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Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others.

Andrew and Tristan Tate are currently in a Miami jail fighting extradition to the UK over separate charges and deny all the allegations.

Malaysia’s biggest Islamist opposition party has used its annual convention to reopen the door to former rival Umno, while signalling that any reunion will come with a new pecking order as the party sets its sights on leading the federal government. The recalibration comes after a partnership involving Umno and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) jointly toppled Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition in Negeri Sembilan last month, weeks after Umno crushed Pakatan Harapan (PH) in Johor. With...

Getting too close to the animals spotted along the River Thames can be harmful for both them and members of the public, a charity says.

From low-quality “slop” such as soap operas starring humanlike cats and dating shows featuring anthropomorphic fruit, to increasingly slick productions realistic enough to pass for live action, artificial intelligence-generated video dramas have become almost inescapable on Chinese social media feeds. This week, the format graduated to prime time. A fully AI-generated adaptation of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West debuted on Hunan Satellite Television, a major state-owned...

When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.

Hongkongers’ requests for help from overseas jumped 35 per cent in the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, the city’s immigration chief has revealed, attributing the rise to the war in the Middle East. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok Joon-fung told reporters on Saturday that his department had received around 3,160 requests for assistance from Hong Kong residents overseas between January and August this year. “The rise mainly came from the military conflict in...

American heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr, who shocked Anthony Joshua in 2019 to take his world titles, loses comeback fight to Poland's Damian Knyba.

American heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr, who shocked Anthony Joshua in 2019 to take his world titles, loses comeback fight to Poland's Damian Knyba.

American heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr, who shocked Anthony Joshua in 2019 to take his world titles, loses comeback fight to Poland's Damian Knyba.

American heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr, who shocked Anthony Joshua in 2019 to take his world titles, loses comeback fight to Poland's Damian Knyba.

American heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr, who shocked Anthony Joshua in 2019 to take his world titles, loses comeback fight to Poland's Damian Knyba.