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The Cuban foreign ministry denied the request, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing a protest note in which Havana described the embassy’s claim to such privileges as “shameless” and unavailable to the Cuban people. The move comes as the Caribbean island grapples with severe fuel shortages and widespread power outages. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3347453/cuba-rejects-shameless-us-request-diesel-amid-trump-oil-blockade?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3347453/cuba-rejects-shameless-us-request-diesel-amid-trump-oil-blockade?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:39:39 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A US federal judge on Friday ruled as unconstitutional a Pentagon press access policy that withdrew accreditations from a host of prominent media organisations. Elements of the policy are “unlawful because they violate the First and Fifth Amendments of the United States Constitution”, a judge in Washington said in response to a lawsuit brought by The New York Times. US media and a host of international news outlets including Agence France-Presse, Associated Press and Fox News declined to sign... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347398/us-judge-rules-restrictive-pentagon-press-access-unconstitutional?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347398/us-judge-rules-restrictive-pentagon-press-access-unconstitutional?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:09:02 +0000 Kyodo,Associated Press Kyodo,Associated Press The US military has started moving at least one amphibious assault ship and more than 2,000 Marines from Japan to the Middle East as the US-Israeli war against Iran continues, according to US media reports. With the war about to enter its third week and US President Donald Trump vowing to ramp up military action against Iran, The Wall Street Journal and Fox News said on Friday the military was sending the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to the region. The assault ship Tripoli,... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3346580/us-moves-2000-marines-japan-middle-east-iran-war-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3346580/us-moves-2000-marines-japan-middle-east-iran-war-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:52:25 +0000 dpa dpa The militant Palestinian organisation Hamas used emojis to signal to its fighters the start of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Israeli TV channel N12 reported on Monday. It cited the Israeli army as its source but a military spokeswoman was initially unable to officially confirm the story. According to the report, the emojis were found on mobile phones belonging to members of Hamas’ elite Nukhba Forces unit, which were seized by the Israelis on the day of the attack. The specific... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3343774/hamas-used-emojis-signal-start-october-7-2023-attack-israel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3343774/hamas-used-emojis-signal-start-october-7-2023-attack-israel?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:23:12 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo There is this old British chestnut that says justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done. Justice has been amply served in the 20-year sentence handed down to former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, but it has not been seen to be done in many quarters, especially in the West. There is the reality of justice and the appearance of it, and the two don’t always or even usually coincide. There are two main reasons behind the widespread Western criticism of Lai’s case. One is that... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3343269/western-media-criticism-jimmy-lai-case-verdict-needs-fact-check?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3343269/western-media-criticism-jimmy-lai-case-verdict-needs-fact-check?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:30:10 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Federal prosecutors failed to bring charges Tuesday against six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse illegal orders, outraging US President Donald Trump, who had called for jail time, US media reported. A federal grand jury composed of local citizens in Washington denied the Justice Department’s attempts to indict the lawmakers who posted a short video urging conscientious service, sources told The New York Times and The Washington Post. In the video posted to social media in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343148/us-grand-jury-rejects-charges-against-6-democrat-lawmakers-trump-wanted-jailed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343148/us-grand-jury-rejects-charges-against-6-democrat-lawmakers-trump-wanted-jailed?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:30:38 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Washington Post said on Saturday its CEO and publisher Will Lewis was leaving effective immediately, just days after the storied newspaper owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made drastic job cuts that angered readers. Though newspapers across the United States have been facing brutal industry headwinds, Lewis’ management of the outlet was sharply criticised by subscribers and employees alike during his two-year tenure as he tried to reverse financial losses at the daily. Lewis,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342792/washington-post-ceo-steps-down-amid-outcry-over-massive-job-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342792/washington-post-ceo-steps-down-amid-outcry-over-massive-job-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:56:41 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that “painful” restructuring was needed at the storied newspaper. The newspaper, which gained legendary status when its reporting helped bring down President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal, will see “substantial” reductions in its newsroom, Executive Editor Matt Murray said. The shrinking of The Washington Post comes as major traditional media outlets in the United States face... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342434/washington-post-cutting-hundreds-jobs-us-media-faces-trump-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342434/washington-post-cutting-hundreds-jobs-us-media-faces-trump-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:21:12 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg President Donald Trump said US military forces used a weapon that he referred to as “the discombobulator” during the US operation in Caracas to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro from power earlier this month. “The discombobulator. I’m not allowed to talk about it,” Trump said in an interview with the New York Post. He said the weapon made enemy equipment “not work”. “They never got their rockets off,” Trump said, according to New York Post. “They had Russian and Chinese rockets, and they... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341134/trump-says-us-used-discombobulator-weapon-maduro-raid-not-allowed-talk-about-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341134/trump-says-us-used-discombobulator-weapon-maduro-raid-not-allowed-talk-about-it?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:54:41 +0000 Reuters Reuters FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of an investigation into sharing secret government information, officials said, ‍in a move that press advocates said threatened journalistic freedom. The reporter, Hannah Natanson, has covered US President Donald Trump’s campaign to fire hundreds of thousands of federal workers and shift remaining workers to implementing his agenda. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said federal agents had executed the search at the request... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339930/fbi-raids-home-us-journalist-who-reported-trump-firings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339930/fbi-raids-home-us-journalist-who-reported-trump-firings?