The Hong Kong Telegraph - News from Hong Kong and China in seven languages, daily around the clock

Hong Kong -

IN THE NEWS

LIV Golf postpones New Orleans event

LIV Golf postpones New Orleans event

LIV Golf postponed its planned June tournament in New Orleans on Tuesday, with officials saying they hope to reschedule an event for later this year.

Read more
Luis Enrique predicts more thrills in return leg after PSG beat Bayern in classic

Luis Enrique predicts more thrills in return leg after PSG beat Bayern in classic

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique admitted his team will likely need to score several more goals away to Bayern Munich next week to be sure of reaching another Champions League final after a remarkable 5-4 victory in the first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday.

Read more
Don't 'loot a charity': Musk takes stand against OpenAI

Don't 'loot a charity': Musk takes stand against OpenAI

Billionaire Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday to accuse OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman of betraying the AI company's altruistic origins, in a trial that could have far-reaching consequences for the industry and oblige the ChatGPT maker to profoundly revamp its business.

Read more
PSG edge Bayern in nine-goal Champions League semi-final epic

PSG edge Bayern in nine-goal Champions League semi-final epic

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele scored twice each as Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 5-4 in an epic first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday, an extraordinary encounter becoming the highest-scoring match ever at this stage of the competition.

Read more
Baptiste ends Sabalenka's Madrid title defence

Baptiste ends Sabalenka's Madrid title defence

Hailey Baptiste ended Aryna Sabalenka’s title defence in Madrid on Tuesday and halted the world number one's 15-match winning streak with a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8/6) quarter-final victory to deliver the biggest shock of the tournament so far.

Read more
Crude back above $110 on Strait stalemate as US stocks retreat

Crude back above $110 on Strait stalemate as US stocks retreat

Oil prices jumped on Tuesday to their highest level since the US-Iran ceasefire, pressuring US stocks as lack of progress on an accord to reopen the Strait of Hormuz added to inflation worries.

Read more
Germany holds breath as stranded whale 'Timmy' sets off in barge

Germany holds breath as stranded whale 'Timmy' sets off in barge

A special boat carrying a stranded humpback whale whose weeks-long struggle to survive has captured hearts in Germany set off for the open seas on Tuesday evening in a last-ditch rescue attempt.

Read more
King Charles urges Western unity in speech to US Congress

King Charles urges Western unity in speech to US Congress

Britain's King Charles III urged the United States on Tuesday to stand firm with its Western allies, as strains over Iran and Ukraine risk undermining transatlantic ties facing their most serious test in years.

Read more
'The White Lotus' drafts Laura Dern after Bonham Carter split

'The White Lotus' drafts Laura Dern after Bonham Carter split

US actress Laura Dern has joined the cast of "The White Lotus," HBO announced Tuesday, days after Helena Bonham Carter left the show.

Read more
US Supreme Court hears Cisco bid to halt Falun Gong suit

US Supreme Court hears Cisco bid to halt Falun Gong suit

The US Supreme Court heard a bid by Cisco on Tuesday to toss out a lawsuit that alleges the US tech giant should be held liable for persecution in China of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

Read more