Israelâs support for Somaliland has triggered sharp pushback across Africa, the Middle East and beyond, with the EU urging calm and Somalia vowing to defend its sovereignty....
US President Donald Trump on Monday described Beijingâs large-scale military exercises around Taiwan as routine activities that have occurred âfor 20-25 yearsâ, expressing no concern over the escalati...
A UAEâbacked group pushing for independence in southern Yemen has agreed to the deployment of Saudiâaligned forces in the oil-rich territory it seized last month....
The listing follows Kyrgyzstanâs passage of crypto legislation, the launch of a new US dollarâpegged stablecoin backed by physical gold, and plans to build a national crypto reserve....
In North Korea, where political events are meticulously choreographed, the visit to the Kim dynastyâs resting place comes as Pyongyang prepares for its first ruling party congress in five years....
A volunteer security official was reportedly also killed during the clashes. As Iran slips deeper into economic crisis, the unrest, which began Sunday in Tehran, has spread to other cities....
A volunteer security official was reportedly also killed during the clashes. As Iran slips deeper into economic crisis, the unrest, which began Sunday in Tehran, has spread to other cities....
Bitcoin failed to flip $90,000 to support at the start of the last week of 2025, but Bitfinex whale long positions built on their highest levels in nearly two years....
In an "alternative" message to the king's annual Christmas speech, Kimmel told British viewers that "from a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year," for the United States. (Image credi...
Looking into age restrictions on social media is "more than justified," Germany's Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger told the dpa news agency, commenting on Australia banning the platforms for childr...
For the first time in decades, Somalia is abandoning its clan-based political system and allowing residents of Mogadishu to choose local representatives directly under the "one-person, one-vote" princ...
When the United Nations General Assembly unanimously recognised Turkmenistanâs status of permanent neutrality in December 1995, few could have predicted quite how central this principle would become t...
The Central African Republic held relatively peaceful elections on December 28, widely seen as a test for President Touadera's decade in power. But can the country entrench stability and deliver econo...
Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste â and why do single-use items still pile up in takeaway restaurants, shops and the environment?...
Germany and the United Kingdom are purchasing modern, mobile artillery for around 61 million euros. The deal is part of an intensified military cooperationâincluding plans for a joint long-range weapo...
The Israeli military said it hit a training compound and weapons depots on Friday, in an operation aimed at threats that âadvance terror plots against IDF forces and the State of Israel"....
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff, as Christians flocked to Bethlehem after "two years of darkness" during the war in Gaza. Follow for the latest Christmas news....
China's military exercises come less than two weeks after the US announced a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan. Taipei condemned the drills as irresponsible but said it would not escalate te...
Former prime minister Najib Razak has already been convicted for graft and money laundering linked to 1MDB investment fund. The latest verdict, however, is likely to rock Malaysia's ruling coalition t...
Officials from Thailand and Cambodia begin four days of border talks as deadly clashes displace civilians and strain a fragile truce. The meeting is the first after fruitless efforts to reinstate a ce...