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

Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win Euro 800m gold

Jimenez rescues dramatic Wolves draw in Championship opener

Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs Pacific

Taliban govt to mark five years ruling Afghanistan

Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead

Wildfire threatens Canada wine region

Gramercy Networks Announces New Global Ultra-Low Latency Financial Network Connecting Major Trading Hubs

'Normal guy' turned killer over US insurance industry grievances

NFL bans Falcons defender Pearce eight games for domestic violence

Norway's hurdles king Warholm wins fourth European title

US says 19 million recalled eggs pose deadly risk

Liverpool deal with Bezos consortium raises stakes in US battle for Premier League power

Former Cincinnati contenders suffer contrasting first-round fates

Colombia hopes for miracles as search for quake victims goes on

LeBron's Sixers in spotlight as full 2026-27 NBA schedule revealed

US basketball fans will have plenty of chances to check out LeBron James's first season in Philadelphia with the 76ers featured in 34 nationally televised games according to the full NBA season schedule released on Thursday.

England opener Gay out for duck in Pakistan warm-up

England opener Emilio Gay was out for a 12-ball duck playing for a Professional County Club Select XI on the opening day of a warm-up fixture against Pakistan in Beckenham on Wednesday.

Kennedy Center board votes to restore Trump name: reports

US President Donald Trump has sought to burnish his legacy by getting his name and image placed on everything, from limited edition passports to a Florida airport.

Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat

Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain -- baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave picked up.

Barcelona agree to sell Torres to PSG: media

Barcelona have agreed to sell Spain's World Cup final hero Ferran Torres to Paris Saint-Germain for almost 50 million euros ($57 million), Spanish media reported on Thursday.

French Olympic gold medallist Florent Manaudou announces retirement

French six-time Olympic medallist Florent Manaudou, who has not competed since 2024, announced on Thursday that he was retiring from swimming at the age of 35.

Romania shuts nuclear plant as Danube drops

Romania shut down its only nuclear plant on Thursday, in a rare move due to drought that has caused the Danube river, whose waters cool the plant, to fall to record lows.

Tourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches

A fleet of small boats evacuated hundreds of tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire bore down on two popular resorts.

Millions of Europeans struggle with another wave of extreme heat

Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK -- sweltered through another wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave intensified.

Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement

Israel officially reopened the West Bank settlement of Ganim on Thursday, more than 20 years after it withdrew from the community, in a move emblematic of the current government's policy of rapid settlement expansion.

In The News

Italian teen Curtis breaks women's 50m backstroke world record for second time Italian teen Curtis breaks women's 50m backstroke world record for second time