%) is the benchmark for the U.S. stock market. It has advanced less than 1% year to date. The MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Index is a benchmark for the global stock market (excluding U.S. equities). It…
Frontier plans to substantially scale down service at New York-JFK later this year as part of its latest schedule adjustment. The ultra-low-cost carrier began serving the airport in 2024. During the peak summer months, the airline initially planned to connect New York-JFK and San Juan, Puerto Rico; Atlanta; Chicago O’Hare, Las Vegas; along with Atlanta….