A business claiming to offer fetal gender testing is advertising for delivering blood samples from mainland China to Hong Kong as of Thursday, despite city health authorities warning that such services require prior approval, the Post has learned. According to its website, HK LongKang DNA can provide testing services from as early as four weeks…
Ugandan police have detained a lawmaker, and close ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for his alleged role in election-related violence last week. Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organising attacks on a police station and a vote-tallying centre after their electoral loss, which the party denies….
Bethany BellVienna correspondent Reuters Egisto Ott is accused of collecting large amounts of data and handing information to Russian intelligence Former intelligence official Egisto Ott has gone on trial in Vienna, accused of spying for Russia in what is being dubbed Austria’s biggest spy trial in years. Egisto Ott, who told the court on Thursday…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his “Board of Peace” to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body that could eventually rival the United Nations – despite many US allies opting not to participate. In a speech at the…
Japan has suspended operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant, hours after its restart, its operator has said. An alarm sounded “during reactor-start-up procedures” at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa north-west of Tokyo but the reactor remained “stable”, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) spokesperson Takashi Kobayashi said. Reactor number six restarted on Wednesday a day later than planned…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Sir Tony Blair’s presence at the launch of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” has prompted criticism in London after the British government refused to join the unveiling of the new initiative. The former…
Two people have been charged following the collapse of a pre-paid funeral firm that left tens of thousands of people out of pocket. About 46,000 customers lost thousands of pounds when Safe Hands Plans Ltd collapsed in 2022 and fell into administration. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged two men – Richard Wells and…
Snapchat is updating its parental control features to give parents more detailed information about who their kids are connecting with in the app and which features they use the most. The app’s Family Center already gives parents visibility into their child’s friend list, but it will now surface contextual details when a new friend is…
Myron MedcalfJan 21, 2026, 12:06 PM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. Former Alabama standout Charles Bediako, who entered the 2023 NBA draft and signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs that year, has been granted a temporary restraining order to return to the Crimson…
Donald Trump is changing the world. Foreign policy is no longer hiding behind legal masquerade, it is becoming real. It is no longer based on “values”, be they left-liberal-woke or neo-con, and it no longer acts universalistically in multilateral structures, but through bilateral deals. These take into account the concrete geographical, cultural, spiritual, economic and…