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:27:57 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press In the wake of last weekend’s US military action in Venezuela, the US news media got something it has seldom heard from the Trump administration: a “thank you”. Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited news organisations that had learned in advance about last Saturday’s strike that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with not putting the mission in jeopardy by publicly reporting on it before it happened. Rubio’s acknowledgement was particularly noteworthy because US Defence... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338899/trump-team-praises-us-media-keeping-its-venezuela-raid-plan-secret?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3338899/trump-team-praises-us-media-keeping-its-venezuela-raid-plan-secret?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:38:28 +0000 Guy Haydon Guy Haydon A shopping centre’s imaginary world, featuring a festive train station inhabited by colourful animal characters, is adding holiday cheer for shoppers while supporting Hong Kong’s annual fundraising campaign, Operation Santa Claus (OSC). “Ticket to Christmas” is the theme of this year’s celebrations at Admiralty’s Pacific Place and the nearby Starstreet Precinct – a Wan Chai area comprising shops, bars, cafes and restaurants connected to the centre by the Three Pacific Place underground link. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337557/operation-santa-claus-hong-kong-shopping-centre-brings-cheer-ticket-christmas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337557/operation-santa-claus-hong-kong-shopping-centre-brings-cheer-ticket-christmas?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:54:08 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has issued a rare open letter explaining the “facts and truths” behind former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s guilty verdict, urging international media outlets to uphold objectivity and present an accurate picture to the world. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong on Tuesday also sent letters to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, condemning their editorials on the verdict as “wilful distortion” and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336563/dont-be-misled-lies-beijing-tells-foreign-media-hong-kong-after-lai-verdict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336563/dont-be-misled-lies-beijing-tells-foreign-media-hong-kong-after-lai-verdict?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:54:46 +0000 Reuters Reuters The New York Times sued the US Department of Defence and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Thursday in an effort to force the Pentagon to abandon its restrictive new press policy, the latest attempt by a US news organisation to reclaim access to government spaces. The press policy, enacted last month, requires journalists to acknowledge that they could be branded security risks and have their Pentagon press badges revoked if they ask department employees to disclose classified and some types... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335246/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-hegseth-over-press-access-policy-free-speech-rights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335246/new-york-times-sues-pentagon-hegseth-over-press-access-policy-free-speech-rights?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:51:52 +0000 Reuters Reuters US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday he had watched the first US strike in September on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in real time but did not see survivors in the water or the second lethal strike that he described as being carried out in the “fog of war”. Hegseth, speaking at a cabinet meeting alongside US President Donald Trump, defended the follow-up strike that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny from Congress and concerns about the legality of the administration’s moves. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334972/trump-defence-chief-hegseth-says-he-didnt-see-survivors-or-watch-second-strike-boat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3334972/trump-defence-chief-hegseth-says-he-didnt-see-survivors-or-watch-second-strike-boat?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:29:12 +0000 Reuters Reuters At least 30 news organisations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world’s most powerful military ahead of a Tuesday deadline to accept new restrictions. The policy requires journalists to acknowledge new rules on press access, including that they could be branded security risks and have their Pentagon press badges revoked if they ask department employees to disclose classified and some types of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329041/major-us-news-outlets-reject-new-pentagon-press-access-policy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329041/major-us-news-outlets-reject-new-pentagon-press-access-policy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:00:16 +0000 Park Chan-kyong Park Chan-kyong For the first time in a quarter-century of independent prosecutions, a sitting South Korean lawmaker has been arrested amid a corruption scandal that has shaken the nation’s political and religious establishments to their core. Kweon Seong-dong – a towering figure in the conservative People Power Party and a close confidant of impeached former president Yoon Suk-yeol – has been detained on charges of accepting illicit funds from the Unification Church. Kweon, a five-term lawmaker and former... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3325801/south-koreas-church-state-corruption-scandal-ensnares-yoon-ally-kweon-seong-dong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3325801/south-koreas-church-state-corruption-scandal-ensnares-yoon-ally-kweon-seong-dong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:21:34 +0000 Wasi Mirza Wasi Mirza With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. As Hong Kong was battered by torrential rain in August, various clips circulated online misleadingly attributed to the extreme weather events. One was a Facebook reel, uploaded on August 5, 2025, that appeared to show the flooded interior of an MTR... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323134/videos-hong-kongs-2025-rainstorm-actually-show-downpour-2023?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323134/videos-hong-kongs-2025-rainstorm-actually-show-downpour-2023?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:36:18 +0000 Ronny Tong Ronny Tong The Hong Kong government recently declared bounties against a number of former residents now in the United Kingdom and the United States for alleged offences against the Hong Kong national security law. This prompted a strong reaction from the UK government, which considered the move to be an example of “transnational repression”. This week, The Guardian published an interview with Chloe Cheung Hei-ching, who faces a warrant for her arrest that was issued last year. Its article portrayed her as... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3321532/why-smear-hong-kongs-prosecution-secession-political-persecution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3321532/why-smear-hong-kongs-prosecution-secession-political-persecution?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 01:30:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Trump administration and its allies are trying to obtain voter data from states and inspect voting equipment, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, in moves it said had caused concern among state and local election officials. The Post said “the most unusual activity” was in Colorado, where it said a consultant who was working with the White House had asked county clerks whether they would let federal officials or a third party examine voting machines. “That’s a hard stop for me,” it... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318462/trumps-voter-fraud-claims-fuel-fresh-push-access-election-data-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318462/trumps-voter-fraud-claims-fuel-fresh-push-access-election-data-report?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:38:08 +0000