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1. Mossad says Israel will keep trying to topple Iran’s government

   Israel’s spy chief pledged more covert efforts to try to topple Iran’s government, a tacit acknowledgment the countries’ conflict would continue even as the US pursues a new round of peace negotiations with the Islamic Republic. David Barnea, the head of Mossad, said Israel had not expected that its bombardment of Iranian military, nuclear and infrastructure sites, waged in concert with the US,...

2. Could the Middle East conflict dent turnout at Hong Kong Rugby Sevens?

   Attendance at Hong Kong’s flagship Rugby Sevens could be dampened by the latest conflict in the Middle East, as softer hotel bookings hint at possible consequences from flight disruptions and rising travel costs. The coming three-day tournament, running from Friday to Sunday and traditionally drawing tens of thousands of overseas visitors each year, coincides with airlines facing disrupted...

3. South Korea jails US YouTuber Johnny Somali for kissing ‘comfort women’ statue

   An American YouTuber who caused outrage for filming himself kissing a statue commemorating Korean wartime sex slaves has been sentenced to six months in prison, a court in Seoul said on Wednesday. Johnny Somali, 25, gained notoriety several years ago for recording himself doing a series of provocative stunts in South Korea and Japan, and streaming them on platforms such as YouTube and...

4. South Korea’s Kim Keon-hee ignores Yoon in frosty courtroom reunion

   For the first time in nine months, former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol finally saw his wife again on Tuesday. He was the defendant. She was the witness. She barely looked at him. The reunion, their first since his arrest following a failed martial law declaration that ended his presidency, lasted all of 30 minutes. The couple made eye contact only once. Yoon looked visibly thinner, his...

5. Number of Hong Kong secondary students with mental illness doubles over last 5 years

   The number of secondary school students diagnosed with mental illness in Hong Kong has doubled over the last five academic years, with the increase potentially under-reported due to reluctance among some pupils and parents to disclose health information, education authorities have said. The data aligns with a trend recorded by the Health Bureau showing a growing number of people aged 15 to 24...

6. Chinese rocket force scientist Major General Feng Yufang dies aged 63

   Major General Feng Yufang, a leading missile scientist with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force, died on Monday at the age of 63, according to state media and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). The official CAE website confirmed that Feng, one of its academicians, died on April 13. Although it did not give a cause of death, an article by state media outlet China Daily on...

7. ‘Show patriotism through concrete actions,’ Xia Baolong tells Hong Kong businesspeople

   Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has urged businesspeople to serve as the “main force” driving the city’s economic development by investing in innovation and the Northern Metropolis project, calling on them to demonstrate their patriotism through “concrete actions”. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also argued that people with “ulterior motives” had...

8. Britain’s King Charles to charm Trump on state visit overshadowed by US-UK rift

   Britain’s King Charles will have tea and a private meeting with ⁠President Donald Trump during his US state visit later this month, as the UK government hopes his “soft power” can heal a damaging rift between the allies caused by the Iran war. The monarch and his wife Queen Camilla head across the Atlantic on April 27, a four-day trip ostensibly to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence...

9. Hormuz blockade: shipping industry slams transit fees as 20,000 seafarers still stranded

   The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has denounced proposed tolls in the Strait of Hormuz as a worrisome step in the wrong direction, while noting that several thousand stranded seafarers remain the international shipping community’s foremost concern. “Freedom of navigation has to be one of the pillars of free trade, and it would be a retrograde step – a really bad step,” said John...

10. Tai Po probe: woman trapped in blaze died after 999 call not passed to fire department

    This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. A judge-led panel investigating the causes of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, which killed 168 people in Tai Po, will begin its 12th day of evidential hearings on Wednesday. Representatives from the Fire Services Department and police are expected to...