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Jurors at the Old Bailey hear Alfie Coleman, 21, believed in fighting a race war.

Kobbie Mainoo signs a new contract with Manchester United that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2031.

Kobbie Mainoo signs a new contract with Manchester United that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2031.

Hong Kong’s education authorities will relax rules for under-enrolled public secondary schools that merge with others in a bid to encourage consolidation amid declining student numbers. In a circular sent to all public secondary schools on Wednesday, the Education Bureau said merged schools would be exempt from submitting survival plans in the first three years after merging, even if they fail to admit 30 students or form two Form One classes. The bureau said the move aimed to “further support...

The former Trump ally-turned-critic claimed the president did not care about everyday Americans and his war on Iran “hasn’t worked”

Two victims of the Wang Fuk Court inferno dug through the ashes of their home, only to each discover about HK$100,000 (US$12,800) in charred banknotes, just two of many such finds as residents returned to the fire-damaged Hong Kong estate on Thursday. On the same day, several local storage companies offered free services to affected residents as a show of compassion and solidarity. Thursday marked the second day that residents of Tai Po’s Wang Tai House, one of the seven blocks severely damaged...

Oil briefly surpassed $126 a barrel Thursday, its highest price in four years, as some traders worried about an escalation in the US-Iran war.

Amid a high-stakes global tech race, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater efforts to boost the country’s basic research and innovation capabilities by expanding its talent pool and fostering a culture of tolerance. “Basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the main switch for all technical challenges,” Xi said at a symposium on strengthening the country’s basic research in Shanghai on Thursday. Xi argued that global tech rivalries were increasingly pivoting...

A former head of China’s equities market regulator will face trial on allegations that he took vast sums in bribes in return for approving company listings and loans, according to the Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog. Yi Huiman, former chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), allegedly used “his position to seek benefits for others in job promotions, listing approvals and obtaining loans, and illegally accepted huge amounts of bribes”, the Central Commission for...

The White House is opposing Anthropic's plans to expand access to its new artificial intelligence model Mythos to 120 companies, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Beijing has pledged to expand vocational training for young jobseekers this year, as it looks to help millions of unemployed graduates find work in emerging industries such as robotics and AI. But the policy drive – which includes plans to encourage university graduates to return to technical school – has drawn mixed reactions from a generation already hit hard by China’s youth unemployment crunch. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security vowed on Tuesday to upskill 1 million young...

A Church of Scientology building in the heart of Hollywood removed its door handles and restricted public entry this week amid a bizarre TikTok 'speed running' trend.