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Hong Kong

Super Typhoon Ragasa: Hong Kong to axe 700 flights, 4,000 officers on standby

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Flight operations will be significantly reduced after 6pm on Tuesday. Photo: Eugene Lee

Trending in China

China mum, 28, dies at home, leaving toddler son to survive for days on junk food

A 28-year-old single mother in China was found dead in her flat, leaving her two-year-old son to survive for days on snacks and herbal tea. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu

Science

China is killing the race for critical minerals with the largest antenna on Earth

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China has recently discovered a massive deposit of 490 million tonnes of lithium ore, the key metal for renewable energy technology, in central Hunan province. Photo: Handout

Military

Landmark launch for China’s J-35 stealth jet from Fujian aircraft carrier

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The carrier-based J-15T, J-35 (pictured) and KJ-600 aircraft have completed their inaugural electromagnetic catapult-assisted take-off and landing tests on the Fujian aircraft carrier. Photo: Xinhua

China Economy

China prepares for long US soybean stand-off with huge Brazilian imports

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A worker sorts imported soybeans at a soybean processing company in Binzhou, China. Beijing has logged record soybean imports in recent months as it prepares for a long trade stand-off with the United States. Photo: Getty Images
Chloé Zhao attends the premiere of Hamnet during the Toronto International Film Festival in Ontario, Canada. Photo: Getty Images / AFP
Toronto Intl. Film Festival

Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare family tragedy Hamnet wins top Toronto film prize

Beijing-born director Zhao, who won an Oscar with 2020’s Nomadland, won the Toronto People’s Choice award at the film festival in Canada.

Cinema

10 films to watch this fall: Anemone, Nuremberg and a Springsteen biopic

Obituaries

Terence Stamp, Superman villain and ‘swinging 60s’ icon, dies aged 87

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston’s most iconic fashion looks – from 1995 to today

The star, best known for Friends and her marriage to Brad Pitt, has turned heads in everything from Valentino to Oscar de la Renta.

Jennifer Aniston has stepped out in some striking looks through the years. Photos: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Meet Julia Butters, 16, who stars in Freakier Friday with Lindsay Lohan

One of Hollywood’s most promising young actresses, Butters has already worked with Steven Spielberg, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Celebrity style

Helen Mirren at 80: the actress’ iconic looks through the decades

The British actress recently declared that she is ‘ageing with fun’ rather than gracefully – a look at her style evolution.

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Jewellery

5 jewellery houses showing how varied inspiration can be

Evoking Hollywood’s golden age (and the Oscar statue), Chanel’s Silhouette Clock Statuette features founder Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel looking up into a starry sky.

Move bracelets and rings. Photo: Messika
Obituaries

Mission: Impossible composer Lalo Schifrin dead at 93

The Argentine musician was considered one of the most influential film composers of his generation.

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Harvey Weinstein

Weinstein judge declares mistrial on rape charge, third sex crimes trial planned

Jury deadlock on rape charge leads to mistrial, while Weinstein’s sex abuse conviction faces appeal.

Fame and celebrity

7 of the richest The Devil Wears Prada stars – net worths, ranked

From Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway to Stanley Tucci and Gisele Bündchen, these are 7 of the richest alumni of The Devil Wears Prada, adapted by Elton John into a West End musical

The Devil Wears Prada stars Emily Blunt (left), Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Photos: @ebluntbrasil, @merylstreep, @annehathaway/Instagram
Celebrity Families

Who is Anora star Mikey Madison’s twin brother, Miles Madison?

Oscar-winning actress Mikey Madison introduced her twin brother to the world during her debut turn on Saturday Night Live – and his appearance shocked everyone ….

Actress Mikey Madison’s twin brother Miles, who went along to Saturday Night Live to support her. Photos: @ziarastars/X, SNL/YouTube
Fame and celebrity

Meet Keanu Reeves’ glamorous English mum, costume designer Patricia Taylor

As Keanu Reeves teases a Constantine comeback, it’s not just the 60-year-old actor who miraculously hardly seems to age: meet his talented and beautiful mother, Patricia Taylor.

