Top stories for Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 - Hong Kong, China athletes clinch a total of 41 medals at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya. - SAR and Shenzhen police arrest 33 people linked to a cross-border credit card fraud syndicate. - France is bracing for another weekend of protests.
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Fighter jets typically house their main radars behind a radome in the nose, while conventional airborne early-warning aircraft often carry large radar arrays in prominent structures above the fuselage. Although aircraft wings offer a large surface area, their relatively thin cross-sections leave limited internal space for radar equipment. Top Chinese military aircraft designers have now proposed a revolutionary method to integrate large antenna arrays into aircraft wings, using flight manoeuvres...
The experience gives adults and kids alike the chance to ride in a Jeep Wrangler YJ, just like the iconic vehicle from the original Jurassic Park movie
A prominent Chinese economist’s social media channel has been restricted as Beijing steps up regulatory scrutiny of financial market influencers. Chinese internet users on Saturday noticed that the WeChat account of Ren Zeping, known for his outspoken comments on investments and policies, had been stopped from gaining new followers and a member of his team said posting had been suspended. Clicking the follow button generated a message saying “this account cannot be followed due to its violation...
Over nearly four decades, Operation Santa Claus (OSC) has grown from a quirky holiday fundraiser into an “engine” for community change in Hong Kong. For some beneficiaries, the journey was a full circle. Rachel Chow Chiu-yan learned about the fundraising drive in Young Post when she was a student, later pitched for funds on behalf of a group helping teenage girls and later joined the charity. “Ten to 20 years ago, Operation Santa Claus disbursed some funding to charities that saw it as seed...
Howard Smith’s urologist told him his prostate cancer was not the kind you die with: “It’s the one that’s going to kill you.”
Police said the vehicle involved in the attack was seen leaving the scene after the shooting outside a licensed boxing venue in Loganholme.
A dense sea of demonstrators packed the southern edge of Paris on Saturday as protests got under way in an uneasy festive mood, with early marches remaining peaceful even as heavily reinforced police braced for potential unrest across the country. Elsewhere in France, police began dispersing unauthorised gatherings in Lyon and Nice, firing tear gas in Lyon as demonstrators defied local protest bans. French authorities expect up to half a million people to hit the streets on Saturday across the...
Hospitality leaders have spoken out
A parade of spooky sea creatures and marching band delighted crowds in the Arndale Centre
The Duchess of Sussex released a statement claiming she had been made aware of 'troubling allegations' against her father