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France’s former first lady Bernadette Chirac waves during a campaign event in Villepinte, north of Paris, in March 2012. Photo: AP
France

Formidable French first lady Bernadette Chirac dies at 93

She weathered husband Jacques Chirac’s notorious womanising and became a political power in her own right.

Fame and celebrity

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head dies aged 72

Iran

‘Persepolis’ author Marjane Satrapi dies ‘of sadness’ aged 56

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Music

Sonny Rollins, legendary saxophone colossus, dead at 95

Rollins’ marathon, hard-blowing solos earned him a reputation as the greatest jazz saxophone improviser.

Sonny Rollins performing in Tokyo in 2010. Photo: AP
United States

CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Aside from business and sports deals, Turner gained attention for his personal life and his ventures in philanthropy and the environment.

World of performing arts

‘Bad boy of classical music’, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, dies at 81

Former child prodigy Michael Tilson Thomas led many of the world’s top orchestras, including 25 years with the San Francisco Symphony.

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China’s military

Chinese rocket force scientist Major General Feng Yufang dies aged 63

Feng advocated for self-reliance, once saying ‘core technologies cannot be bought and relying on imports will not get us far’.

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Chinese state media announced on Tuesday that Major General Feng Yufang, a leading missile scientist with the PLA Rocket Force, had died aged 63. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Maisy Ho remembered as dedicated philanthropist and community servant

Hong Kong Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau praises her ‘profound dedication to community service’ and for caring for underprivileged.

Chinese-Americans

Henry Lee, forensic expert who testified in the O.J. Simpson trial, dies at 87

Born in China, Lee eventually moved to the US, where he gained prominence for his involvement in high-profile cases.

Trump-Russia collusion

US ex-special counsel Robert Mueller dies. Trump: ‘I’m glad he’s dead’

Mueller had 34 people indicted, including Trump associates, but ultimately stopped short of a criminal indictment of the US president.

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Former special counsel Robert Mueller arrives for a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in July 2019. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

Anthony Mason, who helped put top Hong Kong court on the map, dies at age 100

City leader, current and former top judges pay tribute to former Australian chief justice and praise ‘his profound wisdom and illustrious experience’.

Tributes from current and former city officials poured in for the late jurist on Wednesday, just a day after he died. Photo: Handout
Germany

Habermas, the philosopher who shaped Germany’s post-war conscience, dies at 96

A critic of fascism and nationalism, his ideas remain relevant as post-war pacifism wanes and the far-right gains influence in Germany.

Hollywood

Actor Robert Duvall, star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, dead at 95

Over his six decades-long career, Duvall won a best actor Oscar in 1983 for Tender Mercies and was nominated 6 other times.

Fame and celebrity

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48

The actor, who played Dawson Leery in the 1990s teen drama, had battled colorectal cancer.

James Van Der Beek in May 2025. Photo: TNS
Fame and celebrity

Schitt’s Creek star Catherine O’Hara dies at 71

Emmy-winning actress played a permanently embarassed millionaire in Schitt’s Creek and Macaulay Culkin’s mother in the Home Alone films.

Catherine O’Hara poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” in London in August 2024. Photo: AP
Music

Former Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz dies at 71

His time with the legendary German rock band was marked by hits like ‘Winds of Change’ and ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane’.

Valentino Garavani

Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, stars and royalty, dead at 93

Adored by movie stars and first ladies alike, the Italian designer was a master of high glamour and timeless elegance.

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Malaysia

Missing Malaysian actress Nadia Kesuma dies of heart attack in Saudi

Family and friends confirmed the death of the star, who was on a pilgrimage trip to the Gulf kingdom.

Malaysian actress Nadia Kesuma died in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Photo: Facebook/nadiahkasumawati.abdkarim
Japan

Nie Weiping, Chinese Go master known for victory over Japanese rival, dies at 73

The win catapulted him to national icon status and sparked a fever for the board game across China.

Hong Kong economy

‘One of a kind’: tributes pour in for David Webb, Hong Kong’s ‘voice of integrity’

Financial and civic leaders remember former activist investor, hailed for his fearless pursuit of corporate transparency and accountability.

Art

Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoonist and Trump fan, dead at 68

Ex-wife shares a final message from the artist, whose comic strip lampooned office life and whose career flagged after a racist rant.

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, talks about his work at his studio in Dublin, California, in October 2006. Photo: AP
Asian cinema: Korean films

Korean film icon Ahn Sung-ki remembered: 5 of his best films

Known affectionately as ‘The Nation’s Actor’, South Korea’s Ahn Sung-ki starred in more than 100 feature films during his long career.

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Ahn Sung-ki poses on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the 26th Busan International Film Festival in 2021. Photo: AFP
History

Anne Frank’s stepsister, Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, dies at 96

Schloss co-founded the Anne Frank Trust UK foundation in 1990 to pass on the memory of the Holocaust to young people and combat prejudice.

US Politics

Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist and JFK’s granddaughter, dead at 35

Schlossberg, who wrote about her battle with cancer, was critical of her relative Robert F Kennedy Jnr, the US health secretary.

Bangladesh

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia dies after prolonged illness

Despite her ill health, 80-year-old Zia, a dominant figure in Dhaka’s turbulent power struggles, had vowed to run in next year’s election.

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Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia at a Dhaka rally in 2016. Photo: AFP
Music

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Bamonte, who became a full member of The Cure in 1990, was initially part of the British Goth rock band’s road crew from 1984.

Perry Bamonte of The Cure performs at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California in May 2023. Bamonte has died aged 65, the British band said on Friday. Photo: Getty Images North America / AFP
Singapore

Former Singapore lawyer and human rights activist M Ravi dies

The 56-year-old was a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ community and supported the abolition of the death penalty in the city state.

Fame and celebrity

Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella dies in US car crash

The 55-year-old gaming pioneer was one of two people who died in a crash on a scenic road north of Los Angeles.

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