Month: January 2024

Read More China Evergrande Group was ordered to be liquidated by a Hong Kong court, a stunning legal coda for the world’s most-indebted property developer. A wind-up could end up in management being replaced and addressing some issues, Judge Linda Chan said in the city’s High Court on Monday morning. The ruling on Monday cements…

Read MoreHong Kong court orders developer to wind up after finding company has no viable restructuring plan.Hong Kong court orders developer to wind up after finding company has no viable restructuring plan.

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Read More The Islamic Republic has distanced itself from the deadly drone attack on an American outpost Tehran was not involved in the drone attack on a US base in Jordan, which left three service members dead and more than 30 wounded, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.   The Islamic Resistance…

Read MoreA liquidation order may have little impact in mainland China where most of Evergrande’s assets are held.A liquidation order may have little impact in mainland China where most of Evergrande’s assets are held.

Read More Oliver Jordan Schulz, who is accused of murder over the shooting of a young Afghan, applied for his bail conditions to be loosened Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A former SAS soldier and accused war criminal requires…

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Read MoreNearly $6tn has been wiped off Chinese and Hong Kong stocks since their most recent peak three years ago.Nearly $6tn has been wiped off Chinese and Hong Kong stocks since their most recent peak three years ago.

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Read MoreAs the war enters its 704th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 704th day, these are the main developments.

Read More SA government seeks legal advice on whether new laws criminalising concealing or interfering with human remains could keep inmate in jail Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man imprisoned for his involvement the Snowtown murders, one of Australia’s most notorious crimes, could be free within…

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Read More Susanne Horman’s comments have been ‘taken out of context’ and ‘misrepresented’, business says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s oldest independent bookshop has apologised after its owner called for more picture books with “just white kids on…

Read MoreAt least nine countries, including the U.S., have temporarily suspended funding of the UNRWA following allegations some staffers participated in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The cuts are raising fears that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza will only get worse. Debora Patta reports.At least nine countries, including the U.S., have temporarily suspended funding…

Read MoreThree American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in a drone attack on a base in Jordan, U.S. officials said Sunday. President Biden blamed the attack on Iranian-backed militias. David Martin has the latest.Three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in a drone attack on a base in Jordan,…

Read More“It was the first I’d heard of it,” Russia’s ambassador tells the BBC, recalling the night of attack.”It was the first I’d heard of it,” Russia’s ambassador tells the BBC, recalling the night of attack.

Read More The White House is reportedly considering to use weapons as leverage The White House is discussing withholding or delaying the shipments of offensive weapons to Israel in order to compel the Jewish state to scale back the ongoing military operation in the Gaza Strip, NBC News reported on Sunday. According to the report,…

Read More CQC will conduct review into Nottinghamshire Healthcare in tandem with mental health homicide review A troubled NHS trust that treated Valdo Calocane for paranoid schizophrenia before he killed three people in Nottingham last year is to be the subject of a special review. Ministers said the review into Nottinghamshire Healthcare foundation trust would…

Read More Piano especially associated with improved mental processes in those over 40, Exeter University research finds Playing a musical instrument or joining a choir is linked to better memory and thinking skills in older age, research has found. The piano was especially associated with a better brain in those over 40 in the study…

Read More Committee calls on government to heed widespread concern and consider a more nuanced inspection system The government should stop the use of single-word judgments such as “inadequate” or “outstanding” in Ofsted’s headline grades of schools in England, a committee of MPs has urged. MPs on the education committee said relations between Ofsted and…

Read More House Republicans target Biden DHS official even as Senate Republicans work with him on border security deal House Republicans target Biden DHS official even as Senate Republicans work with him on border security deal

Read MoreBoth Hindus and Muslims visit the Haji Malang shrine in Mumbai – but a controversy has shaken some devotees.Both Hindus and Muslims visit the Haji Malang shrine in Mumbai – but a controversy has shaken some devotees.

Read More President Joe Biden has vowed to respond to the attack which left three US troops dead in Jordan, as well as 25 injured in an unmanned drone strike. President Joe Biden has vowed to respond to the attack which left three US troops dead in Jordan, as well as 25 injured in an…

Read More She was reported missing after snowboarding in Lake Tahoe. Turns out, she had spent 15 hours trapped inside a ski lift gondola overnight – and no one heard her cries for help She was reported missing after snowboarding in Lake Tahoe. Turns out, she had spent 15 hours trapped inside a ski lift…

Read More Plans to make vaping less appealing also to include restricting fruity flavours and introducing plain packaging Ministers are to ban disposable vapes as part of a UK-wide drive to curb youth vaping. The government is also seeking to make vaping less appealing to children by restricting sweet and fruity flavours, introducing plain packaging…

Read More SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW –  U.S. President Joe Biden is blaming Iran for a drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and wounded dozens more over the weekend. The news comes on the heels of an exclusive Subscriber+ interview with former CENTCOM Commander General Frank McKenzie (Ret.) who, in a briefing on…

Read More Teenager in custody after ‘incident’ in seaside town of Littlehampton, as police appeal for information A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 51-year-old man was found dead in a street in Littlehampton, West Sussex. Sussex police said an “incident” was reported in the seaside town at about 6am…

Read MoreVideo on social media showed two climate activists hurling soup at the “Mona Lisa” at Paris’s Louvre Museum and shouting slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.Video on social media showed two climate activists hurling soup at the “Mona Lisa” at Paris’s Louvre Museum and shouting slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.

Read More The liberal benefactor is the sole source of donations for at least two groups looking to flip Texas for the Democrats Billionaire currency speculator George Soros is behind at least five liberal groups seeking to flip the Republican stronghold of Texas for the Democrats in the 2024 US presidential election, Fox News reported…

Read More The winner of Sunday’s game in Baltimore will advance to the Super Bowl on 11 February The winner of Sunday’s game in Baltimore will advance to the Super Bowl on 11 February

Read More We look at the deadly Saturday night strike on the border of Syria and Jordan. It struck barracks housing U.S. troops. We look at the deadly Saturday night strike on the border of Syria and Jordan. It struck barracks housing U.S. troops.

Read More The attack comes as the US embassy in the Bahamas issued a warning against traveling to the island nation after 18 people were murdered in this year so far The attack comes as the US embassy in the Bahamas issued a warning against traveling to the island nation after 18 people were murdered…

Read More Iranian backed militia took credit for attack that injured 34 troops and killed first US soldiers in battle since start of the Gaza conflict The spectre of a direct US-Iranian military conflict drew closer on Sunday when the US president Joe Biden announced three US servicemen have been killed and more than 34…

Read More President Joe Biden believes that “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq” are responsible Three US Army soldiers were killed and over 30 service personnel were injured in an overnight drone attack on a small US outpost in Jordan, near its Syrian border, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. This…