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A prime site in the newly developed Kai Tak area, along with two other plots, have been earmarked for the development of tertiary student hostels, Hong Kong authorities have announced. A spokesman for the Development Bureau said on Tuesday that three commercial sites – in Kai Tak, Siu Lek Yuen in Sha Tin and Tung Chung East – would be open for expressions of interest from the market and could go on sale as early as the next financial year. “Subject to the response received from this expression...

(JTA) — The Trump administration might be considering granting asylum to British Jews, according to Trump’s personal lawyer, who said “the UK is no longer a safe place for Jews.” Robert Garson, a Jewish attorney from Manchester, England, with rising influence in the Trump administration, said he proposed the move to the State Department in... The post British Jews could be offered asylum in the US, Trump’s UK-born Jewish lawyer says appeared first on The Forward.

China delivered a message of free trade, multilateralism, cooperation and dialogue at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday as the world, including the host continent Europe, grapples with increasingly aggressive moves from Washington. “Everyone should be equal before the rules; a very small number of countries should not enjoy the privilege of pursuing their own selfish interests. The world must not return to the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak,” said Vice-Premier He...

Global tourism hit a new record level in 2025 with 1.52 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide, driven by strong increases in Asia and Africa, UN Tourism said Tuesday.

Gavin Newsom has often threatened to send kneepads to political opponents who do Donald Trump’s bidding

Despite government efforts to boost fertility, China's birth rate fell to a record low in 2025.

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At least seven people were killed in an explosion at a Chinese hotel restaurant in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on January 19.

Wales coaching trio Dan Lydiate, Rhys Patchell and Duncan Jones will again be involved in Steve Tandy's backroom for the Six Nations.

Greenland's biggest dogsled race is a cultural mainstay on the Arctic island

Russian forces launched a new massive attack on Kyiv and several regions across Ukraine, hitting residential building and energy sites amid freezing temperatures, as world leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The last two giant pandas in Japan are set to leave for China on January 27, one month ahead of schedule as bilateral tensions continue to worsen. The return of the twins, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, marks the first time in about half a century that Japan will be without any pandas. Beijing first sent two of the animals to Tokyo to mark the normalisation of diplomatic relations in 1972. The four-year-olds were born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo but technically all giant pandas and their offspring in overseas...