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A Hong Kong travel agency has withdrawn from its role in a trip to Taiwan that centred on a private screening of a movie banned in the city on national security grounds. Jetport Travel on Saturday also distanced itself from promotion of the tour, which was organised by e-commerce platform As One and advertised as

Fourteen people were arrested, including Chinese nationals, after a woman escaped her captors and reported sexual and physical assaults Published: 10:45pm, 24 Jan 2026 Spanish police on Saturday said they had freed 15 Chinese women forced into prostitution in “conditions of slavery” in Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the Balearic Islands, and arrested 14

The State Department skips direct references to the island as it outlines it foreign policy direction for the next five years Published: 10:00pm, 24 Jan 2026 In the US State Department’s catalogue of priorities for the next five years, Taiwan rates exactly zero mentions. The department’s Agency Strategic Plan does list peace and stability in

Heavy snowfall and rain in Afghanistan have killed at least 61 people and injured 110 others, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday. Spokesman Mohammad Yousuf Hammad said 458 houses had been completely or partially destroyed over the past three days of severe weather, affecting at least 360 families. Losses of livestock

Online retailers and a Hong Kong pharmacy are offering slimming injections without prescriptions despite local authorities requiring a doctor’s approval before purchase, a Post investigation has found, with an expert warning it could lead to misuse. Weight-loss injections, which have been approved by Hong Kong authorities for use, have become increasingly popular around the world

In the recesses of the stadium, a doctor examined the right ankle of Bo Nix, the Broncos’ starting quarterback. Nix had just led Denver to an overtime win over the Buffalo Bills in the NFL playoffs, but he’d left the field limping and in pain. Jarrett Stidham, Nix’s backup, was there with him. During the

Some stories endure not because they change with time, but because their truths remain deeply human. This principle anchors Colegio de la Inmaculada’s (CIC) staging of The King and I, directed by veteran theater director Benjie Diola, whose five decades in theater inform an approach grounded in restraint and historical awareness. For Diola, directing the

AUDIENCE measurement data from 2025 suggests that television viewership in the Philippines remains highly concentrated among a small number of established broadcasters, even as digital platforms continue to fragment how audiences consume content. Based on year-end figures from Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, one major broadcast network — GMA Network — posted the widest nationwide reach

QUESTIONS surfaced online this week following reports about ABS-CBN’s departure from TV5, with some netizens speculating whether MediaQuest Holdings chair Manuel V. Pangilinan was aware that the document he signed reportedly formalized the network’s exit. Online claims suggested Pangilinan may have initially believed the document was related to routine collections or internal matters. However, this

CEBU-BASED indie band The Line Divides has released “Nobenta,” its first new single since 2021’s “Destiny,” drawing inspiration from growing up in Cebu during the 1990s. Produced by Nestor John Abellana, the track marks a shift in sound for the band, incorporating warm synth textures and a deliberately nostalgic tone. The song reflects on shared