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Embrace the Fomo, wear sensible shoes and never take a cab: FT writers share their Davos tips

Attendees say navigating the elite networking event is not without obstacles...

Jan 18Financial TimeseconomicsImpact

Iran's communication blackout is 'more serious' than ever before, and this time, the restrictions may become permanent

Iran's communication blackout is "more serious" than ever before. Restrictions may last beyond the current protests, according to one expert....

Jan 13Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Hong Kong corporate governance activist David Webb dies at 60

David Webb, the corporate governance activist renowned for his free public database and his explosive “Enigma Network” exposé that rocked the Hong Kong stock exchange, has died aged 60 of metastatic p...

Jan 13South China Morning PosteconomicsImpact

Iran: Activists report more than 2,500 dead after brutal crackdown

Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...

Jan 14France 24world_newsImpact

Plane chaos erupts after passenger puts a bomb threat in their mobile hotspot name

A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Barcelona. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images A Turkish Airlines plane had to make a landing after a bomb threat was discovered a...

Jan 16Business InsideraccidentsImpact

Is India fuelling an arms race in Asia or closing a deterrence gap?

In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the reg...

Jan 13South China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

John Lee calls Hong Kong’s CPPCC delegates a ‘steadfast patriotic force’

Hong Kong delegates to China’s top political advisory body are a “steadfast patriotic force” and make an important contribution to the city’s long-term prosperity and stability, Chief Executive John L...

4dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

‘I am just so tired of Trump’: Greenland on alert as US hovers

Anxiety and patriotism swirl as details of a ‘future deal’ touted by Donald Trump trickle out...

2dFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

China urges Taliban to tighten security after suicide attack on restaurant in Kabul

China has condemned Monday’s suicide attack on a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, urging the Taliban to take further measures to protect the safety of its citizens in Afghanistan. Foreign ministry spokesm...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Islamic State claims attack on Kabul restaurant that killed seven, including Chinese national

The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China's alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang....

5dEuronewsworld_newsImpact

Lithuania charges six with terrorism over failed arson attack on Ukraine military supplies

The target of the botched 2024 attack was Lithuanian company TVC Solutions and mobile radio stations the firm manufactures for Ukrainian armed forces, according to prosecutors....

Jan 16EuronewscrimeImpact

At least 3,428 killed in Iranian security crackdown on protesters, rights group says

Meanwhile, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Iran was ready to respond "decisively" to its enemies, accusing the US and Israel of being behind the protests....

Jan 14EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son sheds light on Nigeria's quality of care

An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...

Jan 13France 24HealthImpact

The US expected 'significant resistance' from Venezuela's air defenses, Maduro raid planning memo reveals

The US expected resistance from dozens of Venezuelan air defense systems during the Maduro raid. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images The US expected "significant resistance" from...

Jan 15Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Kazakhstan oil output plunges as Ukraine's drones hit Russia

Kyiv's attacks on Russian oil terminals and refineries may damage their enemy, but they are also having an impact on other economies such as Kazakhstan's and risk alienating allies....

Jan 13Deutsche WellePolitics

Driver in custody after car crashes into Detroit airport terminal

The car hit a ticket counter inside the terminal and six people were treated at the scene, authorities said....

1dABC NewsaccidentsImpact

THE puts University of Hong Kong seventh for education as East Asia climbs rankings

Hong Kong’s oldest university has been ranked seventh in the latest global league table for education, and has placed among the top 20 for medical and health. Renowned British publication Times Higher...

4dSouth China Morning PosteducationImpact

EU holds emergency summit amid Greenland upheaval

US President Trump's sudden declaration of a "breakthrough" on Greenland seemed to render an emergency EU summit partly moot, as it was originally called to discuss the threat of US tariffs on Europe ...

3dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

11 dead, over 60 missing after Pakistan shopping centre fire smoulders for 24 hours

Firefighters in Karachi began searching on ‌Monday for more than 60 missing people after a massive fire destroyed a shopping centre in Pakistan’s most populous city, while the death toll from the disa...

6dSouth China Morning Postaccidents

Chinese student numbers at Harvard rise despite Trump visa crackdown

Enrolment at Harvard for Chinese students rose in the autumn from a year earlier, even as the Donald Trump administration moved to rein in visas for them and limit foreign enrolment and funding at the...

Jan 13South China Morning PosteducationImpact
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