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...
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...
Poland scrambled jets on Christmas morning after detecting a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to Polish airspace. Moscow said they made an offer to Paris over a jailed French researcher. F...
π Key Facts β India and New Zealand have announced a trade pact making the majority of goods trade duty-free. β India aims to become an...
π Key Facts β Civilians in rebel-held Myanmar face devastating air strikes. β A government-mandated election is starting this month. ...
π Key Facts β Trump states the US 'has to have' Greenland. β Special envoy named to Greenland by the US. β ...
Brazil is preparing to waive visa requirements for Chinese citizens travelling for tourism and business, local media reported on Wednesday citing government sources, in a move that would mark a signif...
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event. Contributor/Getty Images Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026...
A novel approach by South Korea to stop its rural areas from dying by paying people to live there appears to be working. Okcheon in North Chungcheong province saw its population grow by almost 1,000 i...
The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships. Official US Navy photo The US Navy's fleet size has shrunk considerably due to problems with new ship c...
π Key Facts β Bybit will phase out services for Japan-based users starting in 2026. β The discontinuation follows earlier steps to halt...
π Key Facts β ImralΔ± is a prison island associated with Turkey's historical conflicts. β The island mirrors the nation's strugg...
π Key Facts β The Council of the European Union endorsed the launch of the digital euro. β The digital euro is developed by the Europea...
π Key Facts β Versions of Dubai chocolate are available in local bakeries and big chocolatiers just about everywhere. β The dessert has...
π Key Facts β President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland. β The appointment was ma...
π Key Facts β Parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, legalizing bitcoin and crypto trading. β The Bank of Gh...
π Key Facts β Weather set to turn colder during Christmas week in the UK. β White Christmas unlikely for most areas. β ...
π Key Facts β A Japanese official warned about the yen's sudden weakness. β Traders perceive higher potential for government interv...
Many people celebrated Christmas Day with a traditional mass on Thursday, while others enjoyed the holiday with tiramisu at Sydney's Bondi Beach or watching a parade of Ukrainian soldiers in Lviv. In ...
At least seven people were killed on Wednesday when an explosion tore through a crowded mosque in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri during evening prayers, according to witnesses and securit...