The Hong Kong Telegraph - news from Hong Kong, China and around the world, in six languages

Pope urges Turkey to embrace mediator role on first overseas trip

Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers

Barca's Fermin Lopez out for two weeks with calf injury

Two break out of French jail in 'old-fashioned' bed sheets escape

Brignone ski return a 'starting point' before Winter Olympics

Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 65, scores missing

New protections for oceanic whitetip sharks, but not eels

'Dad, there's a fire': survivors recount deadly Hong Kong blaze

'Truly severe' floods overwhelm Southeast Asia

Singapore AI teddy back on sale after recall over sex chat scare

European stocks steady as US shuts for Thanksgiving

Ex-Tour champion Thomas appointed as Ineos director of racing

Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas has been appointed as director of racing at Ineos Grenadiers, the British team announced on Thursday.

Judo brings Russian athletes in from the cold

Russian athletes are free to compete "under their national flag", the International Judo Federation (IJF) said on Thursday lifting the neutral status that had been imposed following the invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022.

Swiss Super-G Olympic champion Gut-Behrami out of Winter Games

Switzerland's Super-G Olympic champion Lara Gut-Behrami will miss the 2026 Winter Games with a serious knee injury, the Swiss ski federation announced on Thursday.

Erasmus basks in strength in depth as formidable Boks team named for Wales

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus made nine changes from the team that beat Ireland last week to play Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Pope lands in Turkey to meet Erdogan on first overseas trip

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a four-day visit where he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meet Christian leaders on the first overseas trip of his papacy.

Wildlife trade body rejects new eel protections

The world's top wildlife trade body rejected new protections for eels on Thursday in a secret ballot at talks in Uzbekistan.

EU could hit X with fine before 2025 ends

The European Union could fine Elon Musk's X platform for breaking its digital rules by the end of 2025 -- two years into a probe that has tested the bloc's resolve to police the online space.

Most Asian markets track latest Wall St rally as rate bets rise

Most Asian markets rose Thursday to extend the week's global rally as traders ramp up bets on a third successive US interest rate cut next month.

Naively brilliant: Serbia's world-famous village painters

Pavel Hajko never tires of painting roosters. Inside his home studio in Kovacica -- a sleepy town in northern Serbia famous for its style of naive art -- the brightly coloured creatures cover the walls.

Over 250 missing after Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades

Hong Kong firefighters were scouring scorched high-rises Thursday for over 250 people listed as missing, a day after the financial hub's worst blaze in decades killed at least 55 in an apartment complex.

In The News

Pink elephants march for Thailand's late queen mother