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Indonesia hails ‘99.9% successful’ free meals scheme amid food safety, oversight concerns

Indonesia’s ambitious free nutritious meals programme has fed more than 55 million people in its first year, a scale-up President Prabowo Subianto has hailed as a major step in tackling childhood maln...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

US claims Iran halts executions of protesters amid crackdown on dissent

The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...

Jan 16France 24PoliticsImpact

Syria: The man behind the mission to heal decade-old wounds in the Sunni majority

Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...

Jan 15France 24Politics

Republican bill pushes to make Greenland 51st US state amid Trump’s bold arctic move

A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Trump imposes 25% tariff on any country 'doing business' with Iran

US President Donald Trump ramped up economic pressure on the Iranian regime on Monday by announcing he was imposing import duties on the goods of any country that trades with Tehran. The move could fu...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Sen. Mark Kelly is suing the Pentagon. Legal experts say veterans' rights are at stake.

Sen. Mark Kelly said his lawsuit is about fighting back on the Pentagon's crackdown on speech. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Senator Mark Kelly sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Pentagon's spe...

Jan 15Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill one

Another deadly night in Ukraine saw continued Russian bombardments, including strikes on the capital that killed one person and wounded four, while the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, was also...

19hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Trump agrees Greenland framework after Nato blow-up

US President Donald Trump announced a framework for a Greenland agreement and ditched threats to invade the Arctic island after a row with Nato allies partly over how to respond to growing Chinese and...

2dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

China mega-embassy approval further boosts UK relations

The UK approved China’s controversial plan to build a mega-embassy in London, a move that probably paves the way for Keir Starmer to make the first trip to Beijing by a British prime minister since 20...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Bessent meets China’s He Lifeng in Davos, praises trade progress on soybeans, rare earths

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he met with his Chinese counterpart, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, on Monday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The two men have been the primary...

4dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Marine Le Pen's appeal in EU fund embezzlement case opens in Paris

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It come...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

BBC moves to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary

The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPolitics

Thailand’s election turns into a cash splash contest to win votes

Thailand’s election season has triggered a dizzying array of cash giveaway offers from parties vying for votes, from a US$2,000 payment for newborns to debt write-offs and US$100 monthly top-ups for t...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

I'm the CEO of a tourist company in Greenland. Trump's interest in the island boosted business, but now some customers are postponing trips.

Casper Frank Møller, CEO and cofounder of Raw Arctic. Raw Arctic Raw Arctic, co-led by Casper Frank Møller, offers a range of adventure tours in Greenland. US interest in Greenland and geopolitical te...

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At America’s biggest retail show, the China question never really goes away

The world’s largest retail show held last week in New York saw a mood of measured optimism amid the bustle, cheap swag and canned smiles – a sense that the worst of last year’s tariff turmoil was over...

1dSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact

Corsican separatist's assassination sparks shock on French island

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, January 13: A Corsican separatist leader is gunned down while attending his mother's funeral. Also, a famous Italian anti-mafia writer pens an opinion piece, questioning the Co...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Inside the relationship of Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, who are expecting their fourth child

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Vance arrive to speak at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn. Alex Brandon/AP JD Vance, Donald...

4dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Read Jerome Powell's letter to senators following his testimony about renovations to the Fed building

Jerome Powell, a particularly mild-mannered speaker, slammed recent attempts to intimidate his department. Li Yuanqing/Xinhua via Getty Images The DOJ is probing Jerome Powell over his congressional t...

Jan 14Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Iran crackdown: 'Can a government willing to kill its own people be trusted to reform?'

William Hilderbrandt welcomes Dr. Ahu Kucuksefahani, Scholar in International Relations, social movements and digital activism. She offers a sobering analysis of Iran's deepening crisis amidst unprece...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Trump is dominating the Davos agenda and casting a chill over the global elite

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: U.S. President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on December 20, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump traveled to his Mar-a-Lago...

4dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact
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