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1. Trump engaged in ‘criminal scheme’ to overturn election: ex-special counsel

   Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his prosecution of US President Donald Trump on Thursday, accusing him of engaging in a “criminal scheme” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Smith, in remarks to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, said his team of investigators had “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President...

2. Trump sends message to Putin ‘war has to end’ after ‘good’ meeting with Zelensky

   US President Donald Trump said his message to Russian leader Vladimir Putin was that the war in Ukraine has to end, ‍after what he said were “good” talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos on Thursday. US and Ukrainian officials have spent weeks in frenetic shuttle diplomacy as Kyiv faces pressure from Trump to secure peace in the nearly four-year-old war, despite few signs...

3. Elderly Hong Kong woman arrested after tragedy in hotel room

   Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly woman on suspicion of murder after she and her husband were found unconscious in a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel room, with the man later pronounced dead in hospital. Cleaners at the Ramada Grand hotel on Austin Avenue discovered the woman, 73, and the man, 77, at about 4.50pm on Thursday, police said. Emergency services rushed them to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in...

4. The Chinese satellites SpaceX says were on collision course with Starlink

   A small number of Chinese satellites and space debris forced SpaceX’s Starlink fleet to execute a large number of collision avoidance manoeuvres last year, as both sides complained of safety challenges from rival internet megaconstellations. The largest culprit was Hongqing Technology’s Honghu-2 satellite, which accounted for 1,143 such manoeuvres. The experimental satellite was launched aboard...

5. Sinners breaks all-time Oscars record with 16 nominations

   Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic Sinners led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters showered Sinners with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before, breaking the 14-nomination mark set by All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land. Along with best...

6. EU Parliament backs sanctions against Hong Kong officials over Jimmy Lai trial

   The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for sanctions on Hong Kong officials and for the city’s special trade status to be revoked in protest of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s conviction in a national security trial. At the plenary session in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, 503 parliament members voted in favour of the non-binding resolution, with only...

7. Hong Kong Bar chief warns against applying ‘political lenses’ to court rulings

   The head of the Hong Kong Bar Association has called on the public not to apply “political lenses” to court rulings, following several high-profile national security cases that have put the spotlight on the city’s rule of law. Senior Counsel Jose-Antonio Maurellet, who was re-elected uncontested for a second term to helm the professional body on Thursday, also expressed full confidence in the...

8. Hong Kong hitting high notes as fans roll in for Blackpink concerts

   Hong Kong could gain about HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) in economic value from K-pop powerhouse Blackpink’s coming concerts at Kai Tak Stadium, with fans of the girl group pouring into the city ahead of the three much-awaited shows. Excited fans splurged on band merchandise on Thursday ahead of the first concert at the weekend, while parts of Kai Tak Sports Park, where the stadium is...

9. Train collides with crane in Spain’s fourth rail crash in a week, four injured

   A commuter train ‌has crashed against a construction ‍crane in southeastern Spain, leaving several people injured, including one seriously, state broadcaster ⁠TVE reported on Thursday. The crash occurred in Cartagena in the Murcia region, TVE said. ‍It came after Sunday’s deadly high-speed ‍train collision in the southern Andalusia region that ‌killed at least 43 people and another ‍train...

10. Deadly storm in Athens dumps six months of rain in a single day

    A deadly storm this week dumped nearly six months of rain on the Greek capital, Athens, in less than a day, one of the country’s top weather experts said on Thursday. Wednesday’s storm lashed the country and left two dead, with disaster crews spending Thursday cleaning up debris. Kostas Lagouvardos, research director at the National Observatory in Athens, said the “extreme” weather phenomenon...