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

Hong Kong -

IN THE NEWS

No relief for Southern Europe as punishing heatwave persists

No relief for Southern Europe as punishing heatwave persists

Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures Monday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.

Read more
PKK disarmament process to begin early July: report

PKK disarmament process to begin early July: report

Militants from the PKK will begin laying down their weapons at a disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan in early July, the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw reported on Monday.

Read more
Alcaraz, Sabalenka in action on day one at sizzling Wimbledon

Alcaraz, Sabalenka in action on day one at sizzling Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz launches his bid for a third straight Wimbledon crown on Monday while Aryna Sabalenka seeks to banish a season of Grand Slam final misery as temperatures soared on the opening day of the championships.

Read more
France court jails migrant smugglers over 2022 Channel deaths

France court jails migrant smugglers over 2022 Channel deaths

A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022.

Read more
Stocks muted as investors eye US trade talks

Stocks muted as investors eye US trade talks

Global equities steadied Monday as investors kept tabs on countries' efforts to strike trade deals with the United States before a key deadline next week.

Read more
Three talking points from Austrian Grand Prix

Three talking points from Austrian Grand Prix

Lando Norris and his McLaren team flew home from Austria with a smile on their faces, but for Max Verstappen and Red Bull it was a humiliating day at their home race.

Read more
Wimbledon 'ready' for soaring temperatures

Wimbledon 'ready' for soaring temperatures

Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said the Grand Slam was not used to baking summer temperatures but "we're absolutely ready for it" as the mercury soared in London on Monday.

Read more
UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'

UN chief urges aid surge in world of 'climate chaos, raging conflicts'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference in Spain on Monday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change.

Read more
French injury worries mount ahead of first All Blacks Test

French injury worries mount ahead of first All Blacks Test

Fullback Cheikh Tiberghien and wing Gabin Villiere are injury worries for France days away from their first Test with New Zealand in Dunedin.

Read more
India coach Gambhir faces growing pressure ahead of second England Test

India coach Gambhir faces growing pressure ahead of second England Test

Gautam Gambhir is under growing pressure ahead of the second Test against England after India's loss at Headingley made it seven defeats in 11 red-ball matches since he became coach last year.

Read more