A 1,219-room hotel complex on Lantau Island, operated by Marriott and developed by Shimao Group, is being put up for tender by Savills. The property failed to sell despite price cuts and was seized due to the developer's financial issues.
Cuba's UN Representative Ernesto Sobero Guzman criticized US politicians' statements and new sanctions against Cuban organizations, calling them a "chorus of lies and cynicism."
Giorgia Meloni parla del rapporto con Trump, della politica estera e dei progetti per il futuro dell'Italia, tra cui il nucleare e la riforma elettorale.
Microsoft executive Rashida Hodge has endowed $1 million to the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, creating a scholarship to send 1-2 students annually from the US territory to North Carolina State University with all expenses paid.
The Irish government is investing €228m in rail infrastructure between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, extending hourly Dublin-Belfast trains until 2030. Additional funds are allocated for cricket facilities, port development, canal restoration, and early years educator training, totaling over €1bn from the Shared Island Fund.
Australia has refused to release internal documents concerning a US$200 million trust fund for Tuvalu, a Pacific nation vulnerable to climate change. The documents, requested via Freedom of Information laws, were withheld citing potential diplomatic damage, despite the fund being invested in fossil fuel industries.
Nam Long chính thức ra mắt Elyse Marina Club, một hạng mục tiện ích nổi bật tại dự án Elyse Island, với các tiện ích cao cấp như clubhouse, hồ bơi ven sông, và khu chăm sóc sức khỏe theo cảm hứng Nhật Bản.
Nach zwei Jahren Pause haben isländische Walfänger wieder zwei Finnwale erlegt. Tierschützer kritisieren die Aktion scharf und fordern die isländische Regierung auf, den Walfang langfristig zu beenden.
索羅門群島國家規劃和發展協調部長肯尼羅瑞表示，將逐步降低中國介入索國警政和安全事務的程度，並致力重啟與澳洲的合作關係，期望儘速與澳洲簽訂全面雙邊合作條約。
A Trump-appointed official suggested acquiring Greenland's seafood industry to provide limitless shrimp for Red Lobster, a bizarre addition to strategic and mineral wealth justifications for annexation. Greenland and Denmark have condemned the idea.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced plans to restart oil shipments to Cuba, aiming to alleviate the island's worsening energy crisis. The move seeks to leverage recent free-market reforms in Cuba and engage Mexican business owners already present on the island.
A Islândia, sem exército há décadas e dependente da Otan, reavalia sua segurança devido ao contexto internacional e às ameaças de Donald Trump, considerando um referendo sobre adesão à União Europeia.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met Russian President Vladimir Putin, balancing the city-state's sanctions against Moscow with its role in Asean and regional energy security needs. Analysts view the move as pragmatic, given Singapore's condemnation of Russia's Ukraine invasion and its upcoming Asean chairmanship.
Mass protests, dubbed the 'flamingo revolution', have erupted in Albania over plans to build mega-resorts on Sazan island and the Zvërnec peninsula, backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Locals and diaspora are outraged by the perceived exploitation of natural reserves and denial of access to cherished sites, fueling broader discontent with the government and oligarchic interests.
27 cocaine bricks, potentially worth over $15 million, have washed ashore on Fiji's Komo Island, with another 35 found nearby. This highlights Fiji's role as a Pacific drug transit hub for shipments to Australia, involving crime networks and suspicious yacht activity.
Remote Fijian islands are becoming a dumping ground for cocaine bricks, with locals finding 27kg of the drug worth over $15 million. This surge is linked to cartels using the Pacific as a transit route to Australia, amid a brutal crackdown on drug gangs in Fiji.
27 cocaine bricks, potentially worth over $15 million, have washed ashore on Fiji's Komo Island, with another 35 found nearby. This highlights Fiji's role as a Pacific drug transit hub for shipments to Australia, linked to crime networks and involving suspicious yacht activity.
27 cocaine bricks found on Komo Island, Fiji, with 35 more on nearby Munia Island, valued at over $15 million. This highlights Fiji's role as a Pacific drug transit hub for the Australian market, with cartels using yachts and flotation devices. Authorities are investigating amid a 'brutal' crackdown on drug-related gang activity.
Taiwan's National Security Institute deputy secretary-general Ho Cheng-hui stated China is increasingly using "hybrid warfare" and grey-zone tactics, like coast guard deployments and legal claims, to pressure Taiwan instead of direct military confrontation. He urged Taiwan to adopt "absolute transparency" similar to the Philippines to counter Beijing's narrative.
Dutch PM Rob Jetten apologized for the "heartless" mistreatment of 12,500 Moluccan soldiers and their families who came to the Netherlands in 1951. They were discharged, banned from work, and housed in poor conditions, with many never returning home. A new monument was unveiled in Rotterdam.
China's CCTV aired footage of the DF-17 hypersonic missile launch, designed to deliver vehicles above Mach 5. Analysts suggest this strengthens Beijing's deterrent posture, potentially impacting regional missile balance and US strategies.
南韓樂團LUCY在台舉辦演唱會後接受聯訪，主唱崔庠燁、小提琴手辛禮讚、貝斯手趙元祥、鼓手申光一展現活力，並與記者互動。成員們分享演唱會心得，並透露學了中文的「尖叫」和「我不能說腳本以外的話」。鼓手申光一還被隊長辛禮讚爆料是「dancing machine」，並在現場小跳一段。主唱崔庠燁最後突然詢問玉山行程，為訪問畫下有趣句點。
Taiwan's government faces opposition from politicians and farmers over agricultural trade policies, accused of prioritizing ideology over livelihoods and applying double standards regarding export markets.
China's military has broadcast footage of a DF-17 missile launch for the first time, showing a live-fire exercise. The missile, first seen in 2019, was featured in a military news program ahead of the PLA Rocket Force's 60th anniversary.
