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1. Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, laments decline in cinema-going

   Pope Leo told a group of leading Hollywood actors and filmmakers on Saturday that cinemas were struggling to survive and that more should be done to protect them and preserve the shared experience of watching films. Screen stars Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci, Chris Pine and Viggo Mortensen were among those invited to the private Vatican audience, along with award-winning directors Spike Lee,...

2. Cop30: climate protesters rally in Brazil at UN summit’s halfway mark

   Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belem on Saturday to press for action from negotiators holding tough talks at the United Nations’ Cop30 climate conference in the Amazonian city. Under a baking sun, indigenous people mixed with activists gathered in a festive atmosphere, blasting music from speakers, carrying a giant beach ball of Earth and holding a flag of Brazil emblazoned...

3. Hong Kong’s history makers raise standards at Games with gold, silver, bronze

   Hong Kong has got used to its athletes making history at major sporting events in the past, but even by those lofty standards, Saturday at the National Games was something to behold. Siobhan Haughey won her second gold medal in the space of 48 hours, becoming the first Hongkonger to win two at a single China Games and taking the city’s tally to five. If that was not enough, Aaron Ho Sze-long’s...

4. Italy’s South Tyrol region scraps planned dog tourist tax

   Tourists will not have to pay a tax for their dogs in the Italian region of South Tyrol after the regional government withdrew a planned new regulation. The regulation would have required a daily fee of €1.50 (US$1.70) for each dog brought to the region from next year. Italy’s northernmost province, where most people speak German, is a particularly popular holiday destination for German and...

5. How Baumkuchen ‘tree cake’ survived disasters to become a Japanese favourite

   Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western island started making the treat that has thrived in its new homeland. Today, the confectionery known as “tree cake” because of the resemblance to a trunk with rings is considered a symbol of longevity and prosperity in Japan, where Baumkuchen festivals are regularly...

6. What Zohran Mamdani’s New York win could mean for future of China-US ties

   Supporters erupted in joy last week as Zohran Mamdani won a commanding victory in the New York mayoral race, becoming the first Muslim elected to lead the US financial capital. The young politician’s complex identity as an African-born person of South Asian heritage, his political positions and the broader implications of his win have resonated far beyond New York. In China, his victory quickly...

7. In Argentina, powerful explosions rock industrial area near capital

   Powerful explosions tore through an industrial estate near Argentina’s capital on Friday, sparking a huge blaze and injuring more than 20 people. Thick billows of black smoke rose hundreds of metres into the night sky, illuminated orange from the massive blaze, observed Agence France-Presse reporters near the site, which is close to the country’s busiest international airport just outside Buenos...

8. Vatican returns 62 artefacts connected to indigenous peoples from Canada

   The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artefacts to indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Leo gave the artefacts, including an iconic Inuit kayak, and supporting documentation to a delegation of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops during an audience. According to a joint statement...

9. Hong Kong sees lacklustre weekend property sales at Tuen Mun development

   There was lacklustre action on Saturday at the sale of the latest batch of flats at The Reserve at Gold Coast Bay in Tuen Mun, as less than a 10th of the units on offer were snapped up three hours after the launch. Only 14 flats, of the 152 units on offer, were sold as of 6.30pm, according to agents. “It’s almost the last of the remaining stock,” said Sammy Po Siu-ming, senior director at...

10. China’s business schools are innovating to keep talent links strong

    Defying global geopolitical currents, China’s business schools are actively resisting the mounting risks of decoupling from the West, according to a leading accreditation body. Its top executive said that instead of retreating into isolation amid rising US-China tensions, Chinese institutions remained deeply committed to internationalisation as they prioritised global talent and diverse cultural...