Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an “unprecedented” hike in the use of capital punishment. “It is very alarmi...
Wheels were turning in more ways than one at a packed Hong Kong Velodrome last month when cyclist Ceci Lee Sze-wing rode to her third gold medal of the 15th National Games. Roared on by home spectator...
Shanghai, China’s financial and tech hub, is aiming to foster over 200 open-source projects over the next two years as part of the city’s ambitious road map to build a world-class ecosystem amid the h...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Fighting groups are active in the Sahel region ✓ These groups are putting increased pressure on Mali ✓ ...
Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in on Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. After the clocks struck m...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Russia has escalated attacks on the Odesa region of Ukraine. ✓ President Volodymyr Zelensky warned about the intent behin...
📋 Key Facts ✓ OJK has identified 29 licensed digital asset and crypto trading platforms. ✓ The listing follows weeks after tightening d...
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...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Singapore's consumer inflation rate was 1.2% in November 2025 ✓ The rate remained steady from previous readings ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Imralı is a prison island associated with Turkey's historical conflicts. ✓ The island mirrors the nation's strugg...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Ghana has legalized cryptocurrency trading with a new law. ✓ Plans to explore asset-backed digital settlement instruments...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bybit will phase out services for Japan-based users starting in 2026. ✓ The discontinuation follows earlier steps to halt...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Parliament passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, legalizing bitcoin and crypto trading. ✓ The Bank of Gh...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Donald Trump has named Jeff Landry as special envoy for Greenland. ✓ Jeff Landry is the governor of Louisiana. ...
A senior Ukrainian officer said NATO would suffer heavy losses in a war against Russia. Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images A Ukrainian officer warned that NATO would face heavier losses than Ky...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Versions of Dubai chocolate are available in local bakeries and big chocolatiers just about everywhere. ✓ The dessert has...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Trump states the US 'has to have' Greenland. ✓ Special envoy named to Greenland by the US. ✓ ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ At least 70,669 Palestinians killed since October 2023 ✓ 171,165 Palestinians wounded in the same period ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Hong Kong Insurance Authority is proposing new capital rules. ✓ Rules include risk charges on crypto assets. ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Srebrenica genocide took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ✓ It is associated with profound horrors during the Bosnian...