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• UK rearrests duo on suspicion of aiding Iran in alleged plot at US-run airbase

  British police said on Tuesday that they had rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service in a suspected plot at a US-run airbase in England last month. Counter Terrorism Policing said the men, a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national, wer

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• First Quad leaders’ summit after two years in Manila next month, Rubio confirms

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on Tuesday that the leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue would meet in the Philippine capital next month, marking the group’s first summit in more than two years, just days before US President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Sh

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• France to deploy troops in response to protests after violent riots sweep cities

  France will reinforce police with troops and mount a huge security operation for more protests planned on Saturday, the government said on Tuesday, acknowledging failures in its response to last weekend’s violence. “The deployment next Saturday will be massive,” Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said

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• China close to matching US spending on ‘new way of war’, Republican senator warns

  The United States is lulling itself into a “sense of false security” over its military rivalry with China, according to a Republican senator who called for more spending on modern warfare systems and closer cooperation with allies. Speaking at the Hudson Institute after a recent trip to Japan and So

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• Second land tender at Hong Kong’s border tech hub draws 9 bids

  A second batch of land at Hong Kong’s flagship tech hub at the border with mainland China has drawn nine bids, with frontier technology firms and major conglomerates among the tenderers. The Loop Hong Kong Park Company, which operates the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), re

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• Will Xi, Trump, Putin meet at Apec? First, they must agree on an agenda

  While US President Donald Trump has said he is open to sitting down with his Chinese and Russian counterparts Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the Apec summit, it remains far from certain that the three leaders will actually meet in a few weeks. Observers said much would depend on whether the countr

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• Hong Kong-based IOMed settles second dispute as body marks its first year

  A Hong Kong-headquartered intergovernmental mediation body has successfully settled its second case, an infrastructure dispute in Malaysia, and has received “more than a dozen” inquiries, its head has revealed on the organisation’s first anniversary. Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, secretary general of the I

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• Hong Kong child sex sentences remain far below maximum life, report finds

  Average sentences for Hong Kong’s gravest child sex crimes have remained below 10 years over the past three decades, far below the maximum penalty of life imprisonment, prompting a call for a sentencing council to issue clearer judicial guidance. Citing data from 401 publicly available judgments bet

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• 19.2 million Afghans could soon face ‘acute food insecurity’: UN

  The number of people facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan is set to rise above 19 million this winter, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. The food crisis gripping Afghanistan is projected to affect millions of young children in 2027, the United Nations’ humanitarian agency OCHA said. More

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• EU unveils Arctic strategy to counter increasing Russia, China influence

  The European Commission has presented an updated strategy for the Arctic as climate change and rapidly melting ice open up the remote but resource-rich region. “With Russia and China increasing their footprint and ambition, the Arctic has become a front line of global power competition,” said Europe

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• Chinese scientists find neurons may act as minicomputers that help decision-making

  Chinese scientists have found evidence that individual neurons can act like powerful minicomputers that enable flexible behaviour such as making decisions. Scientists do not have a complete understanding of how our brains adapt to changing contexts to respond appropriately to sensory information. Bu

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• Contested subsectors double in Hong Kong’s Election Committee poll

  The number of contested subsectors in Hong Kong’s powerful Election Committee has doubled compared with 2021, in a move observers said reflected Beijing’s push to foster healthy competition within the pro-establishment camp and strengthen the legitimacy of the body responsible for selecting the city

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• China’s hybrid car exports to EU surge by more than 200% as import cap looms

  China’s hybrid car exports to the European Union tripled in September from a year earlier, with shipments expected to remain elevated before an import cap agreed during recent trade talks takes effect. The country shipped nearly 100,000 hybrid cars to the bloc last month, up 18.9 per cent from Augus

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• Tai Po fire report to be submitted on Thursday, with scathing submission endorsed

  An independent committee investigating the deadly Tai Po fire is expected to submit its final report to the Hong Kong government on Thursday, with the judge-led panel expected to largely endorse the scathing closing submission of its lead counsel, sources have said. A redacted version of the committ

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• Chinese military vessels and spy drones track Keen Sword war games off Japan

  Japan says it has spotted PLA aircraft, spy drones and warships, including a supply ship that could support the Liaoning aircraft carrier, in recent days as Tokyo and Washington started drills focused on a potential Taiwan contingency. Three People’s Liberation Army military aircraft – two drones an

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• Hong Kong issues amber travel alert for France as school protests turn violent

  Hong Kong has issued an amber outbound travel alert for France after weeks of protests over school conditions spread across the country, triggering clashes and damage in major cities. The alert – the lowest of three levels in the Security Bureau’s outbound travel alert system – advises residents tra

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• Chinese Users Get Back at AI Male Teen, Casting Him as a Grifter

  Seniors are falling prey to ads featuring Xiaohai, an AI teen depicted as needing help and lacking affection, leading users to create their own versions portraying him as a criminal.

