Indonesia’s rupiah hit a record low against the US dollar earlier this week, even as other regional currencies have strengthened. Experts point to domestic concerns weighing down the rupiah, including waning confidence in policy making and central bank independence.
In Iran, protestors and especially militants are being subjected to an extremely violent crackdown with shooting aimed at their eyes. Blinding the enemy who dares to dispute the powers that be, is the latest act of repression to go down in the country’s long history. Over the
Thai media reported that the 51-year-old homeless man is currently safe though his condition is to be assessed. Police are questioning the three suspects.
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. US trade no longer anchors Germany’s export modelDiego Faßnacht shows Germany’s trade surplus with the US has sharply narrowed as exports fell and imports rose in 2025.
LONDON, Jan 23 - U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that NATO troops stayed off the front line in Afghanistan were \"deeply disappointing\", a British minister said on Friday, noting that many European soldiers had died supporting American-led operations.
The call is hardly new and unlikely to be taken up, said analysts.
One commenter asked if the photo was taken at the actual location.
The process to identify the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Gul Plaza in Karachi continues.
Jan 23 - Syria's Interior Ministry said on Friday it had taken over al-Aktan prison in the city of Raqqa in northeastern Syria, a facility that was formerly under the control of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
There is also a human cost to China's clean energy transition.
The report said that the bus' braking system was "contaminated and inconsistent".
KYIV, Jan 23 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the vital question of territory in Ukraine's war with Russia would be discussed at U.S.-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday and Saturday.
Jan 23 - The U.N. nuclear watchdog must clarify its stance on U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran's nuclear sites last June before inspectors are allowed to visit those facilities, Iranian media on Friday quoted the country's atomic chief as saying.
The new National Defence Industry Policy aims to reduce Malaysia’s reliance on foreign security and defence technology and bolster long-term domestic industrial capacity.
The turboprop plane, chartered by the fisheries ministry, was carrying seven crew members and three civil servants when it lost contact with air traffic control on Jan 17.
BEIJING, Jan 23 - China defended its human rights record on Friday after UN experts said alleged forced labour involving Uyghurs and Tibetans in the Xinjiang region and other parts of China might amount to \"enslavement\".
BEIJING, Jan 23 - China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Vietnam's To Lam on his re-election as the ruling Communist Party's general secretary, praising Vietnam's achievements and describing the two nations as a \"community with a shared future.\"
GENEVA, Jan 23 - The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Friday to discuss the \"alarming violence\" used in Iran against protesters, while a group of states will call on United Nations' investigators to document alleged abuses for future trials.
UN experts said in a joint statement that forced labour was being enabled through a state-mandated programme.
Iran has once again appeared on the front pages, framed as a state on the brink. Protests in Iran have unfolded inside a dense fog of information warfare. Tehran’s self-imposed internet blackout has created a vacuum, and vacuums invite manipulation. Into that space rush foreign
HANOI, Jan 23 - Vietnam's top leader To Lam was re-appointed on Friday as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years after a unanimous vote by its central committee, as he pledged to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant nation.
The Communist Party chief, who took the party helm in 2024, was reappointed on Jan 23.
The continuous stream of drug approvals by Chinese pharmaceutical companies should be a source of awe to any global innovation investor. There are multiple reasons that have led to the current point. However, one key contributor is China’s drug approval policy transformation,
In the one-party state, Lam was re-elected by all 180 party officials from a newly-formed committee at the end of the five-yearly party congress.
BEIJING, Jan 23 - Chinese leader Xi Jinping assured his Brazilian counterpart on Friday that China would stand by Latin America's biggest economy and the Global South, and called for both nations to maintain the role of the United Nations, state news agency Xinhua said.
It is a challenge for TikTok's parent company ByteDance as well as global ambitions for other Chinese tech companies.
However, some critics see pet weddings or celebrations as unnecessary or extravagant.
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot was blocked nearly two weeks ago over concerns about AI-generated sexualised deepfakes.
Jan 23 - Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam, reappointed on Friday as the country's most powerful official, has earned a reputation as an ambitious reformer, promoting the strengthening of private conglomerates while boosting police powers.
It blocked access to Grok earlier in January.
To Lam resumes the role of communist party chief, the post he currently holds, for the next five years.
HANOI, Jan 23 - Vietnam's top leader To Lam was confirmed on Friday as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years, according to the title under his name at a press conference which will conclude a party congress.
The top leader pledged to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant nation.
SEOUL, Jan 23 - U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for policy Elbridge Colby will visit South Korea from Sunday to Tuesday and discuss military alliance issues before travelling on to Japan, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.
Unlicensed clinics are often the first, and sometimes the only, point of care for poor communities.
The new regulation bans the use of portable batteries used to charge any electronic devices.
One of the accused pleaded guilty to throwing a cigarette butt and a drink bottle onto the pavement.
LONDON, Jan 23 - The U.S. takeover of Venezuela's oil exports has re-routed crude barrels that were being used to service debt owed to China.
The TV personality, known as Madame Dewi in Japan, allegedly beat and kicked a woman who worked as her manager.
The giveaway events came amid a winter blood shortage in South Korea.
There were no Singaporeans on board the vessel, says the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
India has launched an all-out campaign against the insurgents and vowed to end the rebellion by March.
Investigators have yet to announce what caused the fire, which started on Jan 17.
The app was due to be banned in the US a year ago if its Chinese owner didn't sell its business in America.
The accident took place on Malaysia's North-South expressway.
BEIJING, Jan 23 - China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the United Nations' core role, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said.
