Hong Kong – Pro-democracy activist and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the longest punishment handed down so far under the China-imposed national security law that has reshaped Hong Kong’s political and media landscape. Lai, 78, was convicted in December 2025 of conspiring…
A massive search-and-rescue operation continued in Hong Kong on Thursday as firefighters combed through the charred remains of multiple high-rise towers, where more than 250 residents remain unaccounted for following the city’s deadliest fire in decades. At least 55 people have been confirmed dead after flames swept through an eight-block…
A devastating fire has engulfed multiple high-rise residential buildings at Wang Fuk Court, a 2,000-unit complex in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district, leaving at least four people dead, including a firefighter. The blaze broke out on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at approximately 2:51 pm local time and quickly spread…