Syria: No end to conflict between Kurds, central government
The past week's fighting between the Syrian army and Syrian Kurdish paramilitaries shows how difficult the military integration of the two will be to achieve....
15hDeutsche WellePolitics
Can Europe rebuild its strength to trade with China without fear?
China and the European Union began 2026 with another trade clash. As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive phase, Brussels tightened compliance and Beijing warned of count...
2dSouth China Morning Posteconomics
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....
14hEuronewsPoliticsImpact
Case on whether Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya opens at UN court
The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention....
2dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
61 million passenger trips at Hong Kong airport in 2025, up 15% year on year
Passenger trips at the Hong Kong International Airport reached 61 million in 2025, marking a 15 per cent year-on-year increase, after a full year of operation with the facility’s third runway. The Air...
4hSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact
Hong Kong’s Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao to cease operations in Canada
Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is winding up its operations in Canada by the end of this month, marking the closure of all newsrooms run by the city’s major print publications in the North American coun...
2dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact
Beijing launches antitrust investigation into Trip.com ahead of Lunar New Year break
China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday d...
20hSouth China Morning PosteconomicsImpact
At least 2,000 protesters killed in Iran, with footage suggesting summary executions
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked January 12 to at least 2,000 people killed, activists say. With the Internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more ...
1dFrance 24world_newsImpact
Iran at geopolitical crossroads as protests pressure regime
The Islamic Republic is a key player in the Middle East, with close ties to Russia and China. As the regime in Tehran comes under fire, DW looks at Iran's place on the global stage....
1dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
Hungary sets parliamentary election date
Hungary’s president announced on Tuesday that the next parliamentary election will be held on April 12th. Although the official campaign begins in a month, the race is already shaping up to be the mos...
19hFrance 24PoliticsImpact
How Iran jammed Starlink (and how Iranians are trying to get around it)
After shutting down the internet, the Iranian government is now attempting to jam the Starlink satellite service made free to Iranians by the company. Iranians are now seeking ways to circumvent this ...
12hFrance 24TechnologyImpact
LIVE: Senegal vs Egypt – AFCON 2025 semifinal
Follow the build up, analysis and live text commentary of the game for the first Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semifinal....
19hAl JazeeraSports
Republican bill pushes to make Greenland 51st US state amid Trump’s bold arctic move
A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill on Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st US state as President Donald Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory. Trump h...
1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
Economic confrontation biggest threat to global stability in 2026, World Economic Forum report says
Geoeconomic confrontation — ranging from sanctions to tariffs — is the top threat, found the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Global Risks Report on the eve of its annual meeting gathering the world's bus...
23hEuronewseconomicsImpact
Iranian on trial in France in case that could help release of French hostages
With the situation tense over in Iran, one of the country's national's is facing justice here in France. Mahdieh Esfandiari, a professional translator, is on trial in Paris, facing accusations of prom...
1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
US, for 1st time in 50 years, experienced negative net migration in 2025: Report
The U.S. experienced negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in at least half a century, according to a report released by the Brookings Institution....
1dABC Newsworld_news
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...
23hFrance 24world_newsImpact
Iran protests: 646 killed, activists say, as Trump weighs military action
The death toll over 16 days of mass anti-government protests in Iran reached 646 as of Monday, according to data published by the the U.S.-based HRANA....
1dABC NewsPolitics
DeepSeek stays mum on next AI model release as technical papers show frontier innovation
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek continues to keep the world guessing on when its next major release – the much-anticipated updates to its V3 and R1 models – will be launched, according t...
1dSouth China Morning PostTechnologyImpact
Painted plane used in Caribbean strike was part of disguised aircraft fleet: Sources
The aircraft used to strike an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September was part of a fleet of disguised planes, two people familiar with the matter told ABC News....
1dABC Newscrime