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A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 prepares to take off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida in January 2021. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

US carrier Spirit Airlines shuts down, industry’s first Iran war casualty

Jet fuel prices have doubled during the conflict, and a Trump-backed US$500 million bailout did not materialise.

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Humpback whale ‘Timmy’ released in North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany

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Building scaffolding gives burglars easy access, police say after 2 arrested

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Politics

Can the US Democrats beat Trump by becoming more like him?

Fighting fire with fire may deliver electoral wins, but risks hurting the party’s brand eventually, Chinese academic argues.

2 May 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

The Democrats’ populist strategy might deliver short-term gains, but it risks undermining the party’s core brand as a defender of institutional norms, Gao Hailong argues. Photo: EPA-EFE

Law and Crime

She answered an advert for a part-time helper. Then she lost HK$2.25 million

Hong Kong woman, 25, describes how her job search led her to sign documents helping ‘lawyer’ for a ‘big shot’ and take out string of loans.

2 May 2026 - 9:37PM

Diplomacy

Taiwan’s William Lai lands in eSwatini on trip Beijing calls a political ‘stunt’

Lai travels to island sole African ally after earlier visit cancelled because of overflight permission withdrawn.

2 May 2026 - 9:11PM

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Middle East

Iran will not accept ‘imposed’ peace, Trump not satisfied with negotiations

US lawmakers are pressuring the President to resolve the war, while Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is attempting to ease the war’s toll on Iran’s economy.

2 May 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

A woman walks past an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Society

4 winning tickets take home over HK$55.7 million each in record Mark Six jackpot

Winning numbers are 2, 3, 8, 28, 30, 48, with 9 as an extra number.

2 May 2026 - 10:32PM

Politics

The ageing dilemma: why robots can’t save us but China-US cooperation might

US medical anthropologist Arthur Kleinman looks for path out of a social paradox: longer lives without a defined social role.

2 May 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

Europe

Russia’s inching advance in Ukraine approaches eastern fortress belt

Kostiantynivka, along with other cities in eastern Ukraine, forms part of a so-called fortress belt well-fortified against Russian attack.

2 May 2026 - 7:50PMvideocam

A service member of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces walks on a road near destroyed cars, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 19. Photo: Reuters

Health & Environment

Hong Kong set for thunderstorms on Sunday as cold front approaches city

‘Showers will increase with squally thunderstorms later [on Sunday], and will be heavier in some areas,’ Observatory says.

2 May 2026 - 7:46PM

Grey clouds over Victoria Harbour in April. Photo: Karma Lo

Politics

China Eastern says sorry for boarding bridge collision at Shanghai airport

Airline blames incident on mechanical malfunction after landing, says all passengers are safe.

2 May 2026 - 9:30PM

Health & Environment

300 verbal warnings issued to Sharp Island visitors on Labour Day

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also says number of visitors to island on Saturday had ‘exceeded expectations’.

2 May 2026 - 9:51PM

United States & Canada

New Mexico trial citing ‘public nuisance’ laws against Meta, social platforms

The case is being closely watched as governments across the US pursue similar claims seeking to force big tech platforms to change to protect young users.

2 May 2026 - 6:31PM

A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s deposition is played for the jurors on March 4, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Photo: AP

Society

Rescuers search for man who went missing while hiking after row with girlfriend

Authorities say helicopter deployed to locate hiker, 28, who last posted online that he was on fourth section of MacLehose Trail.

2 May 2026 - 6:48PM

The Fire Services Department has said its officers had assembled at Fat Jong Temple in Tsz Wan Shan as part of the search. Photo: Google Maps

Diplomacy

China trip will go ahead as planned – and it will be amazing, Trump insists

US president says the visit will go ahead as planned later this month despite the ongoing stalemate in peace talks with Iran.

2 May 2026 - 9:10PMvideocam

Transport

New Fanling Bypass section to prevent congestion ahead of public housing push

Minister says 4km dual two-lane carriageway completed just in time to support Fanling North New Development Area.

2 May 2026 - 7:26PM

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Banking & Finance

Xi’s appointments underscore his policy priorities as economy slows

China’s government promoted Yi Huiman, the chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), to head of the securities regulator to help steer the stock market toward an avenue for fundraising.

30 Jan 2019 - 9:54AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, visits a farm in Jiansanjiang in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Xi was on an inspection tour of the region as China has slapped tariffs on US agricultural imports and looked to increase farming self-sufficiency amid a growing trade war with the United States. Photo: Xinhua

Companies

Son of Hong Kong's ‘Superman’ tycoon reinvests in home town

Analysts say Victor Li, who has been frustrated by his attempts to acquire overseas assets because of protectionism, trade disputes and rising interest rates, has once again started looking at Hong Kong’s property market for reasonable returns on its investments.

3 Apr 2019 - 9:47AM

Companies

Sun Hung Kai pays US$1.43 billion for fourth Kai Tak runway plot

23 Jan 2019 - 11:31PM

Companies

China pharma has a bitter pill to swallow: R&D

Beijing wants cheaper, better drugs. That’s pressuring drug makers to innovate as generics become more competitive.

19 Jan 2019 - 12:40PM

Beijing has moved to cut prices of drugs and improve their efficacy and safety. Here a woman works at the pharmacy of a state-owned hospital in a town in Hebei province, China, in this photo taken in 2008.

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Opinion | Beyond subsidies: what’s really driving China’s industrial climb

Zongshuai Fan

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Macroscope | Mini-crises sparked by the Iran war may add up to a big collapse

Anthony Rowley

2 May 2026 - 4:30PM

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Asian Angle | A year after corporal punishment ban, Thailand needs to curb resurgence

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2 May 2026 - 12:00PM

Being Chinese | 3 months in China became 10 years. Here’s why I stayed

2 May 2026 - 11:31AM

Opinion | Hong Kong is getting its population policy assumptions all wrong

Terry Lum

2 May 2026 - 8:29AM

Opinion | Why US may regret pushing allies towards greater defence autonomy

Rob York

1 May 2026 - 8:30PM

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US seeks blanket overflight access to Indonesian airspace

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The AI shamans ‘predicting’ fortunes in Seoul

This picture taken on April 15, 2026 shows an artificial intelligence-assisted shaman robot on display in a machine that can read visitors’ fortunes at a Korean shamanism theme shop in Seoul. The sound of tinkling bells drifts through an alley in central Seoul -- an unmistakable sign that a shaman is near, though in this case the mystic is a robot powered by artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY SKorea-AI-religion-shaman / REPORTAGE BY Kang Jin-kyu

First public image in years of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

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Solar energy brightens futures for Malaysian villagers

SOLS Foundation prepares underprivileged youth for jobs in the solar industry.

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