The possible deployment of Bundeswehr troops to Ukraine has become a topic of debate in Germany, the prospect drawing criticism from both the left and the right....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Ghana has legalized cryptocurrency trading with a new law. ✓ Plans to explore asset-backed digital settlement instruments...
Moscow has made a "proposal" to France concerning the case of researcher Laurent Vinatier, who has been imprisoned in Russia since June 2024, the Kremlin said Thursday. Vinatier was sentenced by a Rus...
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 country’s 15th five-year plan ...
Pensions, migration and conscription will continue to dominate domestic politics in Germany this year. Above all, the focus will be on how the far-right AfD fares in upcoming state elections in the fo...
Donald Trump said he had a “good and a very productive” call with Vladimir Putin right before the US president is about to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida residence for a critical push towa...
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 said a US helicopter took fire during the raid in Venezuela. Kevin Carter/Getty Images The US said it carried out a large-scale attack against Venezuela early on Saturday. American forces captur...
Judaism in Morocco has a long history. Most Jews left the country for Israel after 1948. Today the small Jewish community and the Muslim population live side by side, despite the emotional fallout fro...
Shortly before the US military launched an attack on Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro , an account on Polymarket made some very suspiciously timed investments. The prediction mar...
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 Year’s Day, then allegedly making g...
The people, funds and institutions behind the emirate’s staggering rise to riches...
Trump’s military actions in Venezuela show how US foreign policy has become geared towards securing access to energy and critical minerals...
A battle over land use is unfolding between northern Tanzania's breathtaking Lake Natron and national parks. Mass evictions from ancestral land to accommodate wealthy tourists is driving some Maasai t...
Ukraine is using ground robots to evacuate the wounded, and some have cages or armor to protect the soldiers. 1st Separate Medical Battalion A ground robot evacuating a wounded Ukrainian soldier was a...
Several flights were diverted after at least five drones were spotted near an airport in northern Germany....
Ukraine's popular military intelligence head, Kyrylo Budanov, has been appointed chief of staff. Meanwhile, Ukraine has reported two missile strikes in residential areas of Kharkiv....
World leaders have been exchanging New Year’s greetings, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Xi using his address to express a desire to strengthen ties w...
As fireworks light the sky and crowds count down together, communities around the globe welcome 2026. (Image credit: Izhar Khan)...
A US Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules transport aircraft takes off from Puerto Rico on Saturday. Eva Marie Uzcategui/REUTERS The US military staged an audacious operation to capture Venezuelan President ...