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1. Russia accuses Ukraine of seeking to acquire nuclear weapon with help from UK and France

   Russia ⁠accused Ukraine on Tuesday of trying ⁠to obtain a nuclear weapon with help from Britain and France, an allegation Kyiv called an absurd lie. A French foreign ministry spokesman said the allegation was “blatant disinformation”. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “There’s no truth ‌to this.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously criticised Kyiv’s...

2. Savannah Guthrie says family offering US$1 million reward for mother’s return

   Today show host Savannah Guthrie said her family is now offering a US$1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home more than three weeks ago. Savannah Guthrie said Tuesday that her family is still holding out for a miracle and hopes her mother will be found alive, but she also acknowledged that they realise it might...

3. Chinese drone maker DJI sues to challenge US import ban on new models

   Chinese ⁠drone maker DJI said on Tuesday that it had ⁠filed suit challenging the US Federal Communications Commission decision to bar imports of all of its new models and critical components. The ban also includes products from Autel, another China-based drone maker. DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, said in a statement ‌it had challenged the FCC decision in the US Court of Appeals for the...

4. UK eyes releasing files on ‘arrogant’ Andrew to clean away Epstein scandal ‘stain’

   The UK government said on Tuesday it supported the release of documents on ex-prince Andrew’s past role as a trade envoy, hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal. US authorities last month published millions of files related to the late sex offender Epstein, containing revelations that have rocked British political and royal circles. It has...

5. Hong Kong fire department to review strategies following Tai Po inferno

   Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has launched an internal review to improve its strategies for tackling large-scale blazes following the deadly Wang Fuk Court inferno, with officers set to examine operational effectiveness and equipment use. Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung Yan-kin said on Tuesday that his deputy for operations, Derek Armstrong Chan, would lead a new steering committee...

6. Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: John Lee hails ‘role models’ as firefighters feted

   Hong Kong firefighters have been honoured for their heroic response to November’s deadly Tai Po fire – the city’s worst in decades – at the 13th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, which celebrates unsung heroes who contribute to the community or inspire others through stories of resilience and perseverance. The Fire Services Department received an appreciation flag at the awards co-organised by the...

7. Philippines’ Duterte bragged about drug war killings as ‘bodies piled up’: ICC prosecutor

   Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte personally drew up “death lists” and boasted about murders committed during his war on drugs, an International Criminal Court prosecutor alleged on Tuesday at a crimes against humanity hearing. On day two of proceedings against Duterte, ICC prosecutor Edward Jeremy laid out searing testimony, including allegations that children had their heads wrapped...

8. Why China’s path to ‘financial superpower’ status could begin in Hong Kong

   When Wilson Chan Fung-cheung joined Hong Kong’s banking industry as a foreign-exchange trader more than four decades ago, his work involved US dollars, UK pounds, Japanese yen and various European and Asian currencies – but not Chinese yuan. “Back then, there was no yuan trading at all as, in fact, the internationalisation of the yuan only started in 2009,” recalled Chan, who has worked for...

9. Hong Kong firm to test tokenised concert stakes ahead of digital gold trading

   People will soon be able to buy Ethereum-based investment tokens for concerts in March and April, laying the groundwork for the introduction of tokenised gold in Hong Kong, according to an industry leader. Esperanza Fintech Group CEO Dan Ronald Leung Wai-tsun said on Tuesday the initiative would test public appetite for tokenised assets through entertainment before expanding into gold and...

10. Ukraine urges China to play ‘critical’ role for peace as war enters fifth year

    Kyiv’s top envoy to Beijing has called on China to play its “important” and “critical” role to help end the war in Ukraine, which is now stretching into a fifth year. “We are working with all international partners to bring a sustainable and lasting peace, and we believe that our host country, China, is uniquely positioned to play an important and in many ways critical role in this process,”...