HONG KONG, Jan 21 — Hong Kong police are investigating a possible child abuse case after a man participated in the city’s annual marathon with a baby strapped to his chest.

BEIJING, Jan 21 — China dismissed suggestions today that it is seeking to capitalise on tensions in the West as a US move to take control of Greenland threatens to alter long-standing transatlantic security arrangements.

MOSCOW, Jan 21 — Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff tomorrow, the Kremlin said, as Washington steps up efforts to broker an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

NEW DELHI, Jan 18 — Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi captured the men’s singles title at the India Open today, overcoming not only his opponent but also controversial playing conditions that included bird droppings on court and even a monkey appearing in the stands.

JAKARTA, Jan 18 — Indonesian authorities on Sunday confirmed they have located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance aircraft that went missing in South Sulawesi, recovering the body of one of the 10 people on board, while nine others remain unaccounted for.

MADRID, Jan 18 — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said a US military move to seize Greenland “would make Vladimir Putin the happiest man in the world,” according to an interview published on Sunday.