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The Guardian - World News

2026-05-12 04:00:18 (5 days ago)

Ciao UFO review – Hong Kong tear-jerker is less ET than time-hopping chronicle of housing estate kids

In 1985, four working-class characters are bonded for ever by a strange sighting in this sentimental saga that tracks their lives into adulthood

Directed by Patrick Leung, this affecting saga from Hong Kong is a bit tricksy to get to grips with because it keeps hopping back and forth between an assortment of time frames. It tracks a set of characters as children in the mid-1980s, played by one group of young actors, and then later in the 1990s and early 00s when an adult cast takes over. But as it spirals in towards its surprising and dramatic conclusion, everything falls into place and the last 10 minutes is properly tear-jerking – even if it’s unabashedly sentimental, like a classic melodrama.

The key incident foretold in the title happens around halfway through, although it’s no spoiler to know it’s coming. In 1985, a quartet of kids growing up on a working-class Hong Kong housing estate – boys Kin (Matthew Wong Cheuk-yin) and Heem (Chui Ka-him), and girl Hoyi (Lam Seung-yu) and her kid brother (Shawn Heung Sung-yu), for ever called Little Brother – see a UFO in the sky one night. The experience bonds them for ever, even if each kid grows up to pursue goals one wouldn’t expect based on what they’re like as tots. Sailor’s son Kin (played by Chui Tien-you as an adult) pursues wealth in the stock market as it booms in the aftermath of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China, itself an understandably big deal in the story. Heem (a very engaging Wong You-nam) had leukaemia as a child, and lives constantly in the short term under the shadow of illness. Hoyi, who everyone describes as a pudgy little girl, grows up to be a slim-hipped beauty (Charlene Choi Cheuk-yin) – this is considered a great achievement along with becoming an accountant and planning to marry a dullard named Austin (Joey Cho Yiu Leung) who has his life all planned out.

The Guardian - World News

2026-05-12 04:00:18 (5 days ago)

High and Low by Amanda Craig review – will Britain boil over?

A north London cafe is under siege in a state-of-the-nation satire that brings together the haves and have-nots

Britain, muses trainee barrister Xan, was getting “hotter, crueller and angrier”. Amanda Craig’s 10th novel watches as it boils over. Her setting is Prospect Park, a fictional north London suburb caught between gentrification and decline, on the 12th day of Christmas. Outside a hotel housing asylum seekers, protesters and counter-protesters have gathered. In a flat nearby, a man has been stabbed, and thugs go from shop to shop, searching for the teenage boy they think did it.

Locals look on anxiously. Jade from the beauty parlour and Daisy from the health food shop brave the central street to warn others of trouble. In the kebab shop, Mehmet locks up his doner meat and sharpens his knives. Places with shutters close them.

CBC News - Top Stories

2026-05-12 04:00:00 (5 days ago)

As Trump and Xi meet in Beijing, the biggest 'win' may be the summit itself

As U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the expectations around the highly anticipated summit between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies are being tempered by the war against Iran, and as China appears to hold some key leverage.

CBC News - Top Stories

2026-05-12 04:00:00 (5 days ago)

Boys are falling behind in school, and some experts say it starts in kindergarten

A new report submitted to the Quebec government says boys are "systemically disadvantaged" in their school system. Meanwhile, new Health Canada data shows higher rates of young men aged 15 to 24 suffer from mental health issues.

Times of India

2026-05-12 04:00:00 (5 days ago)

This 1,000-year-old Viking treasure found in Denmark contains nearly pure gold arm rings

CBC News - Top Stories

2026-05-12 04:00:00 (5 days ago)

Hantavirus doesn't have 'pandemic potential,' says health official. Why those fears remain

Public health officials have been clear that the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID-19. But despite reassurances from experts in Canada and abroad that the vuris is not easily transmissible between humans, news of the passengers exposed on the MV Hondius cruise ship has triggered memories of the COVID-19 pandemic and fears of mass infections and lockdowns.

CBC News - Top Stories

2026-05-12 04:00:00 (5 days ago)

Resilient Ottawa Charge looking for Walter Cup redemption

The Ottawa Charge learned valuable lessons in last year's Walter Cup final loss to the Minnesota Frost.

BBC News - Health

2026-05-12 03:59:13 (5 days ago)

How is Keir Starmer getting on with his pledges to deliver change?

At the end of 2024, Keir Starmer announced key government targets including on NHS waiting lists and building new homes, how is he getting on?

Times of Israel - World News

2026-05-12 03:48:33 (5 days ago)

In first official confirmation, US envoys say Israel sent Iron Dome to UAE

Attending Israeli Independence Day event at mission in NY, Ambassador to UN Mike Waltz reveals air defense system was used to defend against Iranian missiles

The post In first official confirmation, US envoys say Israel sent Iron Dome to UAE appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-05-12 03:44:37 (5 days ago)

Gunman arrested after opening fire on busy street near Harvard University

Gunman arrested after opening fire on busy street near Harvard University

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-05-12 03:41:16 (5 days ago)

Starmer to face split cabinet as demands for his resignation mount

The UK prime minister is so far defiant in the face of calls for him to step down.

France 24 - World News

2026-05-12 03:41:09 (5 days ago)

Is Africa ready for the AI revolution? The scramble for resources, jobs, digital sovereignty

Nations like Kenya are looking to scale up their ability to meet Africa's artificial intelligence needs. Recently, the likes of Zambia, Zimbabwe and most recently Ghana turned down deals to store citizens' data in the United States. For France, a summit like the Africa Forward one in the Kenyan capital Nairobi is an opportunity to offer a third way between US and Chinese tech. We bring you a special edition of The Debate from the summit in Nairobi.