This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. President Xi Jinping has expressed his condolences to the victims of a raging fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po neighbourhood in a late evening statement, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Thirteen people including a…
France’s highest court has upheld a sentence against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the illegal financing of his 2012 re-election campaign. He was found guilty of overspending on his campaign, then hiring a PR firm named Bygmalion to cover it up. Sarkozy, 70, was handed the one-year sentence in 2024 of which six months…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced her Budget, but details were published early by the official forecaster. Here are the key measures and how they will affect you and your money. You may pay more tax The amount of income at which you pay different rates of income tax…
A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country’s president says. Armed assailants stormed the school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State on 17 November, killing two members of staff and abducting 25 students. One was able to escape soon after. Nigerian President Bola…
Linda Hamilton likes the way she looks, thank you very much. The 69-year-old star — a screen veteran who broke out in Hollywood as a blockbuster action star in the Terminator franchise opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger — is about to have another big moment courtesy of the small screen with a role in Netflix’s global phenomenon…
A Chicago man who allegedly doused a woman in gasoline and lit her on fire on 17 November was a “career criminal”, the White House has said. Lawrence Reed who was arrested for the crime had 72 prior arrests that include eight felony convictions and seven misdemeanours, according to the White House. The victim, 26-year-old…
Overall trading volume jumped to 636.4 million shares, up from Tuesday’s tally of 590.5 million After several sessions of sustained selling pressure, optimism made a firm comeback at the Pakistan Stock Exchange as the benchmark KSE-100 index staged an impressive recovery, powered by renewed investor confidence and strong performances in key sectors. The market opened…
Aleksandra Konoplia/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Vibe coding enables one to program in plain English. However, it means speed over code review and rigor. Code quality may be inconsistent. Vibe coding has become the new must-do in technology shops. The term and methodology were first…
France star claimed 263 million euros and the club responded by demanding he pay them 440m euros The hearing is related to the beginning of the dispute in September 2024 when Kylian Mbappe, who left for Real Madrid on a free transfer, claimed 55 million euros from Paris Saint-Germain in unpaid wages and bonuses. Photo:…
Brett OkamotoNov 25, 2025, 04:04 PM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather,…
