On December 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping, on receiving a work report from Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, said the city should proactively align with the countryâs 15th five-year plan ...
A Thai fortune-teller was arrested in Pattaya on Thursday after being accused of telling a client she would soon face bad luck and lose a valuable possession on New Yearâs Day, then allegedly making g...
A unique wedding ritual among Chinaâs Baoâan ethnic group known as âflogging the father-in-lawâ sees the family of the groom symbolically whip the brideâs father 20 times. As he endures his âpunishmen...
Ukrainian units said drone pilots saw surrender messages displayed by a Russian soldier. 16th Army Corps A Russian soldier surrendered after his rescue message was seen by a drone, Ukrainian units sai...
China says it has reached a deal with the European Union on exports of Chinese made electric vehicles to the bloc...
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, but some of the people there earn less than $4 a month....
The Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal lineup was finalized Tuesday with Algeria and defending champion Ivory Coast booking the last places....
MarĂa Corina Machado said toppling of Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro was a "huge step for humanity, for freedom and human dignity"....
US president warns Hamas it has a âvery short period of time to disarmâ after talks with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu...
Italian authorities arrested nine people suspected of financing the Palestinian militant group in Gaza and sending money to support terrorist attacks....
Istanbul police raided 124 locations on Thursday, seizing weapons and documents as authorities warn of planned attacks during the festive period....
Matchday One of AFCON 2025 wrapped up last night in Morocco, with all 24 teams having now played their opening game....
The two companies transferred a total of $619.1 million in funds to wallets linked to Iranâs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in 2024....
The Olina seized Friday is "another 'ghost fleet' tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil," US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said....
The internet is down across most of Iran as the ongoing protests escalate towards a potential turning point in the country's history....
Israel has launched a milltary operation in the alleged attackerâs West Bank hometown following a deadly series of assaults in northern Israel....
U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic as an ongoing crackdown on demonstrators has led to hundreds of deaths. But while Iran s...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz left for India on Sunday for a visit to bolster economic and security ties between the top EU economy and the Asian population giant. Both Berlin and New Delhi face a ...
The Communist Party and Taiwanâs Kuomintang (KMT) appear to be in the final stages of talks to revive an inter-party forum suspended nine years ago. The three-day forum, designed to facilitate party-t...
Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an âunprecedentedâ hike in the use of capital punishment. âIt is very alarmi...