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Hong Kong’s finance chief praised a blockbuster film about the Teochew community as it premiered locally on Friday, and highlighted the ethnic group’s contributions to the city’s development, even as some critics slammed the production as propaganda. Dear You, an unexpected box-office hit that was shot on a shoestring budget, focuses on a grandson’s efforts to learn more about his family history by tracing letters sent home decades ago between Chaoshan and Thailand. The film will screen in Hong.

The Euphrates appears to have been born between 3.6 million and 1.6 million years ago.

President Trump said he had called off new attacks on Iran and that a peace agreement could be signed this weekend. A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry said, “Nothing has been finalized.”

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has fired an intern doctor for serious misconduct including breaching patient privacy and professional confidentiality. The authority said on Friday that it maintained a high standard of ethics, integrity and discipline, adding that the dismissal followed an investigation by an independent committee. The intern had violated medical ethics and integrity, infringed upon patient privacy and professional confidentiality, and failed to adhere to instructions when...

Trump has said on several occasions in recent weeks that he’s on the cusp of a deal with Iran, without anything coming to fruition.

SpaceX has provided Starlink satellite internet terminals to Ukraine since the early stages of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Iran said Friday it had not yet reached a final conclusion on a deal to end the war with the U.S. despite President Trump announcing an agreement would be signed soon.

NEW YORK, June 12 - Sam Bankman-Fried lost on Friday his bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded.

The Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga has been a regular target of Ukrainian drone attacks since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.

The statement said "significant progress" had been made into crash which left 260 people dead a year ago.

Law due to expire at midnight tonight following unhappiness over Trump’s pick for intelligence chiefA powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?Sign up for the Breaking News US emailSection 702 of Fisa due to expire tonight - and remain so for at least a week during recess - amid backlash to Trump’s pick Bill Pulte for acting DNI.While Trump has moved to contain the furor – announcing his nomination of another top official, Jay Carney, to take the role on a permanent basis

“I’m ​not going to ‌walk away,” Mr. Starmer told the BBC, making his first public comments since Healey’s shock resignation. With rivals expected to launch a contest ‌to replace him in the coming weeks ​or months, Mr. Starmer said he would fight any challenge to his role

SpaceX officially launched as a publicly traded company Friday morning, and Elon Musk's company carries the largest valuation ever seen for a Wall Street debut.

ZURICH, June 12 - Switzerland will decide on Sunday on a proposal to cap the population at 10 million in a referendum some have likened to Britain's Brexit vote that could have far-reaching consequences for the economy and relations with the European Union.

PM promises to fight any leadership challenge, saying any successor would face same problems as himUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said he knows he has to “turn things around” after a series of crises culminating in the resignation of John Healey, the defence secretary, but warned that any successor would face the same difficult decisions.In an interview with the BBC after Healey’s departure in a row over defence spending, Starmer promised again to fight any leadership challeng

The comments come a day after defence minister John Healey's shock resignation.

The use of anime imagery online by President Trump and his administration has strained diplomatic ties with Japan and drawn criticism from creators and fans.

U.S. forces shoot down two Iranian attack drones, an official says; Iran said it had not reached a final decision on a deal with Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "great settlement" to end the war

The prime minister defended the ‘hard-edged decisions’ he has made to cut funding from other departments to spend more on defenceAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment plan (Dip). In his resignation letter, he said it was flawed not just because of the amount of funding involved; he also claimed it focused too much on the wrong capability. He said (and I’ve highlighted the key phrases in bold):The character of conflict is changing faster than our pr