Malaysia on Thursday moved to bring some of the world’s biggest social media and messaging platforms under its licensing regime, closing a year-long gap in which several tech giants had operated witho...
Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit. The giant Christmas tree that was absent during the Israel-Gaza wa...
It is the fifth vessel seized by the US in recent weeks. Olina reportedly had left Venezuela last week....
It is the fifth vessel seized by the US in recent weeks. Olina reportedly had left Venezuela last week....
Chen Zhi has been accused by the US of running one of Asia’s biggest transnational criminal organisations from Cambodia...
The US secretary of state’s chance to reshape Latin America has arrived — if he can keep his boss onside...
China has wrapped up two days of live-fire drills around the island featuring rocket launches, aircraft and warships....
A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year’s celebrations...
Israel has carried out attacks in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Qatar and Yemen, as well as in maritime waters....
A billboard in downtown Tehran pictured last Tuesday. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images Protests against Iran's government have escalated in the past weeks. Dozens of flights to and from the...
Russia said it deployed one of its most advanced ballistic missiles during massive overnight strikes on Ukraine. DW has more....
From Vance’s shock Munich speech to the release of the Epstein files, Trump’s return to power has shaped the year...
A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit in a household appliance broke out at a Hong Kong public housing estate in east Kowloon, prompting more than 300 residents to flee their flats. P...
The U.S. government should be conducting itself with "Strength. Force. And Power" according to senior White House aide Stephen Miller.The deputy chief of staff for policy is part of Trump's inner circ...
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, ple...
Trump’s military actions in Venezuela show how US foreign policy has become geared towards securing access to energy and critical minerals...
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, but some of the people there earn less than $4 a month....
US president warns Hamas it has a ‘very short period of time to disarm’ after talks with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu...
Israel has become the world's first country to recognize Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, as a sovereign nation....
US forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks. DW has the latest....