From the HBO drama Succession to Netflix reality show Selling Sunset, TV depictions of work tend to treat it as a vehicle for social betterment rather than a means of survival. The Chinese writer Hu Anyan’s arresting memoir, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing, just published in an
The UK government is promoting its plan for a new digital identity scheme as a way to streamline services, prevent fraud and ensure that welfare benefits reach only those entitled to them. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, has argued that digital ID is central to modernizing
WASHINGTON - Four Democratic U.S. senators said on Monday that lax enforcement by the Trump administration of sanctions on Russia's Arctic LNG 2 export terminal allows China to buy discounted liquefied natural gas and helps Moscow fund the war in Ukraine.
A White House official confirmed Mr Trump and Mr Xi had spoken by phone but gave no details.
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call on Monday that Taiwan's \"return to China\" is a key part of the post-war international order, state news agency Xinhua reported.
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is ending temporary legal status for citizens of Myanmar who are in the United States, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a notice on Monday.
"There is not even the most basic level of trust,” says South Korean President Lee Jae Myung of relations with North Korea.
BEIJING - China will launch the unmanned Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on Tuesday, its space authorities said on Monday, a move that will help return its space station and manned flight programme to normality after a vessel was damaged in early November.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday there was more work to do to establish a \"just and lasting peace\" in Ukraine, but progress was being made.
An “Insurrection Reporting Centre” that will accept tip-offs has also been set up.
MOSCOW - Russian air defences shot down eight drones en route to Moscow on Monday, the city's mayor said, a day after a Ukrainian strike on a power and heat station cut off heating for thousands outside the Russian capital.
The case is being investigated for reckless or dangerous driving causing death.
LUANDA - European Council President Antonio Costa pledged on Monday that the European Union will keep on supporting Ukraine, as he hailed \"new momentum\" in peace negotiations to end the war triggered by Russia's invasion.
All 14 victims were reported to be tourists.
TEGUCIGALPA - Hondurans will go to the polls on Sunday to vote in a tightly fought presidential election beset by heated accusations of fraud in one of Latin America's poorest countries.
WARSAW - Polish prosecutors have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of collaborating with Russia to sabotage a rail track, they said on Monday.
BEIJING - China will launch the unmanned Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday, a move that will help return the country's space station and manned flight programme to normality after a vessel was damaged in early November.
JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON - Born of crisis but torn by years of tensions among its members, the Group of 20 major economies scored a rare victory this weekend for multilateralism after overcoming the boycott and objections of its most powerful member, the United States.
Six members have been referred to prosecution while the leader remains at large.
India’s latest display of cross-border bravado — most dramatically the so-called Operation Sindoor, advertised as a “decisive strike” on terror infrastructure across the Line of Control in May — is not just another spike in South Asia’s long history of flare-ups. It marks
The sister's allegations laid bare the depth of the rift within the South-east Asian nation’s ruling family.
North Korea is refusing to answer calls by Seoul to establish contact.
Dharmendra spent his early years in Sahnewal and studied in Ludhiana where his father was a school headmaster.
SEOUL - North and South Korea are in a \"very dangerous situation\" where an accidental clash is possible any time and it was crucial for Seoul to engage Pyongyang in dialogue, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday, according to Yonhap News.
The 169cm AgiBot A2 set off from Suzhou and arrived at Shanghai’s historic waterfront Bund area.
Kelantan remains the hardest hit with 9,314 people housed in 37 temporary relief centres.
Best known for the iconic role of Veeru in the all-time great Sholay, Dharmendra was India's "most handsome actor".
"The move is extremely dangerous and should raise serious concerns among nearby countries and the international community," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday (Nov 24).
Beijing said it was a deliberate attempt to “create regional tension and provoke military confrontation”.
As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean allegedly smuggling drugs, six Democratic members of Congress issued a video on November 18, 2025, telling the military “You can refuse illegal orders”
Flooding in Hat Yai municipality saw water levels ranging from 0.5m to 2.5m high.
"Pastor" Kim Nok-wan, 33, ran a cybersex ring that exploited hundreds of victims including minors.
In the recent bilateral trade deal between Indonesia and the United States, hailed by the White House as a “historic trade deal,” much attention has focused on tariff reductions in industry and agriculture. Yet, embedded in this trade deal is a more controversial element: data
"These extremely erroneous remarks have severely deteriorated the atmosphere for exchanges between China and Japan," Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday (Nov 24).
Jin Liqun, who is stepping down as AIIB's president in about two months, also said the bank must adapt to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.
MOSCOW - Artificial intelligence will bestow vast influence on a par with nuclear weapons to those countries who are able to lead the technology, giving them superiority in the 21st Century, one of Russia's top AI executive told Reuters.
John Lee did not respond directly to a query on whether Hong Kong had suspended exchanges with Japan's consulate.
Pauline Hanson's display was meet by outrage from her fellow senators.
Authorities have described the attack as a "foiled terrorist plot", noting that the attackers were gunned down at the gate.
SYDNEY - Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday as a political prop in her push to ban the Muslim garment in public, sparking accusations of racism from Muslim senators over the stunt.
India defeated Nepal by seven wickets in the final played in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Sunday.
Japan’s decision to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni — a quiet island just 110 kilometers from Taiwan — marks a strategic shift with implications far beyond its immediate defense posture. This move confirms what regional observers have long feared: Asia’s
Two people showed no vital signs and several others were injured.
A man in his 80s was confirmed dead at a hospital.