A US envoy is trying to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group after months of fighting.

Band Aid hit due for anniversary remix ‘dehumanises Africans’, British-Ghanaian Fuse ODG says. He wants artists to speak up about the song.

The punishment, scheduled for December 6, follows amendments to Terengganu’s Islamic laws that took effect this year.

The proposed breakup was floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the US Department of Justice.

From influencer Li Ziqi’s surprise return to Hollywood star Rosamund Pike embracing Mandarin, here are five stories from recent SCMP reporting.

The suspect, who also faces a charge of desecration of a place of worship, has already left Japan for Hong Kong.

Doctor says years of insomnia and depression had played significant role in onset of Parkinson’s disease in Wang.

Zhong Shanshan, founder of bottled-drinks giant Nongfu Spring, blames ByteDance’s social media apps for perpetuating online assaults.

Deal between Shanghai-based SpaceSail and Brazil telecoms company follows country’s earlier dispute with Musk’s social media platform X.

The rise of vaping in Malaysia over the past year was spurred by the exemption of nicotine-laced vape products from the Poisons Act.

From super typhoons to dengue outbreaks, climate change is having an impact across the globe. Here are six of our latest stories.

The poisoning incident in Vang Vieng has left Bianca Jones, two Danes and an American traveller dead.

India’s capital continues to grapple with a toxic smog crisis.

‘We don’t see this as an ability issue but more of an opportunity issue,’ says Love 21 Foundation CEO Jeff Rotmeyer.

Nation’s ‘most criticised scientist’ Ouyang Minggao says lithium-ion advances could power sector to new heights, despite current overcapacity.

Prabowo visited both the US and China on his first trip abroad as president, as analysts note a more ‘personal approach’ to foreign policy.

The onslaught from six storms caused at least US$131 million of crop losses, with rice bearing the brunt of the damage.

Daniel Ortega proposes constitutional reform to expand presidential powers.

China’s projected military industrial base cannot be matched without increased spending, lawmakers hear.

Mercury dips to 17 degrees Celsius in urban areas on Thursday morning.

Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, remanded in investigative custody for rape accusations, lawyer denies charges.

Farmer nearly loses his hand to ferocious feline in northeastern province where conservation efforts have boosted wild tiger activity.

The Space Force office’s launch comes as China expands its reconnaissance satellites and space-based jamming technology.

A plastic surgeon told the victim’s father that he had ‘never seen bones damaged to this extent from a punch’.

Investigation reveals her alterations compromised building’s structural integrity and load-bearing capacity.