TAIPEI, Jan 13 - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked Canada on Tuesday for its support during recent Chinese military drills and praised the deepening of ties between the two sides, shortly ahead of a visit to China by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities have ordered the demolition of a soccer field in a crowded refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, eliminating one of the few spaces where Palestinian children are able to run and play. "If the field gets demolished,
DUBAI, Jan 13 - An Iranian parliamentarian said on Tuesday the government will face even bigger protests unless it addresses people's grievances, after more than two weeks of nationwide demonstrations that have challenged the legitimacy of the country's clerical rulers. The
Our problems are too vast, our distance from them too great. How do we navigate our derangement of scale?
HONG KONG, Jan 13 - Hong Kong's High Court wrapped up mitigation hearings on Tuesday for media tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai, in a final step before the sentencing phase of a years-long national security trial that has drawn international scrutiny.
US President Donald Trump announced a 25-percent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a rights group estimated a crackdown on protests has killed at least 648 people. Iranian authorities insisted they have regained control after successive
Since Israel recognised Somaliland last month, the self-declared republic on the Gulf of Aden has become central to a struggle over military access, ports and regional influence across the Red Sea corridor. Somaliland sits astride one of the world's most strategic maritime
Young tropical forests play a crucial role in slowing climate change. Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, using photosynthesis to build it into their roots, trunks, and branches, where they can store carbon for decades or even centuries. But, according to a new
For the last two years, the cultivated meat industry has been experiencing growing pains. Many startups have shrunk, shut down, or pivoted. Their advances aren't going to waste, though.
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina are set to begin with an expanding opening ceremony headed by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli who joins pop diva Mariah Carey. The star-studded show will take place at Milan's San Siro stadium on 6 February.
Chief of staff Charalambos Charalambous resigns after online video suggested he and others used their ties to President Nikos Christodoulides to earn favours for would-be investors in exchange for money.
The engagement comes amid US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on both nations.
'Very soon we will have the world’s leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department,' US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said in a speech at Musk’s space flight company, SpaceX.
As negotiations on an Association Agreement aimed at providing Andorra, San Marino, and Monaco with full access to the European Union’s single market were moving towards their final phase the Chairpersons of the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and
BENGALURU, Jan 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday he assumes Iran's leadership is in its "final days and weeks" as it faces widespread protests. Demonstrations in Iran have evolved from complaints about dire economic hardships to calls for the fall
Central Asia is entering a decisive demographic phase, with rapid population growth and a sharply expanding workforce, while Europe faces ageing societies and labour shortages.
The junta is overseeing a staggered election with the third and final phase of voting on Jan 25.
As HBO Max goes live today in eight new European countries — including Germany, Italy and Austria — the streamer has announced a new bundling deal with Prime Video in those territories that extends their existing partnership in France, Spain, Sweden, Belgium and the
NARA, Jan 13 - Japan and South Korea aim to deepen security and economic ties to counter growing tension in East Asia, their leaders said on Tuesday, after a summit meeting in Japan.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said it has identified the misuse of Grok to generate and disseminate harmful content.
The island's ageing fleet faces a near-daily need to scramble aircraft to intercept or monitor Chinese military planes.
The embassy warning comes after the recent high-profile extradition of alleged Chinese-Cambodian scam kingpin Chen Zhi, accused of masterminding a cryptocurrency scam.
One potential drawback of genius, it seems, is restlessness, a mind perpetually on the move. Of course, this is what makes many celebrated thinkers and artists so productive. That and the extra hours some gain by sacrificing sleep. Voltaire reportedly drank up to 50 cups of
The number of one-person households in China are projected to reach 200 million by 2030.
Former Danish Minister and European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today that a US intervention in Greenland represents “the most existential threat to NATO” in its history.
China dominates the supply chain for critical minerals, refining between 47 per cent and 87 per cent of copper, lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earths, according to the International Energy Agency.
Analysts said the capture of Venezuela's Maduro likely heightened security fears in Pyongyang.
