President Lai Ching-te said the world is ā watching to see āwhether the Taiwanese people possess the resolve to defend themselves. Meanwhile, Beijing said the eventual annexation of Taiwan is "unstoppa...
Israel will enforce a ban on 37 international NGOs in the Gaza Strip, citing failure to meet security and transparency standards....
Following successful mediations between Venezuela and the United States in the past, Qatar has expressed deep concern over the situation in Venezuela, calling for restraint, de-escalation and dialogue...
š Key Facts ā U.S. seizures target vessels carrying Venezuelan oil. ā These actions may become a bigger strategic pressure point. ...
Thousands of student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-driven repayment applications to be approved. nirat/Getty Images Over 800,000 student-loan borrowers are waiting for their income-drive...
Beijing is "deeply shocked" by the Trump administration's attack on Venezuela, one of China's key partners in Latin America. At the same time, China can find ways to use the kidnapping of Maduro for i...
The UK, Canada, Germany and several other countries on Wednesday condemned Israelās decision to approve 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying the move violated international law and ris...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI advancements in 2025. Yan Yan/Xinhua via Getty Images China's Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI wins in 2025 in his New Year's address from Beijing. ...
Moscow has made a "proposal" to France concerning the case of researcher Laurent Vinatier, who has been imprisoned in Russia since June 2024, the Kremlin said Thursday. Vinatier was sentenced by a Rus...
An image of the T1 phone from Trump Mobile TrumpMobile.com The Trump phone was announced in June and originally set to be released in August. Now, the company's customer service says the phone won't b...
President Donald Trump is exploring how to take control of Greenland and using the US military is "always an option," the White House said Tuesday, further upping tensions with NATO ally Denmark. Wash...
š Key Facts ā Prime Minister Starmer lacks a coherent social mobility plan according to a top government adviser. ā The chair of the So...
By using violence and repression, Iran's theocratic regime has managed to cling to power and overcome several anti-government movements in recent decades....
Italy on Wednesday said that an EU trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur could bring "enormous benefits", despite calling for a postponement of plans to seal the accord in December. On Friday, ...
PRESS REVIEW ā Thursday, January 8: US immigration authorities ICE kill a woman in Minneapolis in "self-defence" amidst anti-ICE protests in the city. It brings back painful reminders of George Floyd'...
The EU offered extra funds to farmers protesting against the Mercosur trade deal, which the organisation hopes to sign on January 12. But the offer hasn't satisfied French farmers, who have been prote...
š Key Facts ā The 'big beautiful' budget bill created a $2,000 above-the-line deduction on charitable donations. ā This deducti...
Washington says it has intercepted two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic as part of President Trumpās hardline effort to control oil movements across the Americas, claiming the vesselsāthe ...
From political gaffes and diplomatic stumbles to courtroom fury and security breaches, many of Singaporeās viral moments in 2025 showed how quickly everyday incidents in the city state could turn into...
Palmer Luckey, founder of defense tech firm Anduril Industries. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images China hit a number of US defense firms and executives with sanctions on Friday. China's foreign m...