For decades, Southeast Asia has turned great-power rivalry to an economic advantage. By maintaining healthy ties with Washington and Beijing, ASEAN governments attracted investment, expanded trade and preserved room for diplomatic maneuver. The great-power race for
Nearly 100 people took more than two years to make the film, which cost more than 10 million yuan (US$1.5 million).
Errol McGuiness says he has changed his daily routine to cope with higher household bills.
The Argentinian footballer has arrived in Oviedo with Antonela Roccuzzo, greeting hundreds of fans awaiting him. This Friday he will receive the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports.
Dead fawns with missing body parts have been found in recent months near famous temples in Nara.
[Leadership] The president/chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has said Africa's ambition to become a global industrial powerhouse hinges on its ability to mobilize long-term financing, deliver reliable electricity and adopt policies that turn its vast
[Leadership] The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has blamed a lack of international interest in Africa for the absence of an approved vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease.
Rising energy prices added to inflation concerns as doubts over AI spending hit tech stocks; investors sought safety in US bonds, and France’s borrowing costs remained above 5%.
The company is reportedly exiting snack manufacturing to consolidate its assets and focus on its core holdings, which include rubber and palm oil operations.
Europe faced its ‘worst summer on record’ for heat deaths – with climate change responsible for two-thirds.
Around 280 companies from 33 countries gathered at Milipol Qatar, displaying drones, robots and AI systems. Exhibitors discussed changing security needs, while officials examined how to protect essential services and respond to cyberattacks and emergencies.
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Trump’s pivot towards Putin has reignited fears that Washington is pushing Ukraine towards capitulation, regardless of the consequences. Alarmed, Europeans are scrambling to get the peace talks back on track.
The top spot went to Québec City, with only one European destination making the cut.
Billions in investment and ambitious export plans are fuelling the Maghreb’s green hydrogen push. But soaring costs, water scarcity and a shortage of committed buyers threaten to derail the pursuit of supplying Europe with low-carbon fuel. Here is a breakdown in infographics.
The outages reportedly hit more than 40 official sites, including those of the foreign ministry.
Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.
Governments claim to protect public health while failing to tackle fossil fuel dependence, as new research by the Global Climate and Health Alliance exposes a gap between climate rhetoric and action.
On October 9, fighters from two jihadist groups clashed near Gonadaouri, in Burkina Faso’s Oudalan province, not far from the Malian border. One side belonged to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), al-Qaeda’s Sahel affiliate. The other belonged to the Islamic State
[The Conversation Africa] Conversations around health progress in Africa usually focus on lives saved. And rightly so. Across the continent, people are living longer than they did a generation ago. Advances in prevention, treatment and public health have reduced deaths from
[The Conversation Africa] The success of South Korean popular music or K-pop continues to power the Hallyu Wave, a term that describes the global obsession with the country's pop culture production.
[RFI] The latest Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 4,700 people and is still spreading, with Nigeria recording its first case in more than a decade. The epidemic is not yet under control and tighter surveillance is needed, Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for
[Africa CDC] Validation marks a major step toward a shared continental approach to secure, ethical and sovereign health data governance, ahead of finalisation and consideration through African Union policy processes.
[UN News] The international community must combat inequality and stop wars from expanding to ensure a safer world for all, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
The clashes broke out after parliamentary leadership rejected opposition demands to debate ten days of student demonstrations that have gripped the capital Tirana.
The change is intended to prevent visitors from purchasing tax-exempt goods and reselling them within Japan.
The 16-year-old suspect is currently receiving hospital treatment.
Malaysia banned civil servants from using Waze over its Israeli links.
A small Japanese village facing an ageing population and labour shortages is hoping to attract young residents from Peru through a new sister-city partnership.
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Oct 23 - US and South Korean officials see the chances fading of a meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year, according to five people with knowledge of the situation.
Additionally, North Korean troops have been clearing vegetation, constructing barriers, and more.
It was the most powerful earthquake to strike the region in five years, according to Chinese media.
People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in
The actor got his big break after landing the role of Billy Batson on the live-action show
The current term of the assembly is due to expire in February 2027.
Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil, carrying a dangerous legacy. Using powerful X-rays, scientists discovered that some of these particles have remained surprisingly stable, trapping radioactive substances inside
The airport operator has also contributed resources to support enforcement capabilities.
BEIJING, Oct 23 - The number of people injured in a magnitude 7 earthquake that struck the southwestern region of China's Tibet has risen to 65, local government said in a social media post on Friday, while the death count remained unchanged at 16.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked an appeals court to intervene in its lawsuit against California to temporarily block the state from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots cast by what the Trump administration claims are from non-U.S. citizens. The request,
The winners of annual awards given out by ASCAP for the year’s most outstanding music writing and broadcasts include biographies of film composers John Williams and Bernard Herrmann, as well as a documentary about cult R&B artist Swamp Dogg, liner notes for an archival release
Have you ever left a polling place feeling that your mark on the ballot didn't quite say what you wanted it to? Perhaps you liked two candidates but had to drop one, or backed the one who might actually win over the one you preferred.
President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Thursday, announcing that the government would be spending $150 million toward boosting domestic gas and diesel production as the White House looks to ease consumer pain at the gas pump. The announcement was made in a
A massive analysis of 2,884 exploding stars has uncovered new evidence that dark energy, the mysterious force accelerating the universe’s expansion, may change over time. The findings challenge a cornerstone of modern cosmology and could reshape our understanding of how the
At least 14 airports and nine airlines were implicated in the recorded incidents.
The Treasury Department on Thursday proposed a rule to curb American high-tech investments, including AI, outbound to U.S. adversaries like China, Russia, North Korea and other "countries of concern." The rule expands restrictions in the Outbound Investment Security Program
A turbo-charged election campaign by Israel's far-right national security minister has seen gun-shaped keychains distributed to high school students and a promotional video threatening to "put to death" a Palestinian inmate. His policy pledges include encouraging Palestinians
Ahead of next month's midterm US elections, Donald Trump has increasingly blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for surging energy prices back home, which are causing the president political headaches. However, analysts say the main driver of higher fuel prices