Ukraine ‘disappointed’ at Swiss support for China-Brazil peace plan

Switzerland took part in a meeting in New York last week, at which a six-point peace plan for Ukraine was proposed.

Man accused of Trump assassination bid pleads not guilty

Ryan Routh faces federal charges after the September 15 incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.

Next phase of war, on Lebanon border, will begin soon, says Israeli defence minister

US official said Israeli troop positioning suggests that a ground incursion into Lebanon could be imminent.

As China’s ‘shock and awe’ strategy simmers: 4 takeaways from September’s PMIs

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index hit a five-month high, but reading from a private survey slipped into contraction.

Eye doctor injured in alleged attack at Hong Kong public hospital

Doctor at Pok Oi Hospital allegedly attacked during consultation, sustaining injuries to ear, head and neck.

Netanyahu tells Iran nowhere in Middle East out of Israel’s reach

‘There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country,’ the Israeli PM said in a video addressing Iranians.

Technical glitch grounds drone show Hong Kong planned on eve of country’s 75th anniversary

Thousands of people, including many tourists, had gathered for spectacle at West Kowloon Cultural District.

China Telecom say AI model with 1 trillion parameters trained with Chinese chips

The state-owned telecoms operator did not reveal what chips it used for its 1 trillion-parameter model, but it has a partnership with Huawei.

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after declaring outbreak

The highly contagious virus is a deadly haemorrhagic fever with no authorised vaccine, fatal in up to 88 per cent of patients.

Elderly man falls to death while hanging laundry in Hong Kong, in second such death in 2 weeks

Security personnel alert police after discovering 83-year-old man lying on podium near Yee Yip House at Tsing Yi Estate.