Fame and celebrity

Haley Joel Osment charged with cocaine possession and being drunk in public

The Oscar-nominated actor, 37, who starred as a child in films AI and The Sixth Sense, was arrested on April 8 at a California ski resort.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Steven Spielberg’s actress wife of 3 decades, Kate Capshaw

Spielberg and Capshaw met during the making of the Harrison Ford classic Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but didn’t get together until years later – after his divorce from actress Amy Irving.

Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw are going strong after more than three decades of marriage. Photo: Reuters
American cinema

Youn Yuh-jung on channelling her past in The Wedding Banquet

The Oscar-winning 78-year-old talks about her son coming out and bringing intense emotion to Andrew Ahn’s new remake of the 1993 romcom.

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Youn Yuh-jung attends the premiere of The Wedding Banquet in Los Angeles on April 14, 2025. The Korean actress says she used her personal experiences to bring intense emotion to her scenes in the film. Photo: Reuters
Fashion

Oscar-winner Adrien Brody to appear at Chinese fashion event in April

The Brutalist actor, who has been impressing Chinese internet users with his chopstick skills, is set to appear at Quanzhou Fashion Week.

Sexual harassment and assault

Inside Hollywood veteran James Toback’s fall from grace

The Oscar nominee once told how he saved Robert Downey Jr’s life when he was filming The Pick-up Artist in the late 80s, but he also struggled with a gambling addiction for years.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Renée Zellweger’s partner Ant Anstead’s 3 kids, who she’s close to

Anstead and his older kids joined the star at the Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy premiere and Goodwood Festival of Speed; and she told Hugh Grant she chooses to live close to her BF and his youngest.

Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger is close to partner Ant Anstead’s children. Photo: @archoanstead/Instagram
United States

‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone calls for reinvestigation of Kennedy assassination

Thousands of pages of government documents related to the US president’s shooting were released on Trump’s orders last month.

European cinema

How indie animations like Flow are outshining big studio films

Flow, directed by Gints Zilbalodis, is part of a wave of non-Hollywood animated films telling hard-hitting stories aimed at adult audiences.

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United States

Academy apologises for not backing Palestinian Oscar winner, ‘condemns violence’

The apology came after over 600 members criticised the academy’s response to Hamdan Ballal’s claim that he was attacked by Israelis.

Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal with his Oscar on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by settlers

Hamdan Ballal’s wife said three men beat her husband with the butts of their rifles and another person reportedly filmed the violence.

Director Hamdan Ballal was released from a police station in the West Bank on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

US TV host Conan O’Brien decries ‘bullies’ while receiving Mark Twain Prize

American comedian praises Twain’s criticism of bullies in apparent jab at Trump.

Music

US visa fee increases, delays make tours there ‘not worth it’ for artists

1,000-day waits for interviews. 8 months for processing. Higher fees. Visa applications are a headache for acts looking to tour the States.

Fame and celebrity

Meet actress Catherine O’Hara’s production-designer husband, Bo Welch

Originally an architect, Welch scored his big break in set design working on Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys – but it was meeting O’Hara on the set of Beetlejuice that truly changed his life.

Meet actress Catherine O’Hara’s production designer husband, Bo Welch. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Who is Hannah Berner, whose Megan Thee Stallion interview went viral?

Comedian Hannah Berner just apologised for a comment to Stallion at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party that sparked an online backlash – but did you know the influencer used to play tennis professionally?

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Comedian and podcast host Hannah Berner used to be a tennis player before finding fame on TikTok. Photo: @hannahberner/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is Bryn Mooser, Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne’s filmmaker boyfriend?

The director and producer has been recognised for his philanthropic work and has been seen recently accompanying his girlfriend to events including the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary party.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Dennis Quaid’s wife Laura Savoie – who’s less than half his age?

Quaid has been married 3 times before – including to Meg Ryan – but says of Laura Savoie that he’s ‘never related to someone in my life better’.

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