TIME released its list of the ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’ on Wednesday, naming Pope Leo, US President Donald Trump, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, among others. Trump and Mamdani are among the top leaders in the TIME influential list. (Bloomberg) The list included other global leaders like Israel President Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary…
Hong Kong homebuyers flocked to the second round of new flat sales at the La Mirabelle I project in Tseung Kwan O, underscoring continuing demand for property amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. By noon, 72 of the 168 units had been sold, according to agents. Another 86 flats have been made available via…
Iran has once again contradicted US President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran and Washington held “productive talks”. Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan on Wednesday has stated that no talk – direct or indirect – have been held between the US and Iran. On Wednesday, Iranian officials told Reuters that they have received Donald Trump’s 15-point ceasefire…
A subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings has accused Panama of missing a deadline for international arbitration initiated by the company, as it confirmed its offices had earlier been raided by alleged “armed security forces”. Panama Ports Company (PPC) on Tuesday also accused authorities of silencing the country’s press and disregarding the rule…
As oil prices soared past $100 per barrel for the first time in almost four years on Monday amid the escalating Middle East conflict, countries, including Pakistan, scrambled to save their fuel reserves. Islamabad implemented nearly a dozen measures to save fuel. Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reportedly announced several oil-saving measures to deal…
Hong Kong’s economic growth forecast of between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent for the year will not be affected by the Middle East war, which will hurt the trading sector but benefit the financial market, according to the city’s financial chief. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also said on Saturday that the city…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has stated that it is “surprising” to see leaders go ‘backwards in the civilisation process”. The French President’s remarks come as a response to US President Donald Trump leaking private texts between the two leaders. During his three-day visit to India, Macron sat down with Indian podcaster Raj Shamani on ‘Figuring…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday “presented” her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump, who has openly coveted the award that the Nobel committee says cannot be transferred. Machado, whom Trump had earlier dismissed as unfit to lead Venezuela, did not clarify if Trump kept the medal (AFP) “I presented…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday met Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, marking their first meeting. The meeting, which went a little over an hour, was termed “great” by Machado. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves to supporters as she departs the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in…
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez declared Wednesday her country was entering a new era marked by greater tolerance towards political rivals, following the US ouster of her former boss Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez claimed authorities had released 406 prisoners since December in a process that accelerated since last week, and which she said “has not yet…