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• PLA navy followed US vessel on patrol in South China Sea hotspot, Beijing says

  China on Tuesday accused a US naval vessel of undermining regional stability by entering waters near the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Islands. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the USS Charleston “illegally intruded” into the waters around the Sabina Shoal “without approval”, said the Peo

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• Chinese air force reveals Y-20B tanker-transport variant in official training image

  China’s military has published what appears to be the first official photograph of a Y-20B heavy transport aircraft in PLA Air Force livery fitted with aerial refuelling pods, suggesting that the multi-role tanker-transport (MRTT) configuration has entered service. An image published by the PLA Dail

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• Harbin residents bundle up as temperatures drop

  Residents in winter clothing walk along Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Oct. 20, 2026, as temperatures drop, with the high reaching only 9 degrees Celsius and the low falling to 1 degree Celsius.

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• Lifts at 74 more buildings serviced by Taizoom lack safety parts, taking total to 152

  Hong Kong authorities have said lifts at 74 more private buildings installed by Taizoom Elevator are missing crucial door frame components, taking the total of affected properties to 152. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department provided the updated figures on Sunday night as citywide inspe

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• Hong Kong to review Peak lighting installation after outcry over felled trees

  Hong Kong tourism authorities have pledged to review the roll-out of a lighting project along a trail on The Peak after mounting complaints that flowers and trees were chopped down to make way for the installations. But the Tourism Board defended the project, saying it had consulted local residents

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• China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest

  China has been urged to learn from a Pentagon project to assess future warfare but warned to avoid the potential conflicts of interest and other shortcomings of the US defence review. Project Meridian, launched late last month, is designed to identify future battlefield requirements and prioritise i

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• Hong Kong to focus on infrastructure monitoring in first phase of ‘AI city brain’

  Hong Kong authorities will focus on incorporating infrastructure monitoring into the first phase of its AI-powered urban management system, while exploring its expansion into public services in later stages. Officials also told a Legislative Council meeting on Tuesday that government arms were encou

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• Credit card fraud reports over iPhone Duo pre-orders jump to 130 cases, police say

  Hong Kong police received nearly 20 more reports of unauthorised credit card transactions linked to iPhone Duo pre-orders over the weekend, bringing the total amount involved to HK$5 million (US$637,100). A police spokesman said the force had received 130 reports of unauthorised smartphone purchases

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• Hong Kong’s Huanggang crossing absorbs 366% surge as travellers stream back

  Inbound crossings at Hong Kong’s revamped Huanggang Port surged by 366 per cent on Monday afternoon over comparable periods in September, as the first long weekend since its reopening came to a close, with authorities expecting an even greater rush later in the evening. A steady stream of travellers

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• From pandas to Peak vistas, Hong Kong sets out to captivate Apec delegates

  Giant pandas, open-top bus tours, a Chinese cooking class, traditional opera, a harbour cruise, the Big Buddha and The Peak are among the highlights of a packed social programme for VIPs attending this week’s meeting of Apec finance ministers in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post has learned. A

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• The human touch behind the virtual technology for preparing child cancer patients

  Hong Kong Polytechnic University professor Shara Lee Wee-yee has been using a mixed-reality programme to reduce the fear and uncertainty children face before radiotherapy, with personalised rehearsals that allow families to experience the treatment journey before entering hospital. The simulation pr

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• Left paralysed after crash, Hong Kong Keeta rider caught in insurance limbo

  After a traffic accident on a delivery run for Keeta left courier Joe* paralysed, his world has shrunk to the view of the ceiling above his hospital bed in Hong Kong. The tragedy took place in May when the 54-year-old motorcyclist was momentarily distracted on the road by a notification from the Kee

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• Can Hong Kong become a new centre for frontier medicine?

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