OSLO, Jan 21 - The situation in NATO is difficult due to the crisis over Greenland, but western allies must remember their common adversary is Russia, which is increasing its military presence in the Arctic, Norway's defence minister said on Wednesday.
The malls being considered include IOI City Mall in Putrajaya, Sunway Pyramid and 1 Utama.
Jan 21 - Ken Griffin, the CEO of Citadel, said on Wednesday that the United States had \"frayed its relationship\" with its European allies in a way that the billionaire said he did not \"understand or appreciate\".
No arrests have been made so far, Hong Kong police said.
ANKARA, Jan 21 - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish forces in northern Syria must lay down weapons and disband now to avoid further bloodshed, after Damascus struck a ceasefire with the group and gave them four days to agree on integrating into the
BEIJING, Jan 21 - Britain and China will aim to revive a \"golden era\" business dialogue when Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Beijing next week, three sources familiar with the initiative said, with top company executives from both sides invited to participate.
Jan 21 - Rifaat al-Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad known by critics as the \"butcher of Hama\" for crushing an Islamist uprising in the city in 1982 before unsuccessfully challenging for power and going into exile, died on Tuesday.
TOKYO — As Donald Trump makes the “sell America” trade great again, China’s stock market is gearing up for a better year than his White House would likely want. Goldman Sachs, for one, thinks the MSCI China Index will rise 20% this year, following a 28% rally in 2025. “Our
There are 106 Lotteria outlets nationwide as of the end of 2025.
The restart ends the post-Fukushima nuclear stalemate, and signals the atom’s return as stable power.
Police said a four-month-old baby suffered bleeding in the brain and other symptoms consistent with shaken baby syndrome, while his 16-month-old elder brother was also found to have bruising.
Police said a four-month-old baby suffered bleeding in the brain and other symptoms consistent with shaken baby syndrome, while his 16-month-old elder brother was also found to have bruising.
Japan restars a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
WARSAW, Jan 21 - European investigators uncovered an international synthetic drugs network run from Poland and have seized more than 9.3 tonnes of narcotics and arrested over 100 suspects, Polish prosecutors said on Wednesday.
The UN should be at the centre of any international system, Beijing says.
The two top officials will be charged in court this week.
The coalition has a leadership vacuum as its largest member Parti Islam SeMalaysia has no suitable candidate.
The two countries are also planning a meeting between their defence ministers by the end of January.
Chinese state media urged Europe to reassess its dependence on the US for security.
Britain gave approval on Jan 20 for China to build its largest embassy in Europe in London.
Canada has a lot to gain in Asia. From his attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in October 2025 to his recent visit in Beijing, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s diplomatic trips to Asia show that Canada has both an interest and a need to enter the
Its ties with the region are in the spotlight after it overtook Russia in trade with Central Asia in 2025.
The Indo-Pacific has become the principal arena in which economic security, military power and political norms intersect. No longer defined simply by maritime geography, it now serves as a stress test for the credibility of the so-called rules-based international order. It is
Between Jan 16 and 20, 1,440 Indonesians left sites operated by online scam syndicates.
Following the investigation, which comes just days after the construction giant emerged as a takeover target for conglomerate Sunway Bhd, IJM also denied reports that it is under investigation by the UK Serious Fraud Office.
Just 224 North Korean defectors entered South Korea for resettlement last year – a sharp drop from pre-2020 levels, when over 1,000 people made the perilous journey south each year.
The President's visit reinforces Nusantara's political importance, but tighter budgets will shape the city's progress.
Residents have raised concerns about the risk of a serious accident, citing frequent cover-up scandals, minor accidents and evacuation plans that they say are inadequate.
SEOUL, Jan 21 - A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in jail for charges including engaging in a key action of insurrection concerning ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024.
Its current trajectory may have far-reaching economic consequences.
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about the four shark attacks in 48 hours along Australia's New South Wales coast.
The 76-year-old was ordered to report to prison immediately after the ruling.
US President Donald Trump has long insisted, in the face of decades of research by economists, that foreign producers are the only ones who are paying for his tariffs on imported goods. However, a major new study released Monday by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, an
MOSCOW, Jan 21 - Azerbaijan said on on Wednesday that it had accepted an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join his \"Board of Peace\".
India encountered surveillance blind spots during a border conflict in 2025 with neighbour Pakistan.
In Aceh, at least 9ha of land was ablaze.
China’s economy met the government’s official growth target in 2025, with official figures showing real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5%. Exports played an outsized role in delivering this headline growth. Despite a simmering trade war with the United States, China
At the centre of the dispute is a proposed redefinition of the ecologically sensitive Aravalli range, which activists warn could allow swathes of the hills to be opened up for mining and construction.
The court found Han Duck-soo guilty of “engaging in (the) key action of insurrection” and on related charges
The Washington foreign policy establishment is in predictable panic mode. America’s allies are hedging their bets, diversifying their partnerships, and preparing for what strategists delicately call “US unpredictability.” The December 2025 National Security Strategy—with its
DHAKA, Jan 21 - Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month, unsettling moderates and minority
IQAir classified Pakistan as the third most-polluted country in the world in 2024.
Two surveys released in mid-January showed the party as the overwhelming favourite.
BANGKOK, Jan 21 - Three years ago, a party of reform-minded progressives swept Thailand's election in the wake of mass anti-establishment protests only to be blocked from taking power and forced to disband.
BANGKOK, Jan 21 - Thailand will hold a general election on February 8 in a showdown between three big parties that could lead to its fourth prime minister in less than three years.