The wave of currency depreciation that battered Indonesia’s foreign exchange market throughout April and May 2026 has pushed the rupiah to record lows, dangerously close to a new psychological threshold of 18,000 against the US dollar. When the currency broke past 17,000 in
Malaysia’s passport system has traditionally issued passports with a validity period of five years.
The ceasefire comes as Israel has recently escalated its attacks and is staging its deepest ground offensive into Lebanon in two decades.
Robert De Niro took a thinly veiled dig at Donald Trump at the opening night of Tribeca Festival on Wednesday. The Oscar-winner used his time at the podium to talk about Tribeca’s mission as a festival formed in the wake of 9/11 to shine a spotlight on a part of the city that
House lawmakers voted 215-208 on the resolution, with four Republicans joining Democrats, an outcome that saw cheers erupting in the House chamber in what is a clear rebuke of Trump’s war strategy.
[WHO] Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).
[Vanguard] The Trump administration has outlined a renewed Africa strategy centered on national sovereignty, commercial partnerships, and targeted support for Nigeria, as Washington moves to reshape its engagement on the continent.
Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to implement a ceasefire but said it would require a "complete cessation" of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a joint statement after US-led talks in Washington. The two sides, which do not have formal diplomatic relations, also
Conservationists often raise the young of endangered species in captivity before releasing them into suitable habitats as adults. The benefits are obvious: survival to adulthood is typically high, as captive animals are safe from predators and food scarcity. Unfortunately, a
The latest probe tests Prabowo’s commitment to tackling graft while protecting a signature welfare programme.
[Horn Diplomat] Washington, June 3 (Horn Diplomat) -- The U.S. State Department's Bureau of African Affairs has formally welcomed Frank W. Garcia Jr. as the new Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, placing a veteran national security and intelligence official at
[Daily News] Dodoma -- TANZANIA has urged East African countries to strengthen regional cooperation and emergency preparedness in response to the ongoing ebola outbreak in parts of East and Central Africa, warning that infectious diseases continue to pose a cross-border threat
The unit hit 18,028 against the greenback despite recent central bank efforts to provide support.
[African Arguments] Sharmout, a traditional Sudanese dried meat, is already popular among Sudanese communities abroad where it is transported and sold through the 'suitcase trade.' The challenge now is turning an informal trade into a formal industry.
[African Arguments] In February 2026, the Ghana Revenue Authority deployed Publican AI at Tema Port --software that analyses import declarations, benchmarks values against global trade databases, and flags anomalies before clearance. Within weeks, customs revenue soared from
[The Conversation Africa] Globally, agriculture faces mounting pressures. These are driven by climate change, land degradation, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions and the demand for food from a growing population.
[The Conversation Africa] Bilateral aid to Africa fell by nearly a quarter in 2025, the largest annual decline in the history of official development assistance. Meanwhile, sovereign debt interest payments now consume on average 27% of government revenues across the continent,
[The New Humanitarian] Boston, Massachusetts -- "The irony is difficult to miss: A movement that presents itself as resisting Western cultural imperialism relies on a vision of Africa that is itself profoundly colonial."
"Financial markets shifted back into a risk-off mode as the US and Iran exchanged fire again," analysts from Westpac wrote in a research report.
It comes after a backlash from traditional landowners and tourism operators.
TAIPEI/BEIJING, June 4 - Taiwan has pressed China to recognise the deadly crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 37 years ago, in commemorating the anniversary on Thursday of an event that remains taboo for Beijing.
While Gulf states continue to pursue a policy of containment regarding Iranian attacks, the responses they trigger could escalate into a region-wide war
Several Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers following a report that a White House official intervened to grant a $620 million Pentagon loan to a company linked to President Trump’s eldest son. “We write to demand a full explanation for what appears to be an egregious
Research from the University of Twente shows how the Javan leopard, one of the world's rarest big cats, survives on one of the most crowded islands on Earth. Using camera traps and spatial models, Andhika Chandra Ariyanto, a doctoral researcher at ITC, found that the cat
Such practices could raise concerns under several Thai laws.
The Army has identified the American soldier who died Sunday, along with a British Army soldier, during a military training accident in Iraq. Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of Robinson, Texas, died on May 31 at Erbil Airbase in what the Pentagon called a “training-related incident,”
Upon their return from Taiwan last month, the lawmakers were told that China had banned them for a year.
Jill Biden is responding to criticism from at least one Democrat who worked in her husband's administration, saying that her new memoir could be unnecessarily igniting a "painful conversation" for the party and urging any detractor to call her and "say it to my face." The
A 2024 report by the National Social Appeals Board showed that Denmark's state-run adoption agencies knew their South Korean partners sometimes changed children's identities.
“Backrooms” director Kane Parsons recently sounded off on AI in filmmaking during a recent interview with The Australian. The 20-year-old filmmaker said that he was “in the same boat as most well-adjusted people,” and does not want to see the technology take over Hollywood. “If
San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School says it refused to accept the resignation of Lee Cheuk-hing, who violated the code of conduct for staff.
The Framework 13 Pro is a sleek, stylish machine lazer-focused on software devs sick of MacOS.
One of the commonest and most corrosive human reflexes is to react to helplessness with anger. We do it in our personal lives and we do it in our political lives. We are living through a time of uncommon helplessness and uncertainty, touching every aspect of our lives, and in
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Rising youth unemployment rates since the 2020 pandemic may be tied to a trend in remote work, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said in an analysis published on Monday. In the report, the regional Fed bank cited census data showing a 20 percent increase in the jobless rate
Is every musical artist’s fan base just waiting to turn on them, at a moment’s notice? The fickleness of fandom was never more apparent than it was reading the comments this past week from self-proclaimed followers of the artists who were booked to perform at the ill-fated
Austin Zwick, associate teaching professor in the College of Professional Studies and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, explains how cities can fix their planning systems to address housing crises.
Doja Cat took to X on Wednesday to request that the platform’s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, reinstate the “audio post” feature. It’s not likely the Grammy winner will get her way, however, because she slammed the tech mogul as a “frog build looking bitch” in the same breath.
Vasana Montgomery, the 25-year-old from Beaverton, Ore. who was cast in “Love Island USA” Season 8 and promptly expelled for using the n-word in social media videos, made a public apology on Wednesday. “I want to address a couple videos from my teen years that have recently
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Questlove tells the band’s story, and Maurice White’s story, in a way that’s at once thrilling and haunting. He captures their rightful place in the pop cosmos.
Boots Riley came out swinging after Martin Scorsese announced his involvement with the AI company Black Forest Labs on Tuesday, guessing that the filmmaker joined the firm as an advisor to help provide for his family and that Scorsese “doesn’t give a fuck” since he thinks AI
When performing at a concert in California, the singer took a moment to reflect on her battle with alcohol abuse
The city plans to set up the air-conditioners by summer.
First-quarter passenger traffic between South Korea and China reached 4.39 million, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
SEOUL, June 4 - South Korea and China have agreed to expand weekly flight rights between the countries for the first time in seven years, Seoul's transport ministry said on Thursday, in another sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbours.
“CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil paid tribute to Scott Pelley after the former “60 Minutes” correspondent was fired on Tuesday following an explosive clash with the show’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton. “When I started at CBS, Scott Pelley was in this very chair,
The Very Large Array, the iconic field of radio antennas featured in the film "Contact" (inspired by Carl Sagan's novel), has a long and distinguished history of service. But after more than 45 years of studying the radio sky and probing the mysteries of the universe, the U.S.
The bill to fund immigration agencies has been delayed by opposition to Trump's 'anti-weaponisation fund'